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Elias Palmer, shipwright, of Bristol, was born in Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset^G, about 1793.¹ His parents have not been identified. He married in Bristol^G on 23 June 1823, Frances Clements.²
     In 1841 Elias was living at 21 East Street, Bedminster^G, and was recorded in the census as Elias Palmer, a shipwright, aged 50 [rounded down] and born in Somerset. Living with him were his sons, Elias, 15, William Palmer, 13, Charles, 10, George Palmer, 8, and Thomas, aged six.³
     In 1851 he was living at East Street, Bedminster^G, in the household of Elizabeth Brice, a sailor's wife, and her family, and was recorded as Elias Palmer, a shipwright, a widower aged 57 and born in Bedminster. Living with him was his son George, aged 18.⁴

Ernest Alfred Palmer, publican, of London and Bristol, son of George Palmer and Frances H Watson, was born in Hampstead, London^G, in 1871.¹ He married first at All Souls Church, Hampstead, London^G, on 25 December 1893, Emily Olive Freeman, daughter of John Freeman and Olive Stokes.^2,3 Emily died in 1899. He married second in Bristol^G in 1906, Caroline Esther Pobjoy, daughter of Edward Pobjoy and Mary Ann ___.⁴ Caroline was born in Bedminster, Somerset^G, in 1879.^5,6
     In 1881 Ernest was living at 2 Loudoun Road Mews, Hampstead^G, in the household of his parents George and Frances, and was recorded in the census as Ernest Palmer, a scholar, aged nine and born in Hampstead.⁷
     In 1901 he was living at 66 Park Row, Bristol, Gloucestershire^G, and was recorded as Ernest Alfd Palmer, a licensed retailer, head of household, a widower, aged 29 and born in London. Living with him were his daughter, Winnie, aged five, and his sister, Lilly, aged 31. Also in the household were Caroline Pobjoy, 21, who was to become his second wife, and a 13-year-old female general servant.⁸
     In 1911 he was living at Lamb & Flag Hotel, Victoria Street, Temple, Bristol^G, and was recorded as Ernest A Palmer, a self-employed licensed victualler, head of household, aged 38 and born in St John's Wood. Living with him were his second wife Caroline, 32, his daughters by his first marriage, Frances, 16, and Winifred, 15, and Ernest and Caroline's son Reginald, aged three.⁹

George Palmer, farrier, of Hampstead, London, son of Elias Palmer and Frances Clements, was born in Bedminster, Bristol^G, about 1833¹ and baptized at Bedminster, Somerset^G, on 6 April 1834.² He died aged 56 at 23 Alexander Road, Hampstead, Middlesex^G, on 20 February 1890.^3,4 He married in Marylebone, Middlesex^G, in 1860, Frances H Watson, daughter of Thomas Watson and Rebecca ___.⁵
     In 1841 George was living at 21 East Street, Bedminster, Bristol^G, in the household of his father Elias, and was recorded in the census as George Palmer, aged eight and born in Somerset.⁶
     In 1851 he was living with his father Elias as a lodger at East Street, Bedminster, Bristol, Somerset^G, in the household of Elizabeth Brice, a sailor's wife, and was recorded as Geo Palmer, a farrier, aged 18 and born in Bedminster.⁷
     In 1861 he was living at 49 Ordnance Rd, All Saints, Marylebone, Middlesex^G, and was recorded as George Palmer, a farrier, head of household, married, aged 27 and born in Bristol. Living with him was his wife Frances, aged 28 and born in Colchester, Essex.⁸
     In 1871 he was living at 2 Bridge Rd Mews, St John's, Hampstead^G, and was recorded as George Palmer, a farrier, head of household, married, aged 37 and born in Bristol. Living with him were his wife Frances, 38, their sons, Thomas, 8, Robert, 6, and Walter, 1, and their daughters, Josephine, 4, and Minnie, aged two.⁹
     In 1881 he was living at 2 Loudoun Road Mews, Hampstead^G, and was recorded as George Palmer, a farrier employing three men and one boy, head of household, married, aged 44 and born in Bedminster, Bristol. Living with him were his wife Frances, 45, her widowed father, Thomas Watson, 71, and George and Frances's children, Amelia, 14, Minnie, 12, Walter, 11, and Ernest, aged nine. Also in the household were a nephew, George Palmer, 18, (son of the older George's brother William) and an adult male boarder.¹⁰
     Administration of George's personal estate was granted at the Principal Registry, London, on 31 March 1890 to his son Robert, a clothier of 229 Green Street, Bethnal Green. George was described as a farrier of 23 Alexander Road, South Hampstead and his effects were valued at £278.⁴