Person:Jane Cannam (1)

Jane Cannam was baptised on 8th February 1767 at Glapthorn in Northamptonshire, daughter of Jane Cannam, formerly Limmin, and her husband James Cannam. The family had only recently moved to Glapthorn; Jane’s older sister had been baptised in 1764 at Elton in Huntingdonshire, where their parents had married.

On 22nd November 1786, aged nineteen, Jane married a carpenter and agricultural labourer called John Swan Palmer at Glapthorn. They went on to have seven children baptised there between 1787 and 1802, although it seems that some died young – in particular they had three sons called William.

Jane’s father died in 1808 and her mother died in 1821.

The 1841 census finds Jane and John living in Glapthorn. The 1851 census gives their address as Upper Street in Glapthorn.

Jane died aged 85, being buried at Glapthorn on 11th February 1852. She and John had been married for 65 years. John survived her by two years.

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

   1767 / Jain of James and Jain Cannam Feb[ruary] 8th

   Whilst no named connection has been found, this baptism has been linked to the Jane Cannam who married John Swan Palmer on the basis that it is in the parish she gave as her birthplace and it is around the time that the ages she gave as an adult suggest she was born. There does not appear to be any burial or alternative marriage at Glapthorn for the Jane baptised in 1767.

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 4; Page 3, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   John Palmer, male, 75 [1761-6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Jane Palmer, female, 70 [1766-71], born in county

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: Upper Street, Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   John Palmer, head, married, male, 88 [1762/3], Pauper formerly Carpenter, b. Cottingham, Northamptonshire
   Jane Palmer, wife, married, female, 84 [1766/7], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire

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

   d. Jane PALMER, March Quarter 1852, Oundle Registration District, Volume 3b, page 130, aged 84 [1767/8]

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

   BURIALS in the Parish of Glapthorne in the County of Northampton in the Year 1852
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   283	Jane Palmer	Glapthorn	February 11th	84 years [1767/8]	A. Macdonald, Vicar