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George Thomas PALMER (1809 - 1889)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
George Thomas Rowes PALMER (1840 - 1840)
Edwin PALMER (1841 - 1894)
Minna Close PALMER (1843 - 1928)
George Charles Frederick PALMER (1845 - 1869)
Charles Rodber PALMER (1848 - 1916)
Henry William Ernest PALMER (1852 - 1877)
Edith Milba PALMER (1855 - 1936)
Herbert Norman PALMER (1857 - 1931)
Hubert Everard PALMER (1862 - 1934)
 George Thomas PALMER (1809 - 1889)

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Selina Augusta ROWES (1820 - 1902)
 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



b. 06 Mar 1809 at Somerset, England
m. 1838 Selina Augusta ROWES (1820 - 1902) at Chigwell, Essex, England
d. 14 Feb 1889 at Argyle, New South Wales, Australia aged 79
Near Relatives of George Thomas PALMER (1809 - 1889)
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 ROWES
Mother in Law Elizabeth (ROWES)

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 George Thomas PALMER 06 Mar 1809 Somerset, England 14 Feb 1889 Argyle, New South Wales, Australia 79

Wife Selina Augusta ROWES 1820 Essex, England 28 Jul 1902 Woodhouselee, New South Wales, Australia 82

Son George Thomas Rowes PALMER 1840 1840 0
Son Edwin PALMER 1841 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1894 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 53
Daughter Minna Close PALMER Jul 1843 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 85
Son George Charles Frederick PALMER 1845 Canberra, ACT, Australia 24 Nov 1869 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 24
Son Charles Rodber PALMER 1848 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1916 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 68
Son Henry William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Daughter Edith Milba PALMER 1855 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1936 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 81
Son Herbert Norman PALMER 1857 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1931 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 74
Son Hubert Everard PALMER 1862 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1934 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 72

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
Sister Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER 1825 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 25 Nov 1902 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother Pemberton Campbell PALMER 1827 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 15 Aug 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 58

Daughter in Law Emily THURLOW
Son in Law Frederick James DAVIS 1827 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 1914 Ryde, New South Wales, Australia 87
Daughter in Law Sarah ROBERTSON
Daughter in Law Annie Elizabeth Louise RICHARDSON 1854 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1943 Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia 89
Son in Law George Isaac SEFTON 1853 Hexham, New South Wales, Australia 1933 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 80
Daughter in Law Emily Jane EMERY 22 Mar 1875 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1929 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 54
Daughter in Law Sarah Anne MCCRUDDEN

Grandson William PALMER 1867 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Emily I PALMER 1868 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson George Thomas PALMER 1870 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Edwin PALMER 1872 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia 1874 2
Granddaughter Selina A M PALMER 1877 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Henry William E PALMER 1880 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia 1880 0
Granddaughter Edith Milba PALMER 1881 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Marian Erna PALMER 1884 Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Susan PALMER 1886 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia 1887 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia 1
Granddaughter Ada Irena DAVIS 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 72
Granddaughter Lucy Eveline DAVIS 1865 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia 81
Granddaughter Mabel Minna DAVIS 1874 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia 83
Granddaughter Ernestine A PALMER 1877 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mona I SEFTON 1896 Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Ida Minna PALMER 1895 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Elsie Salina Ann PALMER 1897 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Una Charlotte Maud PALMER 1899 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 19 Oct 1985 86
Grandson Ralph Thomas PALMER 1905 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Claud Alfred PALMER 1908 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Enid Emily PALMER 1918 Albury, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Charles Leopold PALMER 1892 Bourke, New South Wales, Australia 09 Oct 1917 Belgium 25
Granddaughter Berrell PALMER 1894 Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Edith M PALMER 1897 Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Hubert E PALMER 1899 Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Lindon K PALMER 1901 Brewarrina, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Cosia A PALMER 1904 Wagga Wagga, 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 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 William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Niece Marion J M (May) DAVIS 1862 Queanbeyan, 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

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
Brother in Law William DAVIS 1821 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 13 Jul 1910 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Sister in Law Octavia Caroline STOLL 05 Jun 1905
Events in George Thomas PALMER (1809 - 1889)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
06 Mar 1809 George Thomas PALMER was born Somerset, England 6
1838 29 Married Selina Augusta ROWES (aged 18) Chigwell, Essex, England 6
1840 31 Birth of son George Thomas Rowes PALMER 6
1840 31 Death of son George Thomas Rowes PALMER 6
1841 32 Birth of son Edwin PALMER Canberra, ACT, Australia 6
Jul 1843 34 Birth of daughter Minna Close PALMER Maitland, New South Wales, Australia V18432532 28/1743 6
1845 36 Birth of son George Charles Frederick PALMER Canberra, ACT, Australia V18462088 31A/1846 6
1848 39 Birth of son Charles Rodber PALMER Canberra, ACT, Australia V18481842 33/1848 6
1852 43 Birth of son Henry William Ernest PALMER Canberra, ACT, Australia V18522156 38/1852 6
26 Oct 1854 45 Death of father George Thomas PALMER (aged 70) Bath, Somerset, England 6
1855 46 Birth of daughter Edith Milba PALMER Canberra, ACT, Australia 6
04 Oct 1855 46 Death of mother Catherine Irena PEMBERTON (aged 68) Bath, Somerset, England 6
1857 48 Birth of son Herbert Norman PALMER Canberra, ACT, Australia V18571740 155/1857 6
1862 53 Birth of son Hubert Everard PALMER Canberra, ACT, Australia 12708/1863 6
24 Nov 1869 60 Death of son George Charles Frederick PALMER (aged 24) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 1869/C1059 6
26 Feb 1877 67 Death of son Henry William Ernest PALMER (aged 25) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 8432/1877
1889 80 Burial Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 6
14 Feb 1889 79 George Thomas PALMER died Argyle, 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 = 248 (Birth)
- Reference = 248 (Death)
- Reference = 248 (Burial)
- Reference = 248 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 249 (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/2161/george-thomas-palmer-junior.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: George Thomas Palmer (junior)

Born: c. 1808; Died: 1889; Married: Selina Augusta Rowes

George Thomas Palmer (junior)
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George Thomas Palmer (junior) was born c. 1808 in Somerset. His mother was Catherine Irena Pemberton and his father, George Thomas Palmer (senior), was a Lieutenant in the British army. They had been married in Malta.

George junior's grandfather was John Palmer, who had been the purser on HMS Sirius and returned to the colony in 1806 with some of his family. Eventually, George senior also arrived in Australia, where he became the commissary. His father was also the brother-in-law of Robert Campbell who was responsible for the establishment of Duntroon in 1825. No doubt, his extended family's pastoral interests on the Limestone Plains prompted his father in 1826 to send a party to carve out his own farm in the Limestone Plains at Ginninderra, subsequently known as Palmerville estate.

But this was all happening while George Palmer junior was still in England. In 1838 Young Palmer married Selina Augusta Rowes at Epping in Essex. They were to have ten children together.

In Australia in 1835, George Palmer (senior) sent his cousin, Charles Campbell, to Ginninderra to manage Palmerville for him. This may have been an arrangement entered into by both parties with a view to Campbell taking over the estate. Shortly after, a sale was arranged, but Campbell defaulted on his payments and the property reverted back to George (senior).

By 1841 George (junior) and Selina arrived in the colony. By 1845 he took over the running of the burgeoning 11,729-acre Palmerville estate on behalf of his father and resided there with his young family. George and Selina's fifth child was the first to be born at Ginninderra in February 1846.

The Palmers contracted William Davis (junior) to manage Palmerville which was an excellent decision, as Davis turned the estate into a model pastoral enterprise. In 1850, Davis became Palmer's brother-in-law when he married Palmer's sister, Susan Adriana Palmer. When George (senior) died in England in 1854, the estate at Ginninderra was left to Susan. Her husband, William Davis, now found himself in effective control of Palmerville.

Despite the estate now being managed in trust for his sister, George (junior) stayed on. In 1859 he opened the ACT's first post office, but only remained as postmaster for four months. At some stage, George and Selina Palmer moved to Goulburn. George died there in 1889 and Selina in 1902.

References
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, Melbourne, 1967
Gillespie, L. L., Canberra: 1820-1913, Canberra, 1991
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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