Person:Joseph Palmer (50)

Joseph Palmer was born on 8th August 1826 at Glapthorn in Northamptonshire, son of Elizabeth Palmer, formerly Brown, and her husband Thomas Palmer, a publican, pig dealer and small-scale farmer. No birth or baptism record for Joseph has been found, and his date of birth instead comes from a family bible kept by Joseph’s wife, and was therefore not recorded until several years after the event. There is a gap in the children baptised to Thomas and Elizabeth Palmer at Glapthorn between 1823 and 1828, covering the period in which Joseph was said to be born.

By the time of the 1841 census, Joseph had left Glapthorn and was working as an apprentice to a wheelwright in the village of Aldwincle, about seven miles south of Glapthorn. The 1851 census also finds Joseph away from Glapthorn: he was spending the night at an inn in Northampton.

On 13th June 1856, aged 29, Joseph married Elizabeth Marriott at Glapthorn. They went on to have seven children together between 1857 and 1867, all born at Glapthorn.

Joseph’s father died in 1867. Joseph and Elizabeth and their children then appear to have lived with his mother, appearing with her in the 1871 census. Joseph’s mother died in 1872.

Each census from 1881 to 1901 finds Joseph and Elizabeth living together in Glapthorn with some of their children. They lived in the area of Glapthorn known as Lower Glapthorn along the road now called Main Street.

Joseph’s first known grandchild was born in 1883, being his son Thomas’s eldest son.

Joseph’s daughter Annie died in 1884, aged sixteen.

Four of Joseph’s six children who survived to adulthood moved to Lancashire, with most of them settling around Radcliffe or nearby Bury, sometimes staying with their aunt, Elizabeth’s sister Mary, when they first moved up there. Joseph’s son Philip left Glapthorn and moved to Lincolnshire.

Joseph’s son Thomas seems to have been the only one of her children who married and settled in Glapthorn. In the 1901 census Joseph and Elizabeth had two of Thomas’s sons staying with them.

Joseph died in 1904, aged 77. He was buried at Glapthorn on 28th March 1904. Elizabeth survived him by nearly fifteen years.

1. ↑ Family Bible of Palmers of Glapthorn, Northamptonshire.
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 803; Book 4; Folio 3; Page 14, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Aldwincle St Peter, Northamptonshire
   Samuel Smith, male, 30 [1806-11], Wheelwright, born in county
   Dorothy Smith, female, 20 [1816-21], not born in county
   Harriot Smith, female, 2 months [1841], born in county
   Jonathan Warden, male, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Joseph Redshaw, male, 30 [1806-11], Wheelwright J[ourneyman], born in county
   Joseph Palmer, male, 15 [1821-6], Wheelwright Ap[prentice], 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 1740; Folio 6; Page 5, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Flying Horse, Market Square, Northampton (All Saints), Northamptonshire
   Eleanor Whip, head, widow, female, 59 [1791/2], Innkeeper, b. Newton, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Whip, son, married, male, 38 [1812/13], In the General Post Office, b. Overstone, Northamptonshire
   Robert Whip, son, unmarried, male, 25 [1825/6], Attorney’s Managing Cl[erk], b. Overstone, Northamptonshire
   Alice Marsh, sister, widow, female, 59 [1791/2], b. Newton, Northamptonshire
   Lucy Richards, servant, unmarried, female, 22 [1828/9], House Serv[ant], b. Harpole, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Jones, servant, unmarried, female, 24 [1826/7], House Serv[ant], b. Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire
   William Adams, guest, married, male, 45 [1805/6], Traveller, b. Abthorpe, Northamptonshire
   John Morrison, guest, unmarried, male, 23 [1827/8], Traveller, b. Warschaw, Poland
   Joseph Palmer, guest, unmarried, male, 25 [1825/6], Traveller, b. Glapthorne, 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 95; Page 7, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Lower Street, Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Joseph Palmer, head, married, male, 35 [1825/6], Wheelwright, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, wife, married, female, 30 [1830/1], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Palmer, son, male, 1 [1859/60], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Caroline Palmer, daughter, female, 1 week [1861], 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 124; Page 10, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Lower Street, Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, head, widow, female, 77 [1793/4], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Joseph Palmer, son, married, male, 45 [1825/6], Wheelwright, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, son’s wife, married, female, 40 [1830/1], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, granddaughter, unmarried, female, 13 [1857/8], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Palmer, grandson, male, 11 [1859/60], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Joseph George Palmer, grandson, male, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Glapthorne, Northmptonshire
   William Palmer, grandson, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Phillip Palmer, grandson, male, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Annie Palmer, granddaughter, female, 3 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 1587; Folio 93; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Joseph Palmer, head, married, male, 54 [1826/7], Wheelwright, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, wife, married, female, 51 [1829/30], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Thomas Palmer, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   George Palmer, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   William Palmer, son, male, 16 [1864/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Phillip Palmer, son, male, 15 [1865/6], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Annie Palmer, daughter, female, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1224; Folio 83; Page 5, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Village Street, Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   3 rooms occupied
   Joseph Palmer, head, married, male, 64 [1826/7], employed Wheelwright, employed, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, wife, married, female, 60 [1830/1], b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   William Palmer, son, single, male, 25 [1865/6], Laborer, employed, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire
   Phillip Palmer, son, single, male, 24 [1866/7], Laborer, employed, b. Glapthorne, Northamptonshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 1456; Folio 73; Page 4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Lower Street, Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   3 rooms occupied
   Joseph Palmer, head, married, male, 75 [1825/6], Wheelwright, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Elizabeth Palmer, wife, married, female, 71 [1829/30], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   William Palmer, son, single, male, 36 [1864/5], Agricultural Labourer, worker, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   George Palmer, grandson, single, male, 15 [1885/6], House Boy, worker, b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire
   Charles E. Palmer, grandson, single, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Glapthorn, Northamptonshire

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

   d. Joseph PALMER, March Quarter 1904, Oundle Registration District, Volume 3b, page 134, aged 79 [1824/5]

10. ↑ 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 1904
    No	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
    581	Joseph Palmer	Glapthorn	March 28th	79 y[ea]rs [1824/5]	Francis Buttanshaw Vicar

11. ↑ Although no baptism record has yet been found for Joseph, the adult Joseph who married Elizabeth Marriott can be linked to his parents Thomas and Elizabeth Palmer on the basis that:
    a. Joseph's marriage certificate gives his father's name as Thomas Palmer, publican; and
    b. In the 1871 census the adult Joseph was living with his widowed mother Elizabeth.