Reynolds Palmer (1856 - 1939)

Born 23 Aug 1856 in Hawthorn, Colony of Victoria

Ancestors

Husband of Edith (Bolton) Palmer — married 1879 in Colony of Victoria

Husband of Mary Sophia (McDonald) Palmer — married 7 Oct 1882 (to 1912) in Horsham, Colony of Victoria

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1939 at age 83 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Reynolds Palmer was born in 1856, the son of William Palmer and Anna Young.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Christened on the 11th October, 1856, ^[4] at Christ Church, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.

Not sure if this is him or not - seems a bit young and there does appear to another Reynolds Palmer.

1875 REYNOLDS PALMER has been appointed Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths for the district of Horsham, vice J. Mussen resigned;^[5][6]

In 1879, Reynolds Palmer married Edith Bolton.^[7]

In 1882, Reynolds Palmer married Mary Sophia McDonald.^[8][2] in Victoria, Australia.^[9]

In 1936, Reynolds Palmer married Ada Maxwell.^[10]

He passed away in 1939, aged 84.^{[11] [12] [2]} on December the 9th at Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia.

Index to probate registers^[11]

Name:	Reynolds Palmer
Occupation:	Pensioner
Death Date:	09 Dec 1939
Event Place:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Residence City:	Moonee Ponds
Event Date:	18 Jan 1940
Series Number:	309
Record Number:	903
Digital Folder Number:	004105436
Image Number:	00009

Sources

1. ↑ Find My Past Victoria Births 1836-1913 Transcription (Subscription required to view this record)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Family Bible, written in his father's hand and personal information gathered by me and death Certificate
3. ↑ Victorian birth registration 1856: 07458,,Palmer,Reynolds,William George,Young Anna Maria,Hawthorn,
4. ↑ "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZC-4XS : 11 December 2014), Reynold Palmer, 11 Oct 1856; citing Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia; FHL microfilm 1,238,886. (Note: The first name Reynold is probably a transcription error as other documents have Reynolds.)
5. ↑ Victoria Police Gazette 1875 on Find My Past (Subscription required to view this record)
6. ↑ Find My Past Names in Government Gazettes, Victoria 1858-1900 Transcription (Subscription required to view this record)
7. ↑ Victorian marriage registration 1879: 01372,F,Bolton,Edith,Palmer,Reynolds,Ballarat, 1879: 01372,M,Palmer,Reynolds,Bolton,Edith,Melbourne,
8. ↑ Find My Past Victoria Marriages 1836-1942 Transcription (Subscription required to view this record)
9. ↑ Victorian marriage registration 1882: 04860,F,Mcdonald,Mary Sophia,Palmer,Reynolds,Talbot, 1882: 04860,M,Palmer,Reynolds,Mcdonald,Mary Sophia,Melbourne,
10. ↑ Victorian marriage registration 1936: 09888,,Maxwell,Ada,Palmer,Reynolds,, 1936: 09888,,Palmer,Reynolds,Maxwell,Ada,,
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV8Y-94Z : 9 December 2014), Reynolds Palmer, 18 Jan 1940; citing Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, series 309, record 903, Public Record Office, Victoria.
12. ↑ Victorian death registration 1939: 11927,,Palmer,Reynolds,Palmer William George,Young Anne Maria,M Ponds,84,