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From: "Olwyn Whitehouse" <>
Subject: Palmers - Avonside, CHCH
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:56:02 -0600
In-Reply-To: <NFBBKMBIILOJFGKAFNADIEFADJAA.whitehouse@houston.rr.com>


Ellen Eliza Palmer nee Bennett was buried 19 Feb 1900 at Holy Trinity
Anglican Churchyard, Avonside along with her husband William PALMER. No
headstones. Millicent Hannah Palmer (1863- 1874) and William John Palmer
(1858-1938) two of their eleven children are also buried at Avonside.

William Palmer
Born: 1 March 1830 Egham, Surrey, England
Baptised: 28 March 1830

Children
Sarah Ellen Palmer b. 2 Sept. 1856 (m. Martin Secker)
Mary Ann Palmer b. 18 Sept. 1857 (m. William "Bill" Miles)
William John Palmer b. 1 Nov. 1858 (m. Grace 'Gaby" Smeaton)
Frances Henrietta Palmer b. 22 March 1860 (m. James Bray)
Thomas Henry Palmer b. 9 July 1861
Millicent Hannah Palmer b. 29 May 1863
Ellen Eliza Palmer b. 1 Jan. 1865 (m. William Oliver Evans)
Agnes Emma Palmer b. 16 May 1866(m. George cone)
Elizabeth Annie Palmerb. 20 May 1868(m. John "Jack" McNeely)
Alfred Edward Palmer b. 17 Aug. 1869(m. Elizabeth Ann Arthur)
Albert Cooper Palmer b. 12 Nov. 1873(m. Amy Elizabeth Thomas)


William. a farmer Avonside and later a news vendor - Brittan St. Linwood,
Christchurch. Died at Brittan St 1 June 1906 age 76 years. Buried Avonside
Cemetery, CHCH.


"Baptismal Register for the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Avonside"
Christchurch Central Library

Palmer, Mary Ann born 18 Sept 1857, bapt 8 Nov 1857
dau of William and Ellen Eliza (nee Bennett) Palmer, Avonside, Farmer.
Sponsors: Charles Allison, Margaret Graham, Ellen E. Palmer
Chas. Mackie, Incumbent.

Charles Allison was a passenger on the "Isabella Hercus" 1855 into
Lyttelton. A few of the passengers were sponsors for each others infants
during baptismals at the C of E Holy Trinity Church, Avonside. William was a
crew member and Ellen a general servant on the IH.

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