Person:Daniel Palmer (17)

Daniel Palmer was baptised on 5th May 1799 at Glapthorn in Northamptonshire, son of Jane Palmer, formerly Cannam, and her husband John Swan Palmer, a carpenter.

On 3rd December 1823, aged 24, Daniel married Rainey Smith, who was from a Gypsy family, at Glapthorn.

Daniel and Rainey went on to have seven children baptised at Glapthorn between 1825 and 1845. The 1841 census finds Daniel and Rainey living with their children in Glapthorn. Daniel was working as an agricultural labourer. Rainey’s sister Rhoda and her family were listed in the same house.

The 1851 census lists Daniel, Rainey and their children at a house in Glapthorn called “Washpit House”.

Daniel’s mother died in 1852 and his father died in 1854.

Rainey died in 1860, aged 59. She was buried at Glapthorn on 30th July 1860.

Daniel appears in the 1861 census living on Upper Street in Glapthorn with three of his children. He was described as a carpenter at this time.

The 1871 census finds Daniel lodging with his older sister, Elizabeth Ginn and her family on Upper Street in Glapthorn.

Daniel died at the age of 77. He was buried at Glapthorn on 14th November 1876.

1. ↑ Church of England. Glapthorn Parish Registers, 1538-1957. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire County Record Office).

   Baptisms / 1799 / Daniel Son of John & Jane Palmer… May 5

   This baptism has been linked to the Daniel Palmer who married Rainey Smith on the basis that in the censuses the adult Daniel consistently claimed to have been born around 1799 in Glapthorn, and in the 1871 census he appears living with Elizabeth Ginn, who can be identified as sister of the Daniel baptised in 1799.

2. ↑ England. 1841 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 HO107; Piece 812; Book 7; Folio 5; Page 5, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Daniel Palmer, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
   Meraney Palmer, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
   John Palmer, male, 15 [1821-6], born in county
   Sussanah [sic] Palmer, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Mary Palmer, female, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Jane Palmer, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   ~
   John Ward, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
   ~
   Robert Smith, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county
   Rhoda Smith, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Tho[ma]s Smith, male, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Trinity Smith, female, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Joseph Smith, male, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Mary Smith, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Vashti Smith, female, 2 [1838/9], born in county
   Rob[er]t Smith, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   ~
   N.K. Palmer, female, 1 week [1841], born in county

   These 16 people appear to be all in the one house (separated by double dashes and with a “1” to indicate an inhabited house) but subdivided into four households, indicated by the single dashes - here represented as “~”.

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1746; Folio 481; Page 8, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Washpit House [listed between Crown Cottage and Upper Street], Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Daniel Palmer, head, married, male, 51 [1799/1800], Agr[icultural] Labourer, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Meriam Palmer, wife, married, female, 51 [1799/1800], b. Holdenby, Northamptonshire
   Louisa Palmer, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1829/30], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Mary Palmer, daughter, unmarried, female, 18 [1832/3], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Jane Palmer, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Charles Henry Palmer, son, male, 9 [1841/2], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Isabella Palmer, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 963; Folio 98; Page 14, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Upper Street, Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Daniel Palmer, head, widower, male, 61 [1799/1800], Carpenter, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Jane Palmer, daughter, unmarried, female, 23 [1837/8], Housekeeper, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Charles H. Palmer, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1840/1], Sawyer, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Isabella Palmer, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1845/6], Ag[ricultural] field girl, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1513; Folio 121; Page 4, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Upper Street [listed after Manor House], Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Ginn, head, widow, female, 81 [1789/90], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Mary Setchell, daughter, widow, female, 60 [1810/11], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Kippin, granddaughter, married, female, 42 [1828/9], Charwoman, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Setchell, grandson, unmarried, male, 21 [1849/50], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Henry Kippin, great grandson, unmarried, male, 15 [1855/6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Kippin, great granddaughter, unmarried, female, 12 [1858/9], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Daniel Palmer, lodger, widower, male, 71 [1799/1800], Carpenter, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire

   Elizabeth Ginn was Daniel's sister.

6.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Daniel PALMER, December Quarter 1876, Oundle Registration District, Volume 3b, page 128, aged 76 [1799/1800]

7. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Glapthorn Parish Registers, 1538-1957. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire County Record Office).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Glapthorn in the County of Northampton in the Year 1876
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   444	Daniel Palmer	Glapthorn	November 14	76 [1799/1800]	Joseph Hamley, Curate