Brief Life History of James
James Palmer was born on 17 May 1876, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Ada Derry on 4 August 1900, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- James Palmer, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Palmer - Government record: Census record: birth-name: James Palmer
- James Palmer in entry for Edith Ada, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
Spouse and Children
1876– Male
1875– Female
Children (1)
1903– Female
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 4
1884
Age 8
1908
Age 32
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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