Henry Spencer Palmer RE (1838 - 1893)

Born 30 Apr 1838 in Bangalore, Karnātaka, India

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane Pearson (Wright) Palmer — married 7 Oct 1863 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Died 10 Feb 1893 at age 54 in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

PALMER, HENRY SPENCER, army officer, military engineer, surveyor, and author; b. 30 April 1838 in Bangalore (India), youngest son of John Freke Palmer, colonel in the Madras army, and Jane James, sister of Sir Henry James, re; m. 7 Oct. 1863 at New Westminster, B.C., Mary Jane Pearson Wright, daughter of the Reverend Henry Press Wright, first archdeacon of British Columbia, and they had nine children, three of whom died in childhood; d. 10 Feb. 1893 in Tokyo.

Sources

• Frances M. Woodward, “PALMER, HENRY SPENCER,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 12, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed December 30, 2018, online.
• "British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD87-K83 : 11 March 2018), Henry Spencer Palmer and Mary Jane Pearson Wright, 07 Oct 1863; citing New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, British Columbia Archives film number B09707, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,073,299.

• UK, Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900: "UK, Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900"
  The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Class Number: WO 25; Class Title: Including campaigns, marriages, births of children, names and address of next of kin, etc. (with Index); Piece Number: 3913; Piece Title: Including campaigns, marriages, births of children, names and address of next of kin, etc. (with Index)
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3253 #373190 (accessed 20 April 2024)
  Name: Henry Spencer Palmer; Age: 18; Birth Date: 30 Apr 1838; Birth Place: Bangalore, India; Military Date: 20 Dec 1856; Unit: Royal Engineers.

• UK, Civil Engineer Lists, 1818-1930: "UK, Civil Engineer Lists, 1818-1930"
  Original data: Civil Engineer Lists, 1868-1930. London, UK: Institution of Civil Engineers
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3787 #112110 (accessed 20 April 2024)
  Name: Col Henry Spencer Palmer; Election Date: 14 Apr 1885; Employment Place: Yokohama, Japan; Publication Year: 1886; Publication Place: London, London, England.

• UK, British Army Records and Lists, 1882-1962: "UK, British Army Records and Lists, 1882-1962"
  Original data: The Official Army List. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England
  Ancestry Record 60721 #648040 (accessed 20 April 2024)
  Name: Henry Spencer Palmer; Rank: Lieutenant Colonel; Birth Date: 30 Apr 1838; Military Year: Jan 1892; Regiment: Royal Engineers; Record Type: List.

• Burial: "Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current"
  Find A Grave: Memorial #16326032
  Ancestry Record 60541 #3370689 (accessed 20 April 2024)
  Gen Henry Spencer Palmer burial (died on 10 Feb 1893) in Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Born on 30 Apr 1838.

• Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
  Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #1634968 (accessed 20 April 2024)
  Henry Spencer Palmer probate on 19 Apr 1893 in London, England. Died 10 Feb 1893.

See Also

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Spencer_Palmer

• http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/palmer_henry_spencer_12E.html

• https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/palmer.html