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James Palmer 1835–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1835

Birth Location: Islington, London, England

Death Date: 29 Apr 1914

Death Location: Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Father: John Palmer

Mother: Elizabeth Hill

Spouse(s): Mary Bagley

Children(s): Richard Palmer, Mary Palmer, Fanny Palmer, Ellen Palmer, John Palmer, Laura Palmer, Louisa Palmer, May Palmer, James Palmer

The story of James Palmer began in 1835 in Islington, London, England. In 1851, James Palmer resided in Islington, Middlesex, England. James Palmer married Mary Sarah Bagley, and had children including Ellen Harriet Palmer, Fanny Maria Palmer, James Alexander Alec Palmer, John Benjamin Palmer, Laura Esther Palmer, Louisa Hill Palmer, Mary Elizabeth Bagley Palmer, May Whittingham Palmer, Richard Abraham Palmer. James Palmer passed away in 1914 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Palmer began in 1835 in Islington, London, England.
  • In 1851, James Palmer resided in Islington, Middlesex, England.
  • James Palmer married Mary Sarah Bagley, and had children including Ellen Harriet Palmer, Fanny Maria Palmer, James Alexander Alec Palmer, John Benjamin Palmer, Laura Esther Palmer, Louisa Hill Palmer, Mary Elizabeth Bagley Palmer, May Whittingham Palmer, Richard Abraham Palmer.
  • James Palmer passed away in 1914 in Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Palmer's Ancestors

Self
James Palmer
1835–1914
Birth Place: Islington, London, England
Parents
John Palmer
1799–1872
Frome, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Hill
1801–1868
Leigh, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Margaret Sheppard
1778–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Palmer's Descendants

1.
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James Palmer (12 Mar 1835–29 Apr 1914) m. Mary (Sarah) Bagley (4 Apr 1844–29 Mar 1937)
  1. 1. Richard (Abraham) Palmer 1873–1957 m. Joan (Eliza) Broome 1878–1967
    1. 1. James (Maurice) Palmer 1906–1993 m. Flora Jackson 1906–1984
      1. 1. Joan (Margaret) Palmer 1932–2001
    2. 2. Jean (Brenda) Palmer 1908–1991 m. Bernard (Ralph) Fitzgerald 1903–1976
      1. 1. Donald (Palmer) Fitzgerald 1943–1960
      2. 2. Edward (Thomas) Fitzgerald 1944–2001
    3. 3. Truda (Margaret) Palmer 1911–1987 m. Hugh (Kenneth) Carswell 1908–1981
      1. 1. Brenda (Margaret) Carswell 1942–2004
    4. 4. Joan (Laura) Palmer 1913– m. Howard Hunter 1906–1985
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Bagley) Palmer 1865–1951 m. William Calder 1860–1928
    1. 1. Stuart (Palmer) Calder 1893–1991 m. Hilda (Kathleen) WARD 1900–1992
    2. 2. Margaret (Elsie) Calder 1890–1979 m. Athol (Hugh) Lewis 1891–1950
      1. 1. Graeme (Calder) Lewis 1927–1975
  3. 3. Fanny (Maria) Palmer 1867–1943 m. Joseph Mosely 1863–1941
    1. 1. Mary (Gwendolen) Mosley 1894–1979 m. James MacIlree 1892–1938
      1. 1. James (Joseph) MacILREE 1923–1998
    2. 2. May Mosley 1901–1901
    3. 3. Roland Mosley 1896–1973 m. Phyllis (Jessie) Mosley 1905–1974
    4. 4. Frederick (William) Mosley 1898–1976 m. Dorothy (Jean) McIsaac 1917–1964
    5. 5. Stanley (Palmer) Mosley 1903–1987 m. Jean (Mavis) Dark 1915–2004
      1. 1. Joseph (Stanley) Mosley 1947–1996 m. Olive (Eileen) Primrose 1932–2007
    6. 6. Harold (Palmer) Mosley 1892–1898
  4. 4. Ellen (Harriet) Palmer 1869–1952 m. Ralph Renton 1864–1938
    1. 1. Lena Renton 1911– m. Basil (Baden) Aldridge 1903–1983
    2. 2. Lena (Palmer) Renton 1911–1978
  5. 5. John (Benjamin) Palmer 1871–1946 m. Mary Souter –1954
    1. 1. Colin Palmer 1905–1962 m. Molly (Elizabeth Maitland) DAILEY 1907–1992
      1. 1. Alasdair PALMER –2011
    2. 2. Palmer 1910–
  6. 6. Laura (Esther) Palmer 1876–1949
  7. 7. Louisa (Hill) Palmer 1879–1953
  8. 8. May (Whittingham) Palmer 1882–1883
  9. 9. James (Alexander (Alec)) Palmer 1884–1965 m. Annie Beeby 1890–1976
    1. 1. Cynthia (Elizabeth) Palmer 1929–2012 m. Norman (Sidney) Lacey 1912–1991 m. Paul (Caswell Powe Farnes Wg Cdr DFM AE RAF) Rtd 1918–2020
    2. 2. Nancy (M) Palmer 1917–1978
    3. 3. Michael (Harry) Palmer 1932–1985

James Palmer's Timeline

4 Records

1835
12 Mar 1835
Birth of James Palmer in Islington, London, England
Islington, London, England
1835
21 Jun 1835
James Palmer was baptized in Saint Leonards,Shoreditch,London,England
Saint Leonards,Shoreditch,London,England
1851
1851
Age 16
James Palmer resided here in Islington, Middlesex, England
Islington, Middlesex, England
1914
29 Apr 1914
Age 79
Death of James Palmer in Ravensbourne, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Ravensbourne, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Islington, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1502; Folio: 591; Page: 37; GSU roll: 87836

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1835
    Event Place: Saint Leonards,Shoreditch,London,England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: P91LENA01Ms 7496/42

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1502; Folio: 591; Page: 37; GSU roll: 87836

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Ravensbourne, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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