See also
Husband:
Henry Palmer (1831-1917)
Wife:
Cassandra Elizabeth Lee (1833?-1869)
Children:
Marriage:
17 Oct 1852
The Register Office, Grimwade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England1
Henry a porter, of full age and of Globe Lane Ipswich, Cassandra a minor of Church Street, St. Clements Ipswich, both unmarried, groom's father James Palmer shoemaker, bride's father William Ransom, mariner, witnessed by Julia Palmer and Henry Clements
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:
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Father (2):
Occupation:
house servant19
Note:
Need to check surname, Smith on marriage certificate and birth index for Cassandra
Birth:
1833 (app)
Baptism:
19 Apr 1833 (age 0)
St. Clement's Church, Star Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16,17,18
daughter of John Lee (labourer) and Cassandra of White Elm Hill
Census:
6 Jun 1841 (age 7-8)
Albion Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20
aged 8, living with step father, mother and a grandmother. Born in Suffolk
Census:
30 Mar 1851 (age 17-18)
Church Street, Harwich, Essex, England19
servant aged 18 unmarried, house servant, living with Charlotte Chapman and another servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 28)
South Town, Suffolk, England4
married wife as Cassandria (sic) living with her husband Henry, son Henry, and daughters Julia and Cassandria (sic). Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Death:
25 Apr 1869 (age 36)
Hordle Street, Dovercourt, Essex, England7
Cause: of a diseased liver some months, peritonitis, bilious vomiting 3 days
wife of Henry Palmer ?? merchant service, Cassandra Lee present at death
Burial:
28 Apr 1869
All Saints Church, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England15,21
aged 36
Name:
Henry Charles Palmer22
Sex:
Male
Note:
Henry seems to disappear from the records, an unsubstantiated note on Ancestry says he died after 1871
Birth:
Q4 1854
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 6)
South Town, Suffolk, England4
son attending school and living with his parents Henry and Cassandria (sic), and sisters Julia and Cassandria (sic). Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Name:
Julia Ann Palmer23
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
19 Jan 1859
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 2)
South Town, Suffolk, England4
daughter living with her parents Henry and Cassandria (sic), brother Henry and sister Cassandria (sic). Born in Stratford Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 12)
Childrens Home, 15 Lower Brook Street, St. Helen, Ipswich, Suffolk, England28
pupil, aged 12, attending school. Born in Stratford, Surrey
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 22)
22 Lee Park, Lee, Kent, England29
servant aged 23 unmarried, personal maid living with Annie Murray and family and six others. Born in Sratford, Essex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 30)
Brattleby, Lincolnshire, England24
married wife living in four rooms with her husband Frederick, and son Frederick. Born in Stratford London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 42)
Rectory Cottages, Church Road, Brockdish, Norfolk, England25
married wife living in four rooms with her husband Frederick, son Frederick and daughter Florence. Born in Stratford Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 52)
Church Lane, Brockdish, Norfolk, England26
married wife living in four rooms with her husband Frederick and son Frederick. Born in Stratford, Essex. Married for twenty-one years with two children, both of whom are still living
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 80)
The Street, Dickleburgh, Norfolk, England27
widowed doing unpaid domestic duties and living her widowed daughter Florence and a closed record. Born on 19th January 1859
Death:
4 Feb 1954 (age 95)
St. Michaels Hospital, Cawston Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, England30,31
Probate:
3 Apr 1954
Probate Registry, Norwich, Norfolk, England31
widow of Needham, Norfolk, effects of £484 15s 0d (~£8,400 in 2005) administered with will by Ronald Basil Wilkinson secretary-cashier and Margaret Annie Palmer spinster
Daughter: Cassandra Elizabeth Palmer
Spouse: Edward Henry Wilkinson
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
general servant34
Birth:
3 Feb 1861
daughter of Henry Palmer (railway engine driver) and Cassandra Elizabeth Palmer (formerly Smith). 1871 and 1921 census say born in Yarmouth Norfolk
Census:
7 Apr 1861 (age 2 mns)
South Town, Suffolk, England4
daughter living with her parents Henry and Cassandria (sic), brother Henry and sister Julia. Born in Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 10)
niece attending school and living with her widowed aunt Susannah Grayston, widowed great grandmother Elizabeth Smith, cousins Ann and Henry Grayston, and brothers Arthur and Oliver. Born in Yarmouth Norfolk
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 20)
67 Knowle Road, Lambeth, Surrey, England43
servant aged 20 single as Cassie general servant living with William Worrell and family. Born Yarmouth, Norfolk
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 30)
30 Kings Quay Street, Harwich, Essex, England37
married wife living in three rooms with her husband and two children and born in Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 40)
23 Hordle Street, Dovercourt, Essex, England38
married wife living with her sons Oliver, Bertie, Raymond, Herman and Baden, and daughters Ivy and Dorothy. Born in Great Yarmouth Norfolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 50)
Egerton, High Street, Dovercourt, Essex, England39
married wife living in six rooms with her husband Edward and sons Raymond, Herman, Baden and Ronald. Born in Yarmouth Norfolk, married for twenty-five years with nine children, eight of whom are still living
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 60 yrs 4 mns)
95 Hatfield Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England40
married wife living with her husband Edward, son Ronald, and grandson Ernest. Born in Yarmouth Norfolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 78)
Rosemary, Norwich Road, Whitton, Suffolk, England44
incapacitated. Born 14th (actually 3rd) February 1861, widowed and living with Agnes M Squirrell her paid companion help
Death:
12 Jan 1940 (age 78)
Brooke House, Medical Home, Whitton, Suffolk, England45,46,47
of "Rosemary" Whitton Ipswich, widow of Edward Henry Wilkinson master mariner merchant service. Died of intestinal stuaia and toxaemia, chronic diverticulitia and myocardial degeneration (a hole in the intestine leading to toxins in the blood, inflamed intestinal pouches and old age). Informant R A Wilkinson, son of The Water Tower, Tuddenham Lane, Rushmere, Ipswich
Burial:
16 Jan 1940
St. Mary and St. Botolph Church, Thurleston Lane, Whitton cum Thurleston, Suffolk, England48
Name:
Arthur James Palmer49
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
engine fitter, railway clerk then a railway station master50,51,52,53,54
Birth:
3 Aug 1864
1871 census says born in Harwich Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 6)
nephew attending school and living with his widowed aunt Susannah Grayston, widowed great grandmother Elizabeth Smith, cousins Ann and Henry Grayston, and sister Cassandra, and brother Oliver. Born in Harwich Essex
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 17)
2 Hordle Street, Dovercourt, Essex, England50
unmarried (step-)son working as an engine fitter and living with his step-mother Susannah, brother Oliver, half-brother Henry, and half-sister Lillie. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Witness:
9 Aug 1885 (age 21)
Arthur James Palmer witnessed the marriage of Edward Henry Wilkinson and Cassandra Elizabeth Palmer on Sunday on 9 August 1885 in Congregational Chapel, Chapel Road, Tollesbury, Essex, England
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 26)
Station Road, Kelvedon, Essex, England51
lodger aged 26 unmarried, railway clerk living with Walter Hughes and family. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 37)
1 Martin Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England52
married head of the household working as a railway clerk and living with his wife and son Arthur. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 46)
The Railway Station, Ingham, Suffolk, England53
married head of the household working as a railway station master and living in five rooms with his wife and four children. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 75)
Woodbine, Queen's Road, Earls Colne, Essex, England54
a married retired railway station master living with his wife. Born on 3rd August 1864
Death:
22 Feb 1949 (age 84)
Probate:
9 Apr 1949
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England31
lived at School House, Feering, Essex, effects of £2,850 5s 7d (~£65,000 in 2005) administered by sons Arthur Edward Palmer railway clerk and Alec Frank Palmer accounts clerk
Son: Oliver William Palmer, 1896, age 30
Spouse: Ellen Blinco, 1921, age 50
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
engine fitter, railway signalman, fishmonger then an electrician50,58,59,60
Birth:
Q3 1866
1871 census says born in Harwich Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1871 (age 4)
nephew attending school and living with his widowed aunt Susannah Grayston, widowed great grandmother Elizabeth Smith, cousins Ann and Henry Grayston, and sister Cassandra, and brother Arthur. Born in Harwich Essex
Census:
3 Apr 1881 (age 16)
2 Hordle Street, Dovercourt, Essex, England50
unmarried (step-)son working as an engine fitter and living with his step-mother Susannah, brother Arthur, half-brother Henry, and half-sister Lillie. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 24)
Middle Green, Gazeley, Suffolk, England51
lodger aged 24 unmarried, railway signalman living with Mary Ranner. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 34)
The Green, Great Bentley, Essex, England58
married head of the household working as a railway signalman and living with his wife Ellen, and son Oliver. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 44)
60 Maldon Road, Colchester, Essex, England59
married head of the household working as a fishmonger and living in six rooms with his wife Ellen, sons Oliver, Bertie and Gilbert, and daughter Beulah. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 55 yrs 10 mns)
45 Salisbury Avenue, Colchester, Essex, England60
married head of the household working as an electrician on his own account and living in six rooms with his wife Ellen, and sons Bertie and Gilbert. Born in Dovercourt Essex
Death:
Q4 1926 (age 60)
Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England57
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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.
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England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1043 folio:65 page:28.
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