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James Henry Palmer 1817 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1817

Birth Location: Nether Stowey, Somerset, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1897

Death Location: Sawpit Gully Nr Young New South Wales, Australia

Father: Joseph Palmer

Mother: Elizabeth Southward

Spouse(s): Matilda Anderson

Children(s): Matilda Palmer

In 1817, James Henry Palmer entered the world in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England, born to Joseph Palmer and Elizabeth Southward. Years later, James Henry Palmer married Matilda Anderson, and the couple became parents to Matilda Palmer. James Henry Palmer died in 1897 in Sawpit Gully Nr Young New South Wales, Australia.

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Parents

Joseph Palmer
1790 – 1871
Birth Location: Stowey, Somerset, England
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Elizabeth Southward
1795 – 1837
Birth Location: Over Stowey, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Matilda Anderson
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: Laois (Queens) County, Province of Leinster Ireland
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Children(s)

Matilda Palmer
1867 – 1908
Birth Location: Putman Creek, Binalong, New South Wales, Australia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Nether Stowey, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 52; Page: 156, Class: HO 27; Piece: 54; Page: 168

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1877
    Event Place: Currowa, New South Wales
    Record Source: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 2 April 1836
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 52; Page: 156

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 April 1837
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 54; Page: 168

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Sawpit Gully Nr Young New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: Jul 1897
    Event Place: Young, Hilltops Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
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