Palmer, Alan Henry, son of Henry William Samuel Palmer of Gerrards Cross, Bucks, and Eleanor Maud Hanwell; b. 16 Sept. 1917; adm. Apr. 1931 (B); left Apr. 1933; 2nd Lieut. RA Apr. 1944; dir. and sec. West Hill Golf Club, Brookwood, Surrey; m. 3 Sept. 1939 Olga Margaret, d. of Ewart Oxley of Wellington, Somerset.

Palmer, Cecil William, son of William Robert Palmer, of Tooting, barrister-at-law, by his second wife Blanche, second daughter of Thomas Buckham, C.E., of Wandsworth, London; b. March 9, 1889; adm. Sept. 25, 1902 (H); left Dec. 1905; an engineer with C.P.R., Alberta Div. Calgary, Canada, April 1912; returned to England 1932; Armourer Staff Sergt. 50th Inf., Batt. 4th Canadian Division, from Dec. 1914 to end of Great War I; served throughout Great War II in H. G.; m. Sept. 8, 1917, Edith Mary, daughter of Edward James Winscom, of Petersfield, Hants.

PALMER, CHARLES; b.; adm. (aged 12) Jul 1742 (Hawkins'); left 1747. [perhaps Ensign, 2nd Foot Guards 26 Jan 1750/1 – Jan 1753]

PALMER, EDWARD; b. ; adm. ; KS 16 Jan 1608/9; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1609, adm. scholar 1610, matr. Easter 1610; 1st in “ordo” 1613/4; BA 1613/4; MA 1617 (incorp. Oxford 15 Jul 1617); Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1614 – c. 1621; a candidate for Professorship of Greek 1625, when Robert Creighton (qv) was appointed; an accomplished Greek scholar; James Duport (qv) described Palmer, when seventy years old (i. e. c. 1660), as “Graecae literaturae hodie principem”.

PALMER, EDWARD; b.; adm.; KS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1626, Westminster Student (still 1629).

PALMER, FRANCIS, son of Adam Palmer, London; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1637, matr. 7 Jul 1637, aged 18, Westminster Student (still 1642); BA 1641; MA 1646; Whyte’s Professor of Moral Theology, Oxford 6 Dec 1660-4; it was at his recommendation that Philip Henry (qv) was selected as tutor to Judge Puleston’s sons at Emral, Flintshire (Diaries and Letters of Philip Henry, 15, 29-30). [perhaps Rector of Wicken, Northants, from 22 Jan 1666/7; d. 1680] [mother perhaps Elizabeth Lovett (IGI)]

Palmer, George Reginald, son of the Rev. Henry James Palmer, Vicar of Staplefield Common, Sussex, by Alice Maria, daughter of Robert Baldry, of Kentish Town; b. April 10, 1880; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 28, 1893; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1899, matric. Michaelmas 1899; B.A. 1903; M.A. 1908; ordained deacon 1904 (Rochester), priest 1905 (Southwark); Curate of St. John's, Kennington, Surrey, 1904-8; Chaplain and Bursar of Ely Theol. Coll. 1908-11; Curate of St. John's, Kennington, 1911-6; Vicar of High Cross, Herts, 1916-24, of Marcham, Berks, 1924; m. May 3, 1916, Katharine Hadley, daughter of Alfred Godson, of Cheadle, Cheshire.

Palmer, John Carey Bowden, son of Wing Cdr. John Bowden Palmer of Kew and Gertrude Violet, d. of Percy English Scholefield, banker, of Torquay, Devon; b. 26 Jan. 1943; adm. Sept. 1956 (A); left July 1961; St Catherine’s Coll. Oxf., matric. 1961, BA 1965, MA 1968; a history tutor 1966-74; Sch. teacher; principal Richmond Tutorial Coll. 1975-89; published autobiography My First Fifty Years 1996; d. 10 Apr. 2004.

PALMER, JOHN CARRINGTON, second son of John Horsley Palmer, Hurlingham, Middlesex, East India merchant, Governor, Bank of England, and his first wife Elizabeth, sister of Charles Almeric Belli (qv); b. 8 Oct 1815; adm. 10 Oct 1825 (Stikeman's); m. 2 Sep 1845 Mary, dau. of John Lowis, EICS Bengal; d. 27 May 1874.

Palmer, John Whicher, son of Percy Allan Palmer, M.R.C.S., of Battersea, by Agnes Charlotte, daughter of Patrick Ronald McAllister, of Skerries, Ireland; b. June 30, 1905; adm. Sept. 26. 1918 (R); left July 1923; Lond. Univ.; B.Sc. 1926; an industrial engineer; Lieut. (O.M.E.) Indian Army Sept. 21, 1940 with seniority from Sept. 9, 1935; Major Indian Army Ordnance Corps; d. 18 Dec. 1983.