Mary Ann (Allen) Palmer (bef. 1828 - 1872)

Born before 17 Feb 1828 in Gillingham, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of George Wright Palmer — married 27 Mar 1848 in Gillingham, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1872 after age 44 in Gillingham, Kent, England

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Biography

Mary Ann (Allen) Palmer was born in Gillingham, Kent, England.

Mary Ann was baptised on the 17th of February 1828 at St Mary Magdalene, Gillingham. She was the daughter of carpenter William Henry Allen and Sarah Biggs.^[1]

Mary Ann married George Wright Palmer - a gunner in the Royal Navy - on the 27th of March 1848 at Gillingham.^[2]

At the time of the 1851 census, she was recorded with her two sons, Isaac and George, staying in the home of her parents.^[3]

Mary Ann, George and their son Edward were recorded living at 33 Marshall St, Westminster on the 1871 census.^[4]

Mary Ann died at Britton Street, Gillingham on the 22nd of March 1872. Her cause of death was Phthisis. She was buried at Grange Road Cemetery, Gillingham on 27 March 1872.^{[5] [6]}

Research Notes

• 1861 census - Hull
• death certificate states she was 43; the wife of George Palmer, pensioner; E. Burnett (the informant) was present at her death
• burial record notes: "Died at New Brompton. Removed from New Brompton"

Sources

1. ↑ Gillingham : St Mary Magdalene : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/58185365e93790ec8b2f4ef7 : viewed 24 Nov 2020) baptism Mary Ann Allen 17 Feb 1828
2. ↑ "England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD2-Z6YF : 8 December 2017), George Wright Palmer and Mary Ann Allen, 27 Mar 1848; citing Marriage, Gillingham, Kent, England, Kent Archives Office, Maidstone; FHL microfilm 1,042,494.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGL2-3RP : 9 November 2019), Mary A Allen in household of William H Allen, Chatham, Kent, England; citing Chatham, Kent, England, p. 12, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNY-V2Y : 16 November 2020), Mary Ann Palmer in entry for George W Palmer, 1871.
5. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 24 Nov 2020), database entry for PALMER, MARY ANN. (Age at death: 43). GRO Reference: 1872 M Quarter in MEDWAY Volume 02A Page 286. (Certificate Seen)
6. ↑ "Kent Burials" FindMyPast Mary Ann Palmer; Age at death: 43; Burial date: 27 Mar 1872; Death place: Died at New Brompton. Removed from New Brompton; Place Gillingham, Grange Road & Woodland Road Cemeteries, Kent, England (accessed 12 Dec 2021); citing Gillingham, Kent. Former Grange Road Cemetery burials 1869-2007