Alfred Edward PALMER
Date of Birth:
18 Aug 1863
Date of Death:
21 Mar 1956
Alfred was born at Teignmouth, Devon, England.
His family immigrated to NZ, arriving at Port Chalmers in Feb 1873 on the 'Charlotte Gladstone'.
Alfred married Annie Russell born at Kaniere on the West Coast in 1868) at Wellington in 1890.
They had 10 children, 5 boys & 5 girls. The last fou were born in Levin.
Two sons served in WW1, Lawrence & Samuel. The latter was killed in France in 1918.
Two son-in-laws, Albert Jordan & David Lamb also served.
Alfred started working life as a storeman in Campbeltown. Around 1896 he was a labourer in Wellington. By 1905 he was in Levin as a contractor & then a wood merchant.
He and Annie are buried in Levin along with one unmarried son & daughter & three married sons with their wives.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
Alfred Edward Palmer, Samuel Richard Palmer, Mary Jane Loram Croft, Annie Russell, John Highman Russell, Mary Jane Gilmour, Hilda Jane Palmer, Albert Norman Jordan, Elsie Croft Palmer, James Amos Stockbridge, Alfred Edward Palmer (Jnr), Samuel John Palmer, Doris Mary Palmer, David Charles Lamb, Ida Mary Palmer, Charles Maurice Flay, Charles Henry Palmer, Evelyn Edith Swindlehurst, Annie Gilmour Palmer, Lawrence Croft Palmer, Naomi Ruby Birch, Leslie (pipi) Palmer, Mary Emma Louise (Molly) Lomas.