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William Palmer 1742 – 1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 APR 1742

Birth Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire

Death Date: July 1839

Death Location: Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Father: Martin Palmer

Mother: Mary Hopkins

Spouse(s): Rebecca Porter

Children(s): Rebecca Palmer, Martin Palmer, William Palmer, Thomas PALMER

William Palmer was born in 1742 in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, the child of Martin Palmer and Mary Hopkins. William Palmer married Rebecca Porter, and had children including Rebecca Palmer, Martin Palmer, William Palmer, Thomas PALMER. William Palmer passed away in 1839 in Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Palmer was born in 1742 in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, the child of Martin Palmer and Mary Hopkins.
  • William Palmer married Rebecca Porter, and had children including Rebecca Palmer, Martin Palmer, William Palmer, Thomas PALMER.
  • William Palmer passed away in 1839 in Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Palmer
1710 – 1781
Birth Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
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Mary Hopkins
1716 – 1802
Birth Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Porter
1740 – 1823
Birth Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Rebecca Palmer
1772 – 1837
Birth Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
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Martin Palmer
1775 – 1836
Birth Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
MP
William Palmer
1777 – 1827
Birth Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
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Thomas PALMER
1782 – 1876
Birth Location: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
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William Palmer's Ancestors

Self
William Palmer
1742 – 1839
Birth Place: Aldbourne, Wiltshire
Parents
Martin Palmer
1710 – 1781
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Mary Hopkins
1716 – 1802
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Martyn Palmer
1678 – 1740
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Mary Harris
1683 – 1741
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Bartholomew (Hopkins) II
1683 – 1775
Inkpen, Berkshire, , England
Anne Stratton
1690 – 1743
Inkpen Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Martin Palmer
1650 – 1686
Mary Witts
1649 – 1709
Humphrey Harris
1660 – 1700
Jane Harris
1666 – 1730
Bartholomew Hopkins
1662 – 1708
Jane (Austine)
1669 – 1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anna, Palmer
1624 – 1686
Thomas Wyatt
1615 – 1675
Joan Barter
1618 – 1692
John Harris
1631 – 1695
Elizabeth Rowland\Rouland\Roucroft-Bevis
1622 –
Thomas Hobbs
1640 –
Jane Emley
1640 – 1709
John Austine
1630 – 1706
Mary
– 1713

William Palmer's Descendants

1.
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William Palmer (8 APR 1742 – July 1839) m. Rebecca Porter (11 May 1740 – 1823)
  1. 1. Rebecca Palmer (3 May 1772 – Jul 1837) m. Thomas Orchard (1772 – 1840)
  2. 2. Martin Palmer (2 May 1775 – 25 Feb 1836) m. Elizabeth Spicer (25 Sep 1774 – 11 Nov 1844)
    1. 1. William PALMER (23 Aug 1796 – )
    2. 2. Thomas Palmer (2 Dec 1798 – 1856)
    3. 3. Martin PALMER (15 Aug 1803 – )
    4. 4. Maria PALMER (6 Apr 1807 – 5 Apr 1891)
    5. 5. Elizabeth PALMER (15 Apr 1810 – )
    6. 6. Rebecca Palmer (25 Oct 1812 – Sep 1888) m. William Lambourne (Sep 1805 – Mar 1872)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Lambourne (Dec 1838 – 22 Dec 1904)
      2. 2. Roger (Martin) Lambourn (Jan 1841 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Rebecca) Lambourn (Jul 1843 – )
      4. 4. John Lambourne (Sep 1849 – Dec 1908)
      5. 5. William (John) Lambourn (Sep 1849 – Dec 1908) m. Rose (Hannah) Gee (abt 1851 – 13 Nov 1936)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Lambourne (9 Sep 1872 – Dec 1942) m. Charles (Alfred) Walker (03 March 1873 – 19 Sept 1940)
        2. 2. William (George) Lambourne (Jun 1875 – Oct-Nov-Dec 1956)
        3. 3. Ivan (or John) Lambourne (Apr 1878 – )
        4. 4. Walter Lambourne (Apr 1878 – Jul-Aug-Sep 1954)
        5. 5. Albert (Edward) Lambourne (abt 1880 – Dec 1956)
        6. 6. Fanny Lambourne (Apr/Jun 1886 – 18 Jan 1964)
        7. 7. Ross Lambourne (abt 1890 – )
        8. 8. Charles Lambourne (abt 1890 – )
        9. 9. Rose Lambourne (29 Dec 1891 – Jan-Feb-Mar 1979)
      6. 6. Ann Lambourne (Jul 1851 – )
    7. 7. Stephen PALMER (24 Sep 1815 – 12 Jan 1880)
    8. 8. Ann PALMER (10 Dec 1818 – )
  3. 3. William Palmer (2 Mar 1777 – 1 Apr 1827) m. Grace Coplin (25 Jan 1778 – 1 Oct 1845)
    1. 1. Jane Palmer (21 Nov 1800 – 23 May 1879) m. John Davis (18 Mar 1798 – Jun 1882)
      1. 1. William Davis (11 Nov 1821 – 1898)
      2. 2. William Davis (11 Nov 1821 – Jan 1898)
      3. 3. Thomas Davis (1824 – )
      4. 4. Thomas Davis (01 Jan 1824 – 19 Aug 1896) m. Mary Taylor (07 May 1815 – 13 Jun 1886)
        1. 1. Thomas (Moroni Palmer) Davis (19 Dec 1852 – 15 May 1924) m. Louisa Meddows (25 Apr 1855 – 03 Sep 1934)
        2. 2. John (Lorenzo) Davis (29 Dec 1853 – 2 Dec 1941)
      5. 5. Mary Davis (13 Mar 1826 – )
      6. 6. Mary Davis (13 Mar 1826 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth Davis (04-DEC-1828 – 1911)
      8. 8. James Davis (13 Sep 1829 – 18 Jan 1830)
      9. 9. George Davis (11 Jul 1831 – )
      10. 10. George Davis (11 Jul 1831 – 1832)
      11. 11. John Davis (abt 1833 – Aft. 1881) m. Elizabeth [DAVIS] (c. 1846 – Aft. 1881) m. Mary Davis (1820 – )
        1. 1. William Spruce (January 1845 – )
      12. 12. Ann Davis (abt 1835 – 14 Apr 1906)
      13. 13. Ann Davis (Bef. 19 Apr 1835 – 14 Apr 1906)
      14. 14. Richard Davis (1840 – )
      15. 15. Richard Davis (29 Mar 1840 – 23 Jun 1843)
    2. 2. William Palmer (1 Nov 1803 – July 1883)
    3. 3. Thomas Palmer (11 Sep 1808 – 8 Dec 1879) m. Margaret Churchill m. Jane Alder
    4. 4. Joseph Palmer (3 Jun 1812 – 1 Sep 1892)
    5. 5. James Palmer (31 Oct 1813 – Aft. 1881)
    6. 6. Grace Palmer (28 Jul 1816 – 12 Aug 1827)
    7. 7. Ephraim Palmer (30 Aug 1818 – 1859) m. Ann (Maria) King (c. 1814 – Aft. 1846)
      1. 1. Anna (Maria) PALMER (1835 – Bef. 1881) m. Noah MARTIN (c. 1817 – Aft. 1881)
      2. 2. Jane PALMER (07 Apr 1844 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Grace) Palmer (April 1846 – ) m. Charles Castle (abt 1826 – 30 Jan 1896)
        1. 1. Mary (Grace Louise) Castle (October 1883 – 7 Dec 1962) m. Arthur (William) Candy (Sep 1884 – 11 Oct 1955)
      4. 4. Mary (Grace) PALMER (26 Jul 1846 – )
      5. 5. Ephraim (Thomas) Palmer (April 1855 – Aft. 1881) m. Elizabeth (Alice) Parr (January 1862 – April 1882) m. Annie (C) Palmer (abt 1872 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Palmer (abt 1883 – )
        2. 2. Alec Palmer (abt 1906 – )
      6. 6. Thomas (E) Palmer (abt 1856 – )
    8. 8. Richard Palmer (30 Mar 1823 – 1892)
  4. 4. Thomas PALMER (15 Sep 1782 – July 1876) m. Elizabeth Orchard ( – abt 1815) m. Jane Alder
    1. 1. Thomas Palmer

William Palmer's Timeline

3 Records

1742
8 APR 1742
Birth of William Palmer in Aldbourne, Wiltshire
Aldbourne, Wiltshire
1742
11 Apr 1742
William Palmer was baptized in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
1839
July 1839
Age 97
Death of William Palmer in Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 APR 1742
    Event Place: Aldbourne, Wiltshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1742
    Event Place: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Place: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1642 - 1881; Film Number: 1279364
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aldbourne
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Marriages, 1538-1837

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906, Place: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1642 - 1881; Film Number: 1279364

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1839
    Event Place: Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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