Ryfealyer DeSilva Palmer
19 September 1859 - 6 December 1894

   Emmanuel & Susannah's 6th child Ryfealyer DeSilva was given the same name as Susannah's 5th baby 
   who'd died in December the previous year.

   On the 1881 UK Census, Ryfealyer, aged 22, is living with his parents and siblings 
   at Methwold, West Norfolk.
  
   On 28 October 1881, Ryfealyer married Martha ENGLISH of Stoke Ferry, Norfolk.  
   His occupation on their marriage certificate is given as "Engineer".

   Their children were:
 

   

Ryfealyer DeSilva
   
born 
   
9th January 1882
   

Angelo Steven
   
born 
   
26th August 1883
   

Martha Mabel Velenia 
   
born 
   
Sep Qtr 1885 
   

Daisy Delphina
   
born 
   
Dec Qtr 1887
   

Alfred Younather DeSilva
   
born 
   
1889 
   

Clarence Emmanuel
   
born 
   
Sep Qtr 1892
   

Louis Charles
   
born 
   
11th November 1894
   

   


   By the 1891 UK Census, Ryfealyer & Martha and children are living near Hilgay where 
   Ryfealyer worked as a "Water Engine Driver"
  
   From Kelly's Directory of Norfolk 1900:

   "The pumping station and dam, constucted near Hunt�s sluice for the Feltwell and Methwold drainage commissioners, 
    was opened in 1884 : from these works about 100 tons of water per minute can be pumped into the River Ouse."

   I think this is where Ryfealyer lived and worked. 

   But tragedy strikes in November 1894 - Diptheria.  Before the advent of antibiotics and innoculation, 
   it was a killer diease - as it proved with Ryfealyer's young family: 
	  	
     Daisy died on 27 November, aged 7 years
     Louis died on 28 November, aged 17 days
     Martha died on 30 November, aged 33 years
     Alfred died on 5 December, aged 5 years
     Ryfealyer died on 6 December, aged 35 years

   leaving Ryfealyer [jun] aged 13 years, Angelo aged 11 years, Martha Mabel aged 9 years 
   & Clarence aged 2 years, orphaned.
 
   An inquest was held into Martha Palmer's death on 3 December 1894
   All the deaths were registered by Ryfealyer's younger brother, Francisco on 8 February, 1895.
   Interestingly, the death of the baby Louis was registered before his birth was.




 Ryfealyer's Siblings:
 ................
 Ryfealyer & Martha's children:

Marear DeSilva
 
Ryfealyer DeSilva  

Emmannuel 
 
Angelo Steven

Louis Henry
 
Martha Mabel Velenia

Lapauldro 
 
Clarence Emmanuel 

Ryfealyer



Francisco



Don Thursalht
 


Angelo Stephen
 


Younather
 


Delfina Honor
 



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