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Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER (1825 - 1902)
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Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER (1825 - 1902)

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William DAVIS (1821 - 1910)
 George Thomas PALMER (1784 - 1854) John PALMER (1760 - 1833) John PALMER (1727 - 1808)
Sarah TAYLOR (1735 - 1796)
Susan STILWELL (1762 - 1832) Daniel STILWELL
Adriana WALTON
Catherine Irena PEMBERTON (1787 - 1855) William PEMBERTON



Catherine SOUTHCOTE



Susan Adrianna William DAVIS
Susan Adrianna Susan Adrianna
Susan Adrianna William DAVIS Susan Adrianna Susan Adrianna
b. 1825 at Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1850 William DAVIS (1821 - 1910) at Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
d. 25 Nov 1902 at Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia aged 77
Near Relatives of Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER (1825 - 1902)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John PALMER 17 Jun 1760 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England 27 Sep 1833 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 73
Grandmother Susan STILWELL 06 Aug 1762 Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA 22 Nov 1832 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 70
Grandfather William PEMBERTON
Grandmother Catherine SOUTHCOTE

Father in Law William DAVIS 1787 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 23 Sep 1876 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Mother in Law Jane Elizabeth WESTON 1795 Aynho, Northumberland, England 21 Sep 1886 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 91

Father George Thomas PALMER 26 Apr 1784 Brompton, Kent, England 26 Oct 1854 Bath, Somerset, England 70
Mother Catherine Irena PEMBERTON 1787 04 Oct 1855 Bath, Somerset, England 68

Self Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER 1825 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 25 Nov 1902 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 77

Husband William DAVIS 1821 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 13 Jul 1910 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89

Adopted Son Henry William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Adopted Daughter Marion J M (May) DAVIS 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Brother George Thomas PALMER 06 Mar 1809 Somerset, England 14 Feb 1889 Argyle, New South Wales, Australia 79
Brother William Pemberton PALMER 11 Oct 1810 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1864 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia 53
Brother John Macquarie PALMER 1814 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Catherine Irena PALMER 1816 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1863 Bayswater, London, Middlesex, England 47
Sister Ingram Rider PALMER 1818 1824 6
Brother Henry Edmund Mitchell PALMER 1821 India
Brother Rodber Wylde PALMER 1823 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 1887 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 64
Brother Pemberton Campbell PALMER 1827 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 15 Aug 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 58

Daughter in Law Annie Elizabeth Louise RICHARDSON 1854 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1943 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia 89

Granddaughter Ernestine A PALMER 1877 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Uncle John Westwick PALMER 1786 Brompton, Kent, England 1787 1
Uncle Henry Westwick PALMER 1787 Brompton, Kent, England 1788 Brompton, Kent, England 1
Uncle John PALMER 1797 Brompton, Kent, England 1839 42
Uncle Edmund PALMER 1800 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 1800 0
Uncle Edwin Campbell PALMER 1801 Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia 1802 1
Aunt Sophia Susannah PALMER 1803 Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia 1856 53
Uncle Edward Charles Collinson CLOSE 12 Mar 1790 Rangamati, Bengal, India 1866 76

Cousin Edward Charles CLOSE
Cousin Marrianne Collinson CLOSE 1827 Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia 02 May 1903 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 76
Cousin Robert Campbell CLOSE 1831 New South Wales, Australia
Cousin George Thomas Palmer CLOSE 1834 New South Wales, Australia

Nephew George Thomas Rowes PALMER 1840 1840 0
Nephew Edwin PALMER 1841 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1894 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 53
Niece Minna Close PALMER Jul 1843 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 85
Nephew George Charles Frederick PALMER 1845 Canberra, ACT, Australia 24 Nov 1869 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 24
Nephew Charles Rodber PALMER 1848 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1916 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 68
Nephew Henry William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Niece Edith Milba PALMER 1855 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1936 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew Herbert Norman PALMER 1857 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1931 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 74
Nephew Hubert Everard PALMER 1862 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1934 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 72
Nephew William Ingram Pemberton PALMER 1832 New South Wales, Australia
Niece Rosezeatte Ann Catherine Wilhelmin PALMER 1833
Nephew Walter CAMPBELL 1838 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Agnes CAMPBELL 1841 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Susan CAMPBELL 1843 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Christian CAMPBELL 1845 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Frederick CAMPBELL 1846 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 19 Aug 1928 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 82
Niece Sophia CAMPBELL 1848 New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Robert CAMPBELL 1850 New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Reginald Herbert PALMER 1852 New South Wales, Australia 1931 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia 79
Niece Catherine Sarah PALMER 1853 New South Wales, Australia
Niece Sophia Susanna PALMER 1858 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1934 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 76
Nephew Edward Charles Close PALMER 1860 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1932 Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Lydia Irena Alberta PALMER 1862 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 1922 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 60
Niece Iabella Adrianna Charlot PALMER 1865 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1866 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1
Nephew George Augustus Rodber PALMER 1866 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 80
Niece Amy Gertrude Campbell Weston PALMER 1869 Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Emily Victoria Louise PALMER 1872 Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Henry Edmund PALMER 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 66
Niece Constance Edith PALMER 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece Ella Maud PALMER 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1892 31
Nephew Walter Harcourt PALMER 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1915 53
Niece Eva Catherine PALMER 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Permerton Wilfred Close PALMER 1866 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 10 Oct 1914 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 48
Niece Lina Linda Beatrice PALMER 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 82
Nephew Howard Frederick Leslie PALMER 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1952 Bulli, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew Roger Wingham Morton PALMER 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 76
Nephew Laurence Alfred Weaver PALMER 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Eden, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece Marion Agnes PALMER 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Phoebe WRIGHT 1839 Lanyon, ACT, Australia 16 Jul 1920 Craigie, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew William Davis WRIGHT 1841 Lanyon, ACT, Australia 25 Sep 1924 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 83
Nephew John Edward WRIGHT 1843 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Niece Jane Emily WRIGHT 1845 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Nephew Arthur Henry WRIGHT 1847 Lanyon, ACT, Australia
Niece Lucy Ellen WRIGHT 1850 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Aubrey Murray WRIGHT 1853 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Frances Catherine Burford WRIGHT 1855 Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia 11 Feb 1881 Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia 26
Niece Frances C HAYLEY 1843 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia 1919 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Alice Gertrude HAYLEY 1845 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Florence Jane HAYLEY 1847 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Foxton HAYLEY 1848 Irishtown, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Mary Madeline HAYLEY 1850 New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Frederick Ernest HAYLEY 1853 New South Wales, Australia 1879 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 26
Niece Laura Emily HAYLEY 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Herry Percy HAYLEY 1857 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1867 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10
Nephew Alfred Reginald HAYLEY 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1869 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 10
Niece Elizabeth HAYLEY 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1863 1
Nephew Sydney Victor HAYLEY 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1864 2
Nephew Walter Harold HAYLEY 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 85
Niece Ada Irena DAVIS 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Lucy Eveline DAVIS 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia 81
Niece Mabel Minna DAVIS 1874 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia 83
Niece Marion J M (May) DAVIS 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law Lucy DAVIS England
Sister in Law Mary DAVIS 1817 Oxfordshire, England 1883 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 66
Brother in Law John DAVIS 1818 Oxfordshire, England
Sister in Law Elizabeth DAVIS abt 1820 England 02 Jul 1890 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 70
Brother in Law Henry DAVIS 1823 England
Sister in Law Frances E DAVIS abt 1825 England
Brother in Law Frederick James DAVIS 1827 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 1914 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 87
Brother in Law Harold Mapletoft DAVIS Oct 1831 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 1922 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 91
Brother in Law Sydney Hodges DAVIS 1836 England
Sister in Law Selina Augusta ROWES 1820 Essex, England 28 Jul 1902 Woodhouselee, New South Wales, Australia 82
Sister in Law Rosezeatte Durham DURDEN 1815 Plymouth, Devon, England 08 Feb 1865 New South Wales, Australia 50
Brother in Law Charles CAMPBELL 20 Sep 1810 At sea 17 Aug 1888 Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland 77
Sister in Law Eva MONEY
Sister in Law Isabella Lydia MIDDLETON
Sister in Law Octavia Caroline STOLL 05 Jun 1905
Events in Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER (1825 - 1902)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1825 Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER was born Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia V18257203 1B/1825 6
1850 25 Married William DAVIS (aged 29) Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia V1850281 36B/1850 6
1852 27 Birth of adopted son Henry William Ernest PALMER Canberra, ACT, Australia V18522156 38/1852 6
26 Oct 1854 29 Death of father George Thomas PALMER (aged 70) Bath, Somerset, England 6
04 Oct 1855 30 Death of mother Catherine Irena PEMBERTON (aged 68) Bath, Somerset, England 6
1862 37 Birth of adopted daughter Marion J M (May) DAVIS Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 12724/1862 2
26 Feb 1877 52 Death of adopted son Henry William Ernest PALMER (aged 25) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 8432/1877
25 Nov 1902 77 Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER died Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 250 (Death)
- Reference = 248 (Birth)
- Reference = 248 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 250 (Marriage)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2166/susan-adriana-davis.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Born: 1825; Died: 1902; Married: William Davis (junior)

Susan Adriana Davis
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Palmerville estate
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Susan Adriana Davis (known as 'Addie') was born at the Palmer's Parramatta homestead in 1825. Her parents were George Thomas Palmer (senior) and Catherine Irena Palmer (nee Pemberton). In 1826, the Palmers set up the first European estate at Ginninderra. They were related to the Campbell pastoralist family of Duntroon.

In 1850 Susan married William Davis (junior) who her brother had recruited as manager of Palmerville estate.

In 1854 when her grandfather, George Thomas Palmer (senior), died in Somerset (where he had retired), Palmerville was left to Susan. Her husband was one of three trustees of the estate, identified as manager and found himself in effective control of Palmerville.

He was an excellent pastoralist and manager. Davis improved the operation of Palmerville and expanded their landholdings to include 'Goongarline' (Gungahlin).

Susan was a well educated woman and an accomplished pianist.

It is said that in 1877, after the sudden death in a horse race of William's nephew, Ernest, who had been managing the estate for them, they were 'devastated'. They were very close to the young man and saw him as a successor, having no children of their own. Davis then employed Edward Crace as the new manager, but they did not see eye-to-eye. They sold their Ginninderra and Gungahlin properties to Crace and the Davises soon retired to Woodhouselee near Goulburn.

Susan died in 1902 and William followed her in 1910.

References
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, Melbourne, 1967; and Supplementary Volume, Canberra, 2005
Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Campbell, 1992
Meyers D. (ed. K. Frawley), Lairds, Lags and Larrikins: an Early History of the Limestone Plains, Pearce, 2010
Palmer, J., 'The Palmers of Ginninderra', CHJ, n.s. no. 2 (1978), pp. 26-31
Shumack, S. An Autobiography, or, Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers (ed. J. E. and S. Shumack), Canberra, 1967
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