See also
Husband:
Wife:
Children:
Marriage:
5 Nov 1871
The Register Office, Grimwade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1
Henry a mariner of Potter Street, St. Helens Ipswich, Susannah of Albion Street, St. Clements Ipswich, both widowed, married by certificate, groom's father James Palmer deceased shoemaker, bride's father Oliver Smith malster, witnessed by Mary Ann Palmer and James Smith
Name:
Henry Palmer1
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
porter becoming an engineer fireman / railway engine driver then a donkeyman on railway boats1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Birth:
3 Mar 1831
recorded at Walton Baptist Church, son of James Palmer and Julia
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 10)
Church Lane, St. Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12
aged 10, living with parents and six siblings. Born in Suffolk
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 20)
Church Street, St. Clement, Ipswich, Suffolk, England13
aged 20 unmarried, porter living with Cassander Ransome (future mother-in-law). Born in Walton Suffolk. Henry also appears as living at home with parents and six siblings
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 30)
South Town, Suffolk, England4
married head of the household working as an engineer fireman and living with his wife Cassandra (sic), son Henry, and daughters Julia and Cassandria (sic). Born in Tremble Suffolk
Census absence:
2 Apr 1871 (age 40)
He was not found in census of 2 April 1871, presumably away at sea. His children were either with relatives or in a home
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 50)
Avalon, Harwich, Essex, England14
aged 52 married, donkey man, living on board. Born in Trimley Suffolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 64)
33 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England5
widowed head of the household working as a ships engine driver and living with daughter Lily, step-daughter Annie and her husband Harry Green, and two boarders. Born in Trimley Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 73)
33 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England6
married (actually widowed) head of the household working as a ships donkey man and living in four rooms with his daughter Lily, sharing the house with step-daughter Annie, her husband Harry Green, and their adopted daughter Gertrude. Born in Trimley Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 80)
Sunnyside, 3 Parkston Villas, Cliff Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England10
widowed (step-)father living in seven rooms with his step- daughter Annie, daughter Lily, and Annie's adopted daughter Gerty Olive. Born in Trimley Suffolk
Death:
4 May 1917 (age 86)
14 Cliff Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England11
Cause: of acute bronchitis and senile decay
a donkeyman on railway boats (retired), A Green step-daughter present at death
Burial:
8 May 1917
All Saints Church, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England15
aged 86
Name:
Susannah Smith1
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
needle woman16
Birth:
Feb 1836 (app)
Baptism:
14 Feb 1836 (age 0)
St. Margaret's Church, Bolton Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 5)
aged 5 born in Suffolk living with parents.
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 15)
St. Clement, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17
aged 14. Born in Ipswich, living with parents
Witness:
7 May 1856 (age 20)
Susannah Smith witnessed the marriage of Peter Tabbert and Mary Ann Smith on Wednesday on 7 May 1856 in Holy Trinity Church, Back Hamlet, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 25)
5 Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21
married wife aged 24 born in Ipswich Suffolk living with her husband.
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 33)
widowed head of the household working as a needle woman and living with her grandmother Elizabeth Smith, daughter Ann, son Henry, niece Cassandra Palmer, and nephews Arthur and Oliver Palmer. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 43)
2 Hordle Street, Dovercourt, Essex, England18
married wife of an engine driver living with her step-sons Arthur and Oliver, son Henry, and daughter Lillie. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Death:
Dec 1889 (age 54)
Burial:
30 Dec 1889
All Saints Church, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England15,25
aged 54 and of Victoria Terrace
Name:
Sex:
Female
Nickname:
Lily
Spouse:
Occupation:
housekeeper28
Birth:
9 Aug 1875
Baptism:
1 Mar 1876 (age 0)
All Saints Church, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England27
daughter of Henry Palmer (donkey man) and Susannah of Dovercourt
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 6)
2 Hordle Street, Dovercourt, Essex, England18
daughter attending school and living with her mother Susannah, and half-brothers Arthur, Oliver and Henry. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 15)
33 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England5
daughter living with her widowed father Henry, half-sister Annie and her husband Harry Green, and two boarders. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 25)
33 Victoria Terrace, Dovercourt, Essex, England6
daughter living in four rooms with her father Henry, sharing the house with step-sister Annie, her husband Harry Green, and their adopted daughter Gertrude. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 36)
Sunnyside, 3 Parkston Villas, Cliff Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England10
unmarried half-sister living in seven rooms with her half- sister Annie, widowed father Henry Palmer, and Annie's adopted daughter Gerty Olive. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 64)
12 Brooklyn Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England28
an unmarried housekeeper and companion as Lily living with widowed Lucy Staples. Born on 9th August 1875 and married a Downes at a later date
Death:
30 Nov 1957 (age 82)
St. Mary's Hospital, Popes Lane, Colchester, Essex, England29,30
Probate:
22 Jan 1958
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England30
a widow of 478 Main Road, Dovercourt died 30th November 1957 at St. Mary's Hospital Colchester, administration of effects of £502 11s 0d (~£11,000 in 2017) to Oliver James Palmer railway accounts clerk and Ronald Basil Wilkinson secretary cashier
Marriage Certificate. own copy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1799 folio:429 page:8.
Birth Certificate. daughter Cassandra Elizabeth. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG09 piece:1189 folio:167 page:40. Cit. Date: 4 February 2021.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG12 piece:1402 folio:47 page:34 schedule:216. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1698 folio:70 page:31 schedule:207. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
Death Certificate. copy supplied by Kathy. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
Church of the Latter Day Saints, FamilySearch, (www.familysearch.org). batch:C09286-1 sys:England-ODM film:0825410 (RG4 2709).
England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk).
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10248 class:RG78 piece:540 registration district:197 sub-district:3 enumeration district:2 schedule:100. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
Death Certificate. copy supplied by Kathy Prezeniczny. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1043 folio:34 page:20.
England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1800 folio:207 page:4 and class:HO107 piece:1799 folio:429 page:8.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1782 folio:163 page:.
The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy).
England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG10 piece:1754 folio:63 page:22 schedule:113. Cit. Date: 21 August 2023.
Kathy Przeniczny personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 24 January 2005.
England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG11 piece:1781 folio:38 paqge:27 schedule:888. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
Kathy Przeniczny personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 17 May 2005.
England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1043/P26.
England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1861/RG9/1164/p14.
Kathy Przeniczny personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 10 January 2005.
Adams/Wilkinson Family Tree, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ancestry.com. Cit. Date: 6 September 2008.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1889 quarter:4 volume:4a page:268. Cit. Date: 10 March 2021.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Dovercourt All Saints burials 1878-1899 ref:D/P 174/1/19 image:26 entry:376. Cit. Date: 10 March 2021.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1875 quarter:4 volume:4a page:312. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Dovercourt All Saints baptisms 1858-1878 ref:D/P 174/1/6 image:46 page:86 entry:687. Cit. Date: 5 September 2022.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:1515D page:9 line:2 letter code:DBZG. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1957 quarter:4 volume:4a page:679. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.
Ancestry England and Wales National Probate Calendar (Index to Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1958 page:339. Cit. Date: 6 September 2022.