Palmer Family Tree research resources
Investigate the background of the Palmer Family History using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 35300 people with the Palmer surname? In that year Palmer was ranked number 87 for popularity in the UK. |
Palmer records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Palmer family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"PALMER. Hugh Palmer witnessed resignation of the lands of Ingilbristoun in 1204 ( (Dryburgh, 163), and in 1253 Ricardus Palmer us de Kingore attested a memorandum of the ornaments of the chapel of Dundemor (LAC., p. 72). Alexander Palmer witnessed a sale of land in Glasgow, c. 1280-90 (REG., p. 198), Elye Palmere held a land in Waldeuegate, Berwick, in 1307 (Kelso, 43), and Hugh Palmere was "messager" of the earl of Douglas in 1397 (Bain, rv, 489). John Palmer was to have the usufruct of the hospital lands of St. James, Stirling, in 1402 (Cambus., 108), Bartholomew Palmer in Glasgow had resignation of a liferent in his favor in 1553 ( (Protocols, i), and Adam Pamer or Palmer was tenant under the abbot of Kelso in 1567 (Kelso, p. 524, 525). A palmer originally was one who bore a palm-branch in token of having been to the Holy Land. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Palmer Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Palmer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Palmer family tree.
Explore Palmer Parish Records at Find My Past.
Check out the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Palmer family name using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Palmer family records.
Search MyHeritage for Palmer family data.
Study the LDS Database for records of the Palmer family.
Research the Palmer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Palmer Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 47848 people with the Palmer surname in the UK? Palmer is now ranked number 87 for popularity in the UK. |
Palmer Family History Databases
Look at WikiTree for user contributed Palmer family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Palmer data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Check out MyTrees for information on the Palmer family and people looking to contact living Palmer relations.
Study GENi for Palmer family records.
Find your Irish Palmer relatives on findmypast.ie
Palmer Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 188371 people with the Palmer surname in the USA? Palmer is ranked number 95 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Palmer Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Palmer family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Palmer surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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