Brief Life History of Frederick
When Frederick Palmer was born on 6 August 1882, in Elveden, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Palmer, was 36 and his mother, Clementina Cornwell, was 30. He had at least 1 daughter with Agnes Gayford. He lived in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Thetford St Peter, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died in August 1952, in Thetford, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.
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- Frederick Palmer in household of William Palmer, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Frederick Palmer, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Fred Palmer in household of William Palmer, "England and Wales Census, 1901"
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World Events (7)
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
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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