The Counter/Palmer Family Trees

First Generation

1. James PALMER , son of William Gray PALMER (1817?-1867) and Kate (1818?- ), was born in 1840 (calculated) in Longford, Ireland. He was a Tea, Coffe, Spice Dealers Clerk. He married Mary BENNETT on 23 February 1881. He died in 1903. He was buried in 1903 in Grave No. 1976. S. 2.

 

Mary BENNETT , daughter of Charles BENNETT ( - ), was born Q1 1856 in Islington. She died on 2 January 1955. She was buried in 1955 in Streatham Vale. She and James PALMER had the following children:

 

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Mary Bennett PALMER (1882-1969)

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James Brian PALMER (1884- )

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Maurice Hyde PALMER (1886-1973)

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Phyllis Margery PALMER (1888-1967)

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Lena Violet PALMER (1890-1975)

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Dora Winifred PALMER (1899-1958)

Second Generation

2. Mary Bennett PALMER (known as 'Molly'), daughter of James PALMER and Mary BENNETT, was born on 13 January 1882 in Camberwell. She had 0 children. She had 0 spouses. She died Q1 1969 in Merton.

 

3. James Brian PALMER (known as 'Brian'), son of James PALMER and Mary BENNETT, was born on 4 July 1884 in Camberwell. He was a Lamp Manufacturers Clerk. He emigrated from England to Ireland. He married Unknown in Possibly In Ireland.

 

4. Maurice Hyde PALMER , son of James PALMER and Mary BENNETT, was born on 12 September 1886 in Camberwell. He had 0 children. He had 0 spouses. He was a Corn Broker Clerk. He died Q2 1973 in Hertford.

 

5. Phyllis Margery PALMER (known as 'Biddy'), daughter of James PALMER and Mary BENNETT, was born on 19 May 1888 in Wandsworth, London. She had 0 children. She had 1 spouse. She married Edmond C CURNOW Q2 1923 in Wandsworth. She died Q4 1967 in Merton.

 

         
      Lena Violet PALMER, 1942, age 52, "Lena Violet Palmer"     Spouse: Albert Walter Frederick COUNTER, "Albert Walter Frederick Counter"
 

6. Lena Violet PALMER (known as 'Neen'), daughter of James PALMER and Mary BENNETT, was born on 31 January 1890 in Wandsworth. She married Albert Walter Frederick COUNTER on 30 June 1917 in Wandsworth. She died Q2 1975 in Broxbourne.

 

Albert Walter Frederick COUNTER (known as 'Fred/Freddy'), son of Albert Walter COUNTER (1872-1945) and Jessie Laura CHURCH (1869-1916), 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 died of cerebro-vascular accident on 26 October 1973 in Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton. He and Lena Violet PALMER had the following children:

 

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Frederick Denis COUNTER (1918-2006)

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Michael John COUNTER (1920-1941)

 

         
      Dora Winifred PALMER, 1942, age 42, "Dora Palmer"     Spouse: Leslie HAYNES, 1942, "Leslie Haynes"
 

7. Dora Winifred PALMER , daughter of James PALMER and Mary BENNETT, was born Q4 1899 in Croydon. She married Leslie HAYNES Q3 1923 in Wandsworth. She died Q4 1958 in Surrey S. W.

 

Leslie HAYNES (known as 'Lel') and Dora Winifred PALMER had the following children:

 

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Leo H HAYNES

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Mary HAYNES (1929- )

Third Generation

         
      Frederick Denis COUNTER, 1942, age 24, "Frederick Denis Counter"     Spouse: Phyllis Winifred MCMULLON, 1942, age 21, "Phyllis Winifred McMullon"
 

8. Frederick Denis COUNTER (known as 'Den'), son of Albert Walter Frederick COUNTER and Lena Violet PALMER, was born on 31 January 1918 in Wandsworth, London. He was a Bank Manager. He had 1 child. He had 2 spouses. He married Phyllis Winifred MCMULLON on 23 July 1942 in Wandsworth. He married Jennifer Phyllis MANTLE on 27 September 1969. He died on 19 October 2006 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire.

 

Phyllis Winifred MCMULLON was born on 26 September 1920. She had 1 child. She had 2 spouses. She died on 16 December 2001 in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. She and Frederick Denis COUNTER had the following children:

 

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Christine Faith COUNTER

 

Jennifer Phyllis MANTLE (known as 'Jenny') was born on 8 April 1921 in Leytonstone, Waltham Forest. She was a Bank Clerk. She died on 8 April 1992 in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.

 

     
      Michael John COUNTER, "Michael John Counter"
 

9. Michael John COUNTER , son of Albert Walter Frederick COUNTER and Lena Violet PALMER, was born on 6 October 1920 in Wandsworth. He had 0 children. He had 1 spouse. He was a Sergeant (Obs) RAF. He married Joan Mary DANCE Q3 1941 in Wandsworth. He died of Plane crash during WWII on 12 October 1941 in Caistor, Norfolk. He was buried in Streatham Park Cemetery.

 

10. Leo H HAYNES was the son of Leslie HAYNES and Dora Winifred PALMER.

 

Rosemary MCDONALD and Leo H HAYNES had the following children:

 

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Melanie C HAYNES (1959- ). Melanie was born Q3 1959 in Southampton. She married Paul NEWMAN in September 1989 in Watford, Herts.

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Catherine M HAYNES

 

11. Mary HAYNES (known as 'Molly'), daughter of Leslie HAYNES and Dora Winifred PALMER, was born Q3 1929 in Wandsworth. She married Paul WALMSLEY Q3 1960 in Surrey S. W.

 

Paul WALMSLEY was born on 15 May 1935 in Blackburn. He died Q3 1985 in Southend on Sea, Essex. He and Mary HAYNES had the following children:

 

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Mark B WALMSLEY

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Dominic J WALMSLEY

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Gregory Bennett WALMSLEY