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Catherine Irena PEMBERTON (1787 - 1855)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
George Thomas PALMER (1809 - 1889)
William Pemberton PALMER (1810 - 1864)
John Macquarie PALMER (1814 - )
Catherine Irena PALMER (1816 - 1863)
Ingram Rider PALMER (1818 - 1824)
Henry Edmund Mitchell PALMER (1821 - )
Rodber Wylde PALMER (1823 - 1887)
Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER (1825 - 1902)
Pemberton Campbell PALMER (1827 - 1885)
 Catherine Irena PEMBERTON (1787 - 1855)

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George Thomas PALMER (1784 - 1854)
 William PEMBERTON











Catherine SOUTHCOTE











Catherine Irena PEMBERTON George Thomas PALMER
Catherine Irena PEMBERTON Catherine Irena PEMBERTON
Catherine Irena PEMBERTON George Thomas PALMER Catherine Irena PEMBERTON Catherine Irena PEMBERTON
b. 1787
m. 1808 George Thomas PALMER (1784 - 1854) at Malta
d. 04 Oct 1855 at Bath, Somerset, England aged 68
Near Relatives of Catherine Irena PEMBERTON (1787 - 1855)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John PALMER 17 Jun 1760 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England 27 Sep 1833 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 73
Mother in Law Susan STILWELL 06 Aug 1762 Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA 22 Nov 1832 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 70

Father William PEMBERTON
Mother Catherine SOUTHCOTE

Self Catherine Irena PEMBERTON 1787 04 Oct 1855 Bath, Somerset, England 68

Husband George Thomas PALMER 26 Apr 1784 Brompton, Kent, England 26 Oct 1854 Bath, Somerset, England 70

Son George Thomas PALMER 06 Mar 1809 Somerset, England 14 Feb 1889 Argyle, New South Wales, Australia 79
Son William Pemberton PALMER 11 Oct 1810 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1864 Warialda, New South Wales, Australia 53
Son John Macquarie PALMER 1814 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Catherine Irena PALMER 1816 Windsor, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1863 Bayswater, London, Middlesex, England 47
Daughter Ingram Rider PALMER 1818 1824 6
Son Henry Edmund Mitchell PALMER 1821 India
Son Rodber Wylde PALMER 1823 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 1887 Albury, New South Wales, Australia 64
Daughter Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER 1825 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 25 Nov 1902 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 77
Son Pemberton Campbell PALMER 1827 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 15 Aug 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 58

Daughter in Law Selina Augusta ROWES 1820 Essex, England 28 Jul 1902 Woodhouselee, New South Wales, Australia 82
Daughter in Law Rosezeatte Durham DURDEN 1815 Plymouth, Devon, England 08 Feb 1865 New South Wales, Australia 50
Son in Law Charles CAMPBELL 20 Sep 1810 At sea 17 Aug 1888 Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland 77
Daughter in Law Eva MONEY
Daughter in Law Isabella Lydia MIDDLETON
Son in Law William DAVIS 1821 Bloxham, Oxfordshire, England 13 Jul 1910 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 89
Daughter in Law Octavia Caroline STOLL 05 Jun 1905

Grandson George Thomas Rowes PALMER 1840 1840 0
Grandson Edwin PALMER 1841 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1894 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 53
Granddaughter Minna Close PALMER Jul 1843 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1928 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 85
Grandson George Charles Frederick PALMER 1845 Canberra, ACT, Australia 24 Nov 1869 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 24
Grandson Charles Rodber PALMER 1848 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1916 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 68
Grandson Henry William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Granddaughter Edith Milba PALMER 1855 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1936 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 81
Grandson Herbert Norman PALMER 1857 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1931 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 74
Grandson Hubert Everard PALMER 1862 Canberra, ACT, Australia 1934 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 72
Grandson William Ingram Pemberton PALMER 1832 New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Rosezeatte Ann Catherine Wilhelmin PALMER 1833
Grandson Walter CAMPBELL 1838 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Agnes CAMPBELL 1841 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Susan CAMPBELL 1843 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Christian CAMPBELL 1845 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Frederick CAMPBELL 1846 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 19 Aug 1928 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 82
Granddaughter Sophia CAMPBELL 1848 New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Robert CAMPBELL 1850 New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Reginald Herbert PALMER 1852 New South Wales, Australia 1931 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia 79
Granddaughter Catherine Sarah PALMER 1853 New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Sophia Susanna PALMER 1858 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1934 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 76
Grandson Edward Charles Close PALMER 1860 Maitland, New South Wales, Australia 1932 Five Dock, New South Wales, Australia 72
Granddaughter Lydia Irena Alberta PALMER 1862 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 1922 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 60
Granddaughter Iabella Adrianna Charlot PALMER 1865 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1866 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1
Grandson George Augustus Rodber PALMER 1866 Murrurundi, New South Wales, Australia 1946 Manly, New South Wales, Australia 80
Granddaughter Amy Gertrude Campbell Weston PALMER 1869 Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Emily Victoria Louise PALMER 1872 Orange, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Henry William Ernest PALMER 1852 Canberra, ACT, Australia 26 Feb 1877 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 25
Granddaughter Marion J M (May) DAVIS 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Henry Edmund PALMER 1858 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 66
Granddaughter Constance Edith PALMER 1859 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia 77
Granddaughter Ella Maud PALMER 1861 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1892 31
Grandson Walter Harcourt PALMER 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1915 53
Granddaughter Eva Catherine PALMER 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Permerton Wilfred Close PALMER 1866 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 10 Oct 1914 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 48
Granddaughter Lina Linda Beatrice PALMER 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 82
Grandson Howard Frederick Leslie PALMER 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1952 Bulli, New South Wales, Australia 81
Grandson Roger Wingham Morton PALMER 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1950 76
Grandson Laurence Alfred Weaver PALMER 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Eden, New South Wales, Australia 77
Granddaughter Marion Agnes PALMER 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Nephew Edward Charles CLOSE
Niece Marrianne Collinson CLOSE 1827 Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia 02 May 1903 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 76
Nephew Robert Campbell CLOSE 1831 New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George Thomas Palmer CLOSE 1834 New South Wales, Australia

Brother in Law John Westwick PALMER 1786 Brompton, Kent, England 1787 1
Brother in Law Henry Westwick PALMER 1787 Brompton, Kent, England 1788 Brompton, Kent, England 1
Brother in Law John PALMER 1797 Brompton, Kent, England 1839 42
Brother in Law Edmund PALMER 1800 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa 1800 0
Brother in Law Edwin Campbell PALMER 1801 Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia 1802 1
Sister in Law Sophia Susannah PALMER 1803 Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia 1856 53
Events in Catherine Irena PEMBERTON (1787 - 1855)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1787 Catherine Irena PEMBERTON was born 6
1806 19 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Albion' 6
1808 21 Married George Thomas PALMER (aged 24) Malta 6
06 Mar 1809 22 Birth of son George Thomas PALMER Somerset, England 6
11 Oct 1810 23 Birth of son William Pemberton PALMER Sydney, New South Wales, Australia V1810181 5/1810 6
1814 27 Birth of son John Macquarie PALMER Windsor, New South Wales, Australia V18143459 1A/1814 6
1816 29 Birth of daughter Catherine Irena PALMER Windsor, New South Wales, Australia
1818 31 Birth of daughter Ingram Rider PALMER 6
1821 34 Birth of son Henry Edmund Mitchell PALMER 6
1823 36 Birth of son Rodber Wylde PALMER Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia V18236358 1B/1823 6
1824 37 Death of daughter Ingram Rider PALMER (aged 6) 6
1825 38 Birth of daughter Susan Adrianna 'Addie' PALMER Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia V18257203 1B/1825 6
1827 40 Birth of son Pemberton Campbell PALMER Sydney, New South Wales, Australia V182730 11/1827 6
26 Oct 1854 67 Death of husband George Thomas PALMER (aged 70) Bath, Somerset, England 6
04 Oct 1855 68 Catherine Irena PEMBERTON died Bath, Somerset, England 6
Death of son Henry Edmund Mitchell PALMER India 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 253 (Immigration)
- Reference = 253 (Death)
- Reference = 248 (Marriage)
- Reference = 253 (Birth)
- Reference = 248 (Name, Notes)
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2155/catherine-irena-palmer.html (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Catherine Irena Palmer

Born: 1787; Died: 1855; Married: George Thomas Palmer (senior)

Catherine Irena Palmer
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Catherine Irena Palmer was the daughter of Lieutenant William Pemberton and Catherine Irenee (nee Southcote) of Dorset.

In Malta in 1805 Catherine married George Thomas Palmer (senior) with whom she had nine children. She was the niece of Robert Campbell who was to order the establishment of Pialligo Station (later Duntroon). In 1806 she and her husband decided to make their fortune in the new colony. They arrived in the Albion.

Her husband enjoyed well-remunerated positions as provost-marshal and then superintendent of government stock. But Palmer was keen to pursue his business and pastoral interests and resigned from his civic posts and the army in 1812. They took up residence at Pemberton Grange, Parramatta and acquired 700 acres at Bringelly. No doubt, Catherine's family's early pastoral interests on the Limestone Plains prompted her husband in 1826 to send a party of convicts to carve out his own estate in the Limestone Plains at Ginninderra Station. In this way the Palmers were responsible for the first European settlement in Ginninderra, known as Palmerville estate.

They seem not to have lived at Ginninderra themselves, nor did they feel at home in the new country. However, their son, George Thomas Palmer (junior), remained and spent some time at the family's estate at Ginninderra with his own family from about 1845.

George and Catherine Palmer retired back to Somerset in 1839. Her husband died in 1854 at Bath and Catherine herself in 1855.

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References
Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, Melbourne, 1967
Gillespie, L. L., Canberra: 1820-1913, Canberra, 1991
Gillespie, L. L., Ginninderra: Forerunner to Canberra, Campbell, 1992
Meyers D. (ed. K. Frawley), Lairds, Lags and Larrikins: an Early History of the Limestone Plains, Pearce, 2010
Robinson, F. W., Canberra's First Hundred Years and After, Sydney, 1927
Palmer, J., 'The Palmers of Ginninderra', CHJ, n.s. no. 2 (1978), pp. 26-31
Shumack, S. An Autobiography, or, Tales and Legends of Canberra Pioneers (ed. J. E. and S. Shumack), Canberra, 1967
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