Person:Beatrice Palmer (1)

Beatrice Palmer was born on 10th March 1904 at Glapthorn in Northamptonshire, England. She was the daughter of Eliza Palmer, formerly Berridge, and her husband Thomas Palmer, a carpenter and hawker. Beatrice was the youngest of the couple's thirteen children. The 1911 census finds the family living at Lower Glapthorn.

In 1926, aged 22, Beatrice married a baker named William James Fox, who had grown up in the neighbouring town of Oundle. They had one daughter together. At the outbreak of the Second World War they were living at Upper Glapthorn, next door to Beatrice's parents.

Beatrice died in 1965, aged 61. William outlived her by 27 years.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Beatrice PALMER, June Quarter 1904, Oundle Registration District, Vol. 3b, page 204, mother's maiden name Berridge

2. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), (formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 8633; Schedule 54, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Lower Glapthorne, Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   4 rooms occupied
   Thomas Palmer, head, male, 51 [1859/60], married, Hawker, own account, working at home, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Eliza Palmer, wife, female, 48 [1862/3], married 28 years, 13 children born, 13 children still living, b. Benefield, Northamptonshire
   Nellie Palmer, daughter, female, 18 [1892/3], single, Housemaid (Domestic), b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Effie Maud Palmer, daughter, female, 17 [1893/4], single, Kitchinmaid (Domestic), b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Charles Edward Palmer, son, male, 15 [1895/6], single, Houseboy Domestic, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   John Joseph Palmer, son, male, 13 [1897/8], single, Farm Labourer, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   May Palmer, daughter, female, 11 [1899/1900], single, School, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Margret Palmer, daughter, female, 8 [1902/3], single, School, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Beatrice Palmer, daughter, female, 7 [1903/4], single, School, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, mother, female, 81 [1830/1], married 54 years, 7 children born, 6 children still living, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire

3. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Oundle & Thrapston Rural District, 29 Sep 1939.

   Upper Glapthorn, Glapthorn, Northamptonshire [next door to Beatrice's parents]
   Fox ['Rimell' added in a later hand], Joyce B. / female / 19 Nov 1932 / single / At school
   Fox, Beatrice / female / 10 Mar 1904 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
   Fox, William J. / male / 31 Dec 1901 / married / Baker and confectioner, bread and cake maker

4. ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Beatrice FOX, June Quarter 1965, Stamford Registration District, Vol. 3b, page 130, aged 61 [1903/4]