Emmanuel & Susannah
Emmanuel PALMER & Susannah TEED
Emmanuel PALMER, the 5th child & 3rd son of Stephen PALMER & Maria DeSilva was baptised in St Mary's Church,
Burwell, Cambridgeshire on 4 June, 1820.
In 1834, [at the age of 14], he was apprenticed to Simon Jacob, Millwright in Gazeley, Suffolk
"to learn his Art and with him after the Manner of an Apprentice to serve from the First Day of March
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-four ......."
[Emmanuel would have been 14 years old at the time.]
The document is signed by Jonathon [sic] Casburn, Emanuel PALMER & Stephen PALMER.
In October, 1849, Emmanuel married Susannah TEED [bp 1826 Boston, Lincolnshire] in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire.
The location has always puzzled me, until I discovered [via the 1851 UK Census] that his elder brother,
Stephen, lived there. Stephen's wife was an Elizabeth, and Stephen & Elizabeth PALMER were the witnesses
on the marriage certificate.
I can only assume that Emmanuel was working in Ramsey as a Millwright - maybe with his brother?
Emmanuel & Susannah's first child, Marear DeSilva PALMER, was born in Wisbech, Cambs on 27 July, 1850.
They then moved to Methwold in West Norfolk, as their 2nd child, Emmanuel was born there on 20 August 1852.
Nine more children followed:
| Marear DeSilva
| born
| 27 July 1850 - in Wisbech
| baptised
| in Wisbech?
| Emmanuel
| born
| 20 August 1852 - in Methwold
| baptised
| 22 October 1854 @ All Saints, Hilgay
| Louis Henry**
| born
| 24 September 1854
| baptised
| 22 October 1854 @ All Saints, Hilgay
| Lapauldro
| born
| 25 March 1856
| baptised
| 4 April 1856 @ All Saints, Hilgay
| Ryfealyer DeSilva
| born
| 1857 - [died 1858]
| baptised
| 26 September 1857 @ All Saints, Hilgay
| Ryfealyer DeSilva
| born
| 19 September 1859
| baptised
| 30 October 1859 @ All Saints, Hilgay
| Francisco
| born
| 16 December 1860
| baptised
| 10 March 1861 @ All Saints, Hilgay
| Donathan Thursalht
| born
| 19 February 1863 - [died 1873]
| baptised
| ? Methwold
| Angelo Stephen
| born
| August 1864
| baptised
| ? Methwold
| Younather DeSilva
| born
| 16 January 1867
| baptised
| ? Methwold
| Delfina Honor
| born
| 8 September 1869
| baptised
| ? Methwold
|
| | | | | | | | | | |
All the above names and birth dates + Emmanuel & Susannah's marriage date are recorded in Mary TEED's
(Susannah's mother) bible.
The Baptism dates are from the All Saints' Church, Hilgay, Register of Baptisms.
On the 1851 Census, Emmanuel & Susannah are living in Robin's Row, Horse Fair, Wisbech - about
2 doors up from Susannah's mother, Mary TEED.
Dwelling Place: Robin's Row, Horse Fair.
Census Place: Wisbech St. Peter, Cambridgeshire
Source: PRO Ref
| FOLIO/SCH.
| NAME
| RELN
| COND.
| AGE
| OCCUPATION
| WHERE BORN
| 347a, 44
| Emmanuel PALMER
| Head
| M
| 31
| Millwright
| Cam. Burwell
| .
| Susannah PALMER
| Wife
| M
| 24
| -
| Lin. Boston
| .
| Maria D. PALMER
| Dau.
| S
| 8m
| -
| Cam. Wisbech
|
| | | |
By the 1871 England Census, we find Emmanuel & Susannah in Methwold with rather a large family, but without their
eldest child, Maria who would have been enumerated with her newly-wed husband:
Dwelling: [Severals ?] Engine House
Census Place: Methwold, Norfolk, England
Source: PRO Ref RG10/Piece 1873/ED 13/Folio 76/Pg 11
| FOLIO/SCH.
| NAME
| RELN
| COND.
| AGE
| OCCUPATION
| WHERE BORN
| Sch.50
| Emmanuel PALMER
| Head
| M
| 50
| Engineer
| Cambridgeshire, Burwell
| .
| Susanna PALMER
| Wife
| M
| 44
| Wife
| Lincolnshire, Boston
| .
| Emmanuel PALMER
| Son
| U
| 18
| Carpenter
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| .
| Louis Henry PALMER
| Son
| U
| 16
| Engineer
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| .
| Lapauldro PALMER
| Son
| U
| 14
| Engineer
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| .
| Ryfealyer PALMER
| Son
| M
| 11
| Scholar
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| .
| Francisco D. PALMER
| Son
| U
| 10
| Scholar
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| .
| Don T. PALMER
| Son
| U
| 7
| .
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| .
| Angelo Stephen PALMER
| Son
| U
| 6
| .
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| .
| Jonathan D. PALMER
| Son
| U
| 4
| .
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| .
| Delphina H. PALMER
| Dau
| U
| 1
| .
| Norfolk, Methwold Fen
| | | | | | | | | | | |
On the 1881 Census, we find Emmanuel & Susannah with 3 children married [but the eldest & his
family are living with them] + a grand-daughter that seems to have no parents.
Dwelling: Engine
Census Place: Methwold, Norfolk, England
Source: PRO Ref RG11/Piece 2011/Folio 60/Pg 12
| FOLIO/SCH.
| NAME
| RELN
| COND.
| AGE
| OCCUPATION
| WHERE BORN
| Sch.
| Emmanuel PALMER
| Head
| M
| 29
| Engineer
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Emma PALMER
| Wife
| U
| 27
| Wife
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Emmanuel PALMER
| Son
| U
| 5
| Scholar
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Marcrear PALMER
| Daug
| U
| 6
| Scholar
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Emmanuel PALMER
| Head
| M
| 62
| Engineer
| Burwell, Cambs
| .
| Susannah PALMER
| Wife
| M
| 54
| Engineer's Wife
| Boston, Lincs
| .
| Louis Henry
| Son
| U
| 26
| Engineer
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Ryfealyer PALMER
| Son
| U
| 22
| Engineer
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Francisco PALMER
| Son
| U
| 21
| Engine Driver
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Angelo Stephen PALMER
| Son
| U
| 16
| Engine Driver
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Younathen PALMER
| Son
| U
| 14
| Scholar
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Delphener PALMER
| Daur
| U
| 11
| Scholar
| Methwold, Norfolk
| .
| Hannah PALMER
| Grand Dr
| U
| 6
| Scholar
| Yorkshire, England
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
About 1882, all the family, bar Ryfealyer and Francisco who both stayed in Hilgay, moved to Wisbech.
By the time of the 1891 Census, Emmanuel has died [23 January 1891], and Susannah and
her 3 youngest children are living at 21 Queen Street, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.
ED11 Schedule 181
| PALMER Susannah
| Head - Widow
| Age
| bn Boston, Lincolnshire
| Living on her own means
| PALMER Angelo Stephen
| Son
| Age 26
| bn Methwold, Norfolk
| Steam Engine Owner
| PALMER Jonathon T.*
| Son
| Age 24
| bn Methwold, Norfolk
| Cycle Agent & Repairer
| PALMER Delphininer H.
| Dau
| Age 21
| bn Methwold, Norfolk
|
|
| | | |
*for Jonathon read Younather DeSilva.
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Wisbech PALMERs
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This page created 14 August 2001
and amended/updated 14:33 19/02/2019