William Jackman Gale PALMER

Abt 1818 - Yes, date unknown

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• Name	William Jackman Gale PALMER
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Abt 1818
  	Age given as 11 when he was apprenticed in 1829
  Baptised	22 Nov 1818	St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  Apprenticeship	From 9 Sep 1829 to 1839	Peter Tavy, Devon, England
  	Parish Apprentice
  	Became a Parish Apprentice in 1829, at the age of 11. His residence at the time was shown as Lamerton, and his mother as Prudence (no surname given). William was apprenticed to James Gill, a yeoman of Peter Tavy, with the apprenticeship to last until William reached the age of 21. (In showing the apprenticeship as lasting until 1839 I am guessing that William didn't die or run away etc.)
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	3 half sisters (family of Oliver PALMER and Prudence JUSTHAM)
  1. Dinah PALMER,   b. Abt Apr 1808,   bur. 28 Feb 1809, St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England  (Age ~ 0 years) + 2. Prudence PALMER,   bap. 25 Dec 1809, St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England ,   d. Jun Q 1864, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England  (Age ~ 54 years) ▻ Samuel CORNELIUS,  m. 14 Oct 1829 + 3. Grace Sophia PALMER,   bap. 1 Mar 1812, St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England ,   d. Jun Q 1878, Plympton Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age ~ 65 years) ▻ Richard POTE,  m. 24 Dec 1832 ;   John WESTLAKE,  m. Sep Q 1873
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of William SMALE and Prudence JUSTHAM)
  1. Benjamin SMALE,   bap. 23 Jun 1822, The Church of St. Mary Blessed Virgin, Plympton St. Mary, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth SMALE,   bap. 28 Mar 1824, The Church of St. Mary Blessed Virgin, Plympton St. Mary, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Ann SMALE,   bap. 6 Aug 1826, The Church of St. Mary Blessed Virgin, Plympton St. Mary, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Richard SMALE,   bap. 1 Feb 1829, The Church of St. Mary Blessed Virgin, Plympton St. Mary, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	[ - ? - ],   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)  Elizabeth,   b. Between 1708 and 1720,   d. May 1794, Dunterton, Devon, England  (Age ~ 86 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Notes	(Research):Who was William's father? Illegitimate children were often given the surname of their father as a middle name - but William had 2 such names. I guess it is possible that Prudence didn't know whether the father was a man with the surname Gale or one named Jackman, but I think it unlikely; it seems to me more probable that his father had been given Jackman as a Christian name - and was probably either called Jackman Gale or William Jackman Gale. (Families with both surnames were to be found in Lamerton at this time). A quick look at the PWDRO catalogue and it would appear that unfortunately neither bastardy bonds nor overseers accounts for Lamerton parish survive for this period. A tree on Ancestry shows his father as Edward Jackman GALE; Edward had a brother William Jackman GALE. I'm not sure what the evidence was that Edward was the father.
  Person ID	I12959	All
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	[ - ? - ],   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Prudence JUSTHAM,   bap. 12 Sep 1785, St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England ,   d. Mar Q 1853, Plympton Reg Dist, Devon, England  (Age ~ 67 years) Other Partners: Oliver PALMER  m. 11 Sep 1807;   William SMALE  m. 23 Sep 1821;   Richard Fox CORNISH  m. 10 Nov 1839
  Married	Between 1812 and 1818
  Married?	Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry
  Family ID	F5682	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Baptised - 22 Nov 1818 - St. Peter’s Church, Lamerton, Devon, England  Apprenticeship - Parish Apprentice - From 9 Sep 1829 to 1839 - Peter Tavy, Devon, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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