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Richard John (Dick) Palmer 1847 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1847

Birth Location: Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand,

Death Date: 26 Jun 1922

Death Location: Pigeon Valley, Nelson, New Zealand

Father: William Palmer

Mother: Elizabeth BELLAMY

Spouse(s): Mary Hill

Children(s): Thomas Palmer

Richard John (Dick) Palmer was born in 1847 in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand,, the child of William Palmer and Elizabeth BELLAMY. Richard John (Dick) Palmer married Mary Ann Hill, and had children including Thomas Palmer. Richard John (Dick) Palmer passed away in 1922 in Pigeon Valley, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Richard John (Dick) Palmer was born in 1847 in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand,, the child of William Palmer and Elizabeth BELLAMY.
  • Richard John (Dick) Palmer married Mary Ann Hill, and had children including Thomas Palmer.
  • Richard John (Dick) Palmer passed away in 1922 in Pigeon Valley, Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Palmer
1806 – 1850
Birth Location: Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire, England
WP
Elizabeth BELLAMY
1805 – 1882
Birth Location: Brigstock, Northamptonshire, , England
EB

Spouses(s)

Mary Hill
1845 – 1883
Birth Location: Wai iti, Nelson, New Zealand
MH

Children(s)

Thomas Palmer
1869 – 1940
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
TP

Richard Palmer's Ancestors

Self
Richard Palmer
1847 – 1922
Birth Place: Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand,
Parents
William Palmer
1806 – 1850
Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire, England
Elizabeth BELLAMY
1805 – 1882
Brigstock, Northamptonshire, , England
Grandparents
William PALMER
1775 – 1826
Milton, Northampton, England
Hannah Knighton
1782 – 1829
Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Palmer
1751 – 1814
Mary Robinson
1750 – 1786
Thomas Knighton
1750 – 1835
Margaret Chequer
1750 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Palmer
1713 – 1780
Elizabeth Langford
1717 – 1767
William Robinson
1720 – 1771
Ann
1720 – 1775
Thomas Knighton
1729 – 1752
Rebecca Fowkes
1727 – 1777

Richard Palmer's Descendants

1.
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Richard (John (Dick)) Palmer (17 Mar 1847 – 26 Jun 1922) m. Mary (Ann) Hill (13 Mar 1845 – 21 Nov 1883)
  1. 1. Thomas Palmer (4 Dec 1869 – 4 Jul 1940) m. Bessie (Maria Caldwell) GIBBS (20 Nov 1862 – 17 Aug 1923)
    1. 1. Willmot (Kathleen) Palmer (11 April 1901 – 3 June 1964) m. Collett
      1. 1. Rex (Rickford John) Collett (29 May 1923 – 26 Dec 2003) m. Margaret (Julia) McLachlan (12 May 1922 – 28 Sep 2002)
        1. 1. Lee (Rickford) Collett (16 Sep 1947 – 19 March 2021) m. Christine (Theresa) Wilson (12 Nov 1948 – )
        2. 2. Susan Collett

Richard Palmer's Timeline

2 Records

1847
17 Mar 1847
Birth of Richard John (Dick) Palmer in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand,
Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand,
1922
26 Jun 1922
Age 75
Death of Richard John (Dick) Palmer in Pigeon Valley, Nelson, New Zealand
Pigeon Valley, Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1922
    Event Place: Pigeon Valley, Nelson, New Zealand
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