The Counter/Palmer Family Trees

First Generation

1. Robert COUNTER was born in 1822 (approx.) in Doddiscombsleigh, Devon. He was a Lead Miner. He married Eliza Q1 1848 in Exeter. He died Q1 1877 in St Thomas.

 

Eliza was born in 1826 (approx.) in Camborne, Cornwall. She died Q1 1913 in St Thomas. She and Robert COUNTER had the following children:

 

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Albert COUNTER (1848-1925)

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John Charles COUNTER (1850- )

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Mary Anna COUNTER (1852- )

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Eliza Emma COUNTER (1854-1936)

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Jessie COUNTER (1856-1896)

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Margaret Retta COUNTER (1858- )

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Lucy Ellen COUNTER (1859- )

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Robert William Frederick COUNTER (1862- )

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Catherine COUNTER

Second Generation

     
      Albert COUNTER, 1919?, age 71, "Albert Counter"
 

2. Albert COUNTER , son of Robert COUNTER and Eliza, was born Q3 1848 in Christow, Devon. He died Q1 1925 in Richmond S.

 

Ellen was born in 1849 (approx.) in Stonchall, Ireland. She and Albert COUNTER had the following children:

 

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Robert Edward COUNTER (1870?-1884)

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Albert Walter COUNTER (1872-1945)

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Arthur Frederick COUNTER (1875- )

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Margaret Eliza COUNTER (1879- )

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Alfred Thomas COUNTER (1882-1945)

 

3. John Charles COUNTER , son of Robert COUNTER and Eliza, was born in 1850 in Christow. He married Clara HEYWOOD Q2 1874 in Chorlton, Manchester.

 

Clara HEYWOOD was born Q1 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire. She died Q2 1921 in Marylebone. She and John Charles COUNTER had the following children:

 

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Hughmontei F COUNTER (1874-1909)

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Percy COUNTER (1875- )

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Ernest Heywood COUNTER (1877- )

 

4. Mary Anna COUNTER , daughter of Robert COUNTER and Eliza, was born Q1 1852 in Christow.

 

5. Eliza Emma COUNTER , daughter of Robert COUNTER and Eliza, was born Q1 1854 in Christow. She had 0 children. She had 0 spouses. She died Q1 1936 in Exeter.

 

6. Jessie COUNTER , daughter of Robert COUNTER and Eliza, was born Q1 1856 in Christow. She married Richard Henry HYNE Q2 1879 in St Thomas. She died Q2 1896 in Kingsbridge, Devon.

 

Richard Henry HYNE was born Q4 1846 in Kingsbridge. He died Q1 1920 in Kingsbridge. He and Jessie COUNTER had the following children:

 

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Lillie Jessie HYNE (1880-1903)

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Evelyn May HYNE (1883- )

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Amy Kathleen HYNE (1885-1949)

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Maggie Beatrice HYNE (1890- )

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Kate HYNE (1892- )

 

7. Margaret Retta COUNTER , daughter of Robert COUNTER and Eliza, was born Q1 1858 in Christow. She was a Domestic.

 

8. Lucy Ellen COUNTER , daughter of Robert COUNTER and Eliza, was born Q4 1859 in Christow.

 

9. Robert William Frederick COUNTER , son of Robert COUNTER and Eliza, was born Q1 1862 in Christow.

 

10. Catherine COUNTER was the daughter of Robert COUNTER and Eliza.

 

Julius Alfred KAY was born in 1853 (calculated) in Bolton, Lancashire. He was a Photographer.

Third Generation

11. Robert Edward COUNTER , son of Albert COUNTER and Ellen, was born in 1870 (calculated) in Limerick. He had 0 children. He had 0 spouses. He died Q2 1884 in Chelsea.

 

     
      Albert Walter COUNTER, 1918?, age 46, "Albert Walter Counter"
 

12. Albert Walter COUNTER , son of Albert COUNTER and Ellen, was born Q4 1872 in Westminster, London. He was a Mechanical Engineer. He married Jessie Laura CHURCH Q1 1892 in Chelsea. He married Ida Georgina CLAPSON Q2 1927 in Kensington. He died Q1 1945 in Surrey N E.

 

Jessie Laura CHURCH , daughter of Daniel CHURCH (1846- ) and Charlotte (1850?- ), was born Q1 1869 in Kensington, Middlesex. She was a Dressmaker. She died Q2 1916 in Wandsworth, London. She and Albert Walter COUNTER had the following children:

 

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Albert Walter Frederick COUNTER (1892-1973) (known as 'Fred/Freddy'). Fred/Freddy was born on 10 November 1892 in Chelsea. He was a Storekeeper (retired) at time of death. He had 5 children. He had 1 spouse. He married Lena Violet PALMER on 30 June 1917 in Wandsworth. He died of cerebro-vascular accident on 26 October 1973 in Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton.

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Millie Sybil COUNTER (1894-1972) (known as 'Sybil'). Sybil was born on 10 December 1894 in Wolverhampton. She had 3 spouses. She married Frederick J COWENS Q4 1921 in St Martin. She married Reginal S BADCOCK Q4 1927 in Brentford. She died Q1 1972 in Kingston Upon Thames.

 

Ida Georgina CLAPSON was born Q1 1878 in Battle, Sussex. She was a Barmaid.

 

13. Arthur Frederick COUNTER , son of Albert COUNTER and Ellen, was born Q1 1875 in Wellington, Shropshire. He married Unknown Q2 1901 in Fulham.

 

14. Margaret Eliza COUNTER , daughter of Albert COUNTER and Ellen, was born Q2 1879 in Chelsea. She married Unknown Q3 1905 in Fulham.

 

15. Alfred Thomas COUNTER , son of Albert COUNTER and Ellen, was born Q1 1882 in Chelsea. He married Minnie COUNTER Q2 1925 in Richmond S. He died Q3 1945 in Canterbury.

 

16. Hughmontei F COUNTER , son of John Charles COUNTER and Clara HEYWOOD, was born Q3 1874 in Christow, Devon. He married Gertrude Margaret C KNOWLES Q4 1898 in Chorlton, Manchester. He died Q4 1909 in Chorlton.

 

Gertrude Margaret C KNOWLES was born Q1 1875 in Chorlton. She and Hughmontei F COUNTER had the following children:

 

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Hughmontei Alfred COUNTER (1899-1992). Hughmontei was born Q4 1899 in Chorlton. He married Ivy MOTTRAM Q1 1932 in Manchester, Lancashire. He died in January 1992 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire.

 

17. Percy COUNTER , son of John Charles COUNTER and Clara HEYWOOD, was born Q3 1875 in Chorlton.

 

18. Ernest Heywood COUNTER , son of John Charles COUNTER and Clara HEYWOOD, was born Q4 1877 in Chorlton.

 

19. Lillie Jessie HYNE , daughter of Richard Henry HYNE and Jessie COUNTER, was born Q1 1880 in Christow. She had 0 children. She had 0 spouses. She died Q4 1903 in Kingsbridge, Devon.

 

20. Evelyn May HYNE , daughter of Richard Henry HYNE and Jessie COUNTER, was born Q2 1883 in Strete, Devon. She married Unknown Q4 1909 in Kingsbridge.

 

21. Amy Kathleen HYNE , daughter of Richard Henry HYNE and Jessie COUNTER, was born Q2 1885 in Strete. She had 0 children. She had 0 spouses. She died Q4 1949 in Totnes, Devon.

 

22. Maggie Beatrice HYNE , daughter of Richard Henry HYNE and Jessie COUNTER, was born Q1 1890 in Strete. She married Herbert J JEFFERY Q4 1913 in Kingsbridge.

 

Herbert J JEFFERY and Maggie Beatrice HYNE had the following children:

 

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William Richard H JEFFERY (1915-1990). William was born on 8 April 1915 in Barnstaple, Devon. He married Dorothy M CANTON Q3 1941 in Harwich. He died in December 1990 in Plymouth.

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Margaret E JEFFERY

 

23. Kate HYNE (known as 'Katie'), daughter of Richard Henry HYNE and Jessie COUNTER, was born Q1 1892 in Strete.