Person:William Palmer (134)

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William Palmer
b.Jun 1836 Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
d.2 Oct 1848 Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est 1834
  1. William Palmer1836 - 1848
  2. John Palmer1837 - 1882
  3. Janet Palmer1839 - 1859
  4. Margaret Palmer1841 - 1873
  5. Mary Palmer1843 - 1848
  6. Isabella Palmer1845 - 1922
  7. Robert Palmer1846 - Est 1935
  8. Jean Palmer1849 - 1849
  9. Thomas Grierson Palmer1850 - 1936
  10. Samuel Palmer1852 - 1939
  11. James Palmer1855 - 1855
  12. Mary Eliza Palmer1857 - 1950
  13. Williamina Palmer1859 - 1861
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Facts and Events
Name William Palmer
Gender Male
Birth? Jun 1836 Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotlandat Cushat Grove, Southwick
Christening? 22 Jun 1836 Colvend and Southwick, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Census[1] Apr 1841 Colvend, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotlandat Cushat Grove, Southwick
Death? 2 Oct 1848 Rothesay, Bute, Scotland37 Bishop Street
Burial? Rothesay, Bute, Scotlandcemetery at the High Church

William died prior to civil registration in Scotland and any family notes for the cause of death have not been found. John and Mary Palmer lost three children in 1849. There had been no infant deaths in the family until that year.

One possibility is the closeness of the Irish Potato Famine, both in time and in distance. Bute is an island off the west coast of Scotland and the blight that caused the potato harvests to fail in Ireland is known to have crossed the Irish Sea.

References
  1. ↑ Colvend (parish 861), in Scotland. Census Office. Census returns of Scotland for 1841. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1952)
    Enum Dist 6, page 13.

    Cushat Grove, Southwick, Colvend, Kirkcudbrightshire
    John Palmer, 29, schoolmaster
    Mary Palmer, 27
    William Palmer, 5
    John Palmer, 3
    Jannet Palmer, 2
    Margaret Palmer 2 months

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