PALMER FAMILY Starting in Purton, Ashton Keynes & Leigh, Wiltshire then later in Gloucestershire and Somerset.
Agnes 1874; Albert 1870; Albert 1903;Caroline 1878; Ellen 1888; Ernest 1881; Ernest 1899; Esther 1899; Hester 1872; James 1880; John 1720; John 1847; Margaret 1849; Robert 1817; Thomas 1750; William 1783; William 1853; William 1905;
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Generation No 4
Family -Member
4. Robert PALMER-4 (William-3, Thomas-2, John-1) was born in 1817 in Leigh, Wiltshire, England. He was christened on 12 Sep 1819 in All Saints Church, The Leigh, Wiltshire, England. He was employed as a Agricultural labourer in 1881. He died between Oct-Dec 1889 in Malmesbury District, Wiltshire,
England.
Elizabeth DAWES daughter of Mr. HINTON and Ann DAWES was born in 1827 in Ashton Keynes,
Wiltshire, England. She died after 1891.
Marriage Details
Robert PALMER and Elizabeth DAWES were married on 07 Oct 1847 in Holy Cross, Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, England. 
Parents
William PALMER and Betty CLAPHAM 
Mr. HINTON and Ann DAWES 
Census Details
1841 
Name Sex Age Born Occupation Where Born
DAWES, Robert M 74 1767   Wiltshire
SMITH, Robert M 30 1811   Wiltshire
SMITH, Ann F 30 1811   Wiltshire
DAWES, Elizabeth F 14 1827   Wiltshire
WEBBS, John M 28 1813    
Address: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire
1841
Name Sex Age Born Occupation Where Born
PALMER, Elizabeth F 50 1791   Wiltshire
PALMER, Robert M 20 1821   Wiltshire
PALMER, Elizabeth F 15 1826   Wiltshire
PALMER, Mary F 14 1827   Wiltshire
PALMER, Jane F 10 1831   Wiltshire
Address: Braydon Duchy Rag, Cricklade St Sampson, Cricklade, Wiltshire
1851 
Name     Sex Age Born Occupation
Where Born
PALMER, Robert Head Married M 30 1821 Farm Lab
 Leigh Wiltshire
PALMER, Elizabeth Wife Married F 23 1828 -
 Ashton Keynes Wiltshire
PALMER, John Son - M 3 1848 -
 Leigh Wiltshire
PALMER, Margaret Daughter - F 1 1850 -
 Leigh Wiltshire
Address: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire
1861 
Name     Sex Age Born Occupation
Where Born
PALMER, Robert Head Married M 48 1813 Agricultural Labourer
 Leigh Wiltshire
PALMER, Elizabeth Wife Married F 34 1827 Agricultural Labourer Wife
 Ashton Keynes Wiltshire
PALMER, William Son   M 8 1853 Scholar
 Leigh Wiltshire
PALMER, Emanuel Son   M 4 1857
Leigh Wiltshire
Address: Malmesbury Road, Leigh, Wiltshire
1871 
Name   Sex Age Born Occupation Where Born
PALMER, Robert Head M 49 (54) 1817   Leigh Wiltshire
PALMER, Elizabeth Wife F 43 1828   Ashton Keynes Wiltshire
PALMER, Margaret Daughter F 21 1850   Leigh Wiltshire
PALMER, Edith Daughter F 5 1866   Hailstone Gloucestershire
PALMER, Albert Son M 0 1871   Trull Gloucestershire
PALMER, Frances K Granddaughter F 0 1871   Hailstone Wiltshire
Address: Happy Land, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
 
1881 
Name     Sex Age Born Occupation
Where Born
PALMER, Robert Head Married M 65 1816 Agricultural Labourer
 Leigh Wiltshire
PALMER, Elizabeth Wife Married F 54 1827
Ashton Keynes Wiltshire
PALMER, Albert E Son Single M 10 1871 Scholar
 Tetbury Gloucestershire
Address: 2, High Cottage, Dauntsey, Wiltshire
1891 
Name     Sex Age Born Occupation
Where Born
PALMER, Elizabeth Head Widow F 64 1827
Ashton Keynes Wiltshire
BROWN, Thomas Lodger Single M 18 1873 General Labourer
 Oaksey Wiltshire
Address: West Crudwell, Crudwell, Chelworth, Wiltshire
 
Children
 
Children of ROBERT PALMER and ELIZABETH DAWES are: 
6. i. John PALMER was born in May 1847 in Leigh, Wiltshire, England. He married Mary
OSMAN between Apr-Jun 1869 in Highworth Registration District, Wiltshire, England. He
died between Jan-Mar 1929 in Chew Magna, Somerset, England.
7. ii. Margaret PALMER was born in May 1849 in Leigh, Wiltshire, England. She died on
Unknown.
8. iii. William PALMER was born in Sep 1853 in Leigh, Wiltshire, England. He married Elizabeth 'PALMER' about 1880. He died on Unknown.
iv. Emmanuel PALMER was born in May 1857 in Leigh, Wiltshire, England. He married Mary Ann E BROWN between Jan-Mar 1887 in Malmesbury Registration District, Wiltshire,
England. He was employed as an agricultural labourer in 1891. He was employed as a Farm Labourer in 1901. He died between Jan-Mar 1932 in Malmesbury Registration
District, Wiltshire, England.
v. Eliza A PALMER was born in 1862 in Hailstone, Wiltshire, England. She died on
Unknown.
vi. Edith PALMER was born in 1866 in Hailstone Farm, Gloucestershire, England?. She died
on Unknown.
vii. Albert E PALMER was born about 1870 in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England. He died on
Unknown.
Notes & Photos
All Saints Church, Leigh, Wil, Eng 
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