Job Palmer (1836 - 1877)

Born 24 Oct 1836 in Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet (Harman) Palmer — married 18 Sep 1855 in Brook Street Valley Nelson New Zealand

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1877 at age 41 in Hope, Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

Christened 25th December 1836 "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVXT-H97 : 6 December 2014), Job Palmer, Job Palmer; citing Milton, Northampton, England, reference yr 1813-1857 p 45; FHL microfilm 6,128,104.

Census 1841 Milton Malsor William, head, 35, Ag Lab, yes; Elizabeth, 30, yes; Job 25, yes; Henry, 15, yes; Ann, 10, yes; Hannah, 7, yes; Job, 4, yes; William, 2, yes.

Immigration NZ Company, Olympus, depart Gravesend, date depart 16 June 1842, arr Nelson, arr date 28 oct 1842, application register no 5626. William Palmer, wife Elizabeth, trade Ag Lab, mason and bricklayer. William age 36, Elizabeth age 33, 2 boys (5 1/2, 2 3/4) & 2 girls (10, 8). Recommended by Rev Dr Butcher. Date of entry April 1842, Residence Milton Northampton. Embarkation no 2434(10) Passenger list, CO 208/270-273

Married Nelson Examiner 18 Sept 1855 at Brook St, Valley by Rev TD Nicholson, Mr Job Palmer of Waimea South to Harriet second daughter of Mr Thomas Harman

Life Job Palmer 1st lived at Hope, near Nelson.. Job and Harriet had 12 children.

Death Colonist, Volume XVII, Issue 1838, 19 November 1874, Page 5. Serious Accident.—lt is reported that on Nov. 9th, Mr Job Palmer, who was driving a cart loaded with timber near the Wairoa Bridge, accidentally fell out, when the wheel passed over his breast, causing such serious injuries that he is not expected to recover.

Job died on 4 November 1877 at Waimea East, Nelson, New Zealand.^[1]

Burial Nelson Evening Mail 4 Nov 1877 at Hope, Job Palmer, 31 years, buried Spring Grove cemetery.

Blk 12 Plot 25 and 26 MI Job Palmer died 4 Nov 1877. Harriet his wife died 1 Oct 1913 a 77 years.

Probate Palmer Job, Waimea East, Farmer, d 4 nov 1877, Filedate - 28 Nov 1877 W NN 823 Palmer Job, d 4 Nov 1877, Filedate - 10 Apr 1878, X NN 810

• Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, 2 March 1914, Page 4. The property at Brightwater, belonging to the estate of the late Mr Job Palmer, has recently been sub-divided into seven excellent farms, and on the 21st of this month- Messrs Bisley Bros and Co. will offer them by public auction at the exchange rooms. As land in the Waimeas is hard to obtain, this sale forms a splendid opportunity for would-be purchasers to snap up a remunerative property at their own figure. Full details are given in the advertising column

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-ZK7L-4?cc=1865481&wc=4BZB-7TM%3A1045248801%2C1045277701 : 15 October 2015), Nelson Court > Probate records 1852-1907 P802, P816-P817, P792, P815, P787-P831 surnames P-R > image 316 of 375; Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.

• N.Z.Marriages - 1855/1 - Harriett Harman & Job Palmer
• N.Z. Deaths - 1877/2991 - Palmer Job aged 41 years