Researching Alfred Palmer
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 | 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. |
The name Alfred means "Counselor" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Alfred Palmer on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alfred Palmer and 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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.
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| 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 Tree Databases
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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. |
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Some Famous People called Alfred Palmer
Alfred Palmer (businessman)
Alfred Palmer (1852-cir 1936) was a member of the Palmer family, proprietors of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit manufacturers of Reading in England.
He was born in Reading, the son of George Palmer and his wife, Elizabeth Sarah, the daughter of Robert Meteyard. Palmer spent over fifty years working for the Huntley & Palmers biscuit company, chiefly as the head of the engineering department where he was responsible for the building and maintenance of the biscuit machinery. Besides his business involvement, Palmer was a significant benefactor of the University of Reading, and held the position in 1905 of High Sheriff of Berkshire. His country estate was at Wokefield Park in Stratfield Mortimer.
Source: Alfred Palmer (businessman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAlfred Brian Palmer
Alfred Brian Palmer MBE, DSC (27 March 1899 Redfern, New South Wales – 4 July 1993 Clearwater, Florida) was a Royal Navy Reserve captain and near the end of his career was the commander of the shore base HMS Furneaux in Brisbane. He is known for his bravery in breaking the German blockade of Tobruk in the Second World War with his small schooner Maria Giovanni. During the Second World War he was wounded several times and finally taken prisoner by the Germans, from whom he attempted numerous escapes. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1941 for "courage, skill and devotion to duty in operations off the Libyan coast", and made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1944.
Source: Alfred Brian Palmer, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Palmer
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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