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Edith Gladys Palmer 1916–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Feb 1916

Birth Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 16 FEB 1997

Death Location: Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

Father: Harry Palmer

Mother: Edith Smith

Spouse(s): John Whitehorn, William Knight

Children(s): Adrine Knight, Connie Whitehorn, Whitehorn None, Roberta Whitehorn, John Knight

In 1916, Edith Gladys Palmer entered the world in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, born to Harry Palmer And Edith Agnes Smith. In 1921, Edith Gladys Palmer resided in Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada. In 1931, Edith Gladys Palmer resided in Nepean, Ontario, Canada. Edith Gladys Palmer married John Lawrence Anthony Whitehorn, William Robert Knight, and had children including Adrine Edith Gladys Knight, Connie Whitehorn, Jacqueline Whitehorn, John Raymond Noel Knight, Living Whitehorn, Richard Anthony Whitehorn, Roberta Jane Catherine Whitehorn, Whitehorn. Edith Gladys Palmer passed away in 1997 in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Edith Gladys Palmer entered the world in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, born to Harry Palmer And Edith Agnes Smith.
  • In 1921, Edith Gladys Palmer resided in Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1931, Edith Gladys Palmer resided in Nepean, Ontario, Canada.
  • Edith Gladys Palmer married John Lawrence Anthony Whitehorn, William Robert Knight, and had children including Adrine Edith Gladys Knight, Connie Whitehorn, Jacqueline Whitehorn, John Raymond Noel Knight, Living Whitehorn, Richard Anthony Whitehorn, Roberta Jane Catherine Whitehorn, Whitehorn.
  • Edith Gladys Palmer passed away in 1997 in Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Palmer's Ancestors

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Edith Palmer
1916–1997
Birth Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Harry Palmer
1894–1963
London, England
Edith (Agnes) Smith
1893–1971
East Ham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Harry Palmer
1864–1937
Malling, Kent, England
Fanny Bracher
1863–1904
Greenwich, England
James Smith
1851–1918
England
Elizabeth (Francis) Wilsher
1864–1932
St Luke, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Still
1819–1872
Ellen Wright
1832–1916
Edwin Bracher
1834–1908
Mary Webb
1834–1902
Robert Smith
1829–1857
Elizabeth Cook
1829–1912
James Wilshire
1829–1881
Catherine Gillett
1831–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Still
1804–
Rebecca Still
1802–
Henry Wright
1806–
Charlotte Rours
1812–
George Bracher
1791–1840
Mary Collinson
1803–1843
Obadiah Webb
1796–1869
Sarah
1801–1861
James Smith
1802–
Lydia Smith
1805–1893
James Wilsher
1805–
Ann Game
1810–
William Gillett
1789–1850
Elizabeth
1797–1857

Edith Palmer's Descendants

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Edith (Gladys) Palmer (04 Feb 1916–16 FEB 1997) m. John (Lawrence Anthony) Whitehorn (01 Aug 1912–19 MAR 1995) m. William (Robert) Knight (11 Apr 1920–25 JAN 1990)
  1. 1. Adrine (Edith Gladys) Knight 1947–1947
  2. 2. Connie Whitehorn 1932–2022
  3. 3. Whitehorn 1938–2017 m. Henry Brunette 1931–2002
  4. 4. Roberta (Jane Catherine) Whitehorn 1935–2014
  5. 5. John (Raymond Noel) Knight 1938–2025

Edith Palmer's Timeline

4 Records

1916
04 Feb 1916
Birth of Edith Gladys Palmer in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1921
01 Jun 1921
Age 5
Edith Gladys Palmer resided here in Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 15
Edith Gladys Palmer resided here in Nepean, Ontario, Canada
Nepean, Ontario, Canada
1997
16 FEB 1997
Age 81
Death of Edith Gladys Palmer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS 932; Reel: 966
    [2] Ontario, Canada Births, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 272; Record Group: Rg 80-2
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada
    [4] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27258; Census Place: Carleton, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: n
    [5] OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Nepean, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27258; Census Place: Carleton, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: n

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1997
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, Surrey Leader; Publication Date: 22 Feb 1997; Publication Place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.5185918,0.54048306,0.5818528&xid=3355
    [2] OneWorldTree, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pinecrest Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

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