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I believe the national archives have some records of merchant seamen

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Is there any way i can find out what ship he did serve on , as i have never traced a mariner before ,
and thank you again for all you are doing to help me xx

:-D

Will do a name correction on Ancestry for 1911 census as they are shown as VALMER but Arthur George signed the form

The man who died in 1919 was aged 20

PALMER, ARTHUR STANLEY

Rank: Signalman
Service No: J/35450
Date of Death: 16/12/1919
Age:20
Regiment/Service:Royal Navy

H.M.S. "Tenedos."
Panel Reference 32.
Memorial
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
Additional Information:
Son of Charles and Agnes Palmer, of 24, Princes Rd., West Ealing, London.

He was a Merchant Mariner......not a Royal Navy serviceman

1871, as mentioned by Glitterbaby

1871 census

Person: PALMER, Arthur Address: Mason's Pl, St Luke Middlesex

PALMER, James S Head M 33 1838 Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, Eliza Wife F 33 1838 Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, James C Son M 10 1861 Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, Henry Son M 8 1863 Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, Francis Son M 7 1864 Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, Arthur Son M 4 1867 Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, Sidney E Son M 0 1871 Middlesex

arther smith palmer was a mariner and what i found was he was on hms tenedos and in 1919 drowned ,,,, but when i looked deeper the middle name came up as stanley ?

Name: Arthur Smith Palmer
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 19 Aug 1866
Father's Name: James Smith Palmer
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Palmer
Parish or Poor Law Union: Finsbury St Barnabas
Borough: Islington
Register Type: Parish Registers

1881 census

Person: PALMER, Arthur S Address: 451, Southwark Pk Rd, Bermondsey

PALMER, James S Head Married M 43 1838 Printers Compositor
Paddington, Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, Elizabeth Wife Married F 43 1838
St Johns Wood, Surrey VIEW
PALMER, Francis Son Single M 16 1865 Carpenters Apprentice
St Lukes, Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, Arthur S Son Single M 14 1867 Photographist
St Lukes, Middlesex VIEW
PALMER, Sidney E Son Single M 10 1871 Scholar
St Lukes, Middlesex

anything before there marrage would be great thank you ,,,
think i have spent to long not doing research and need to get back into it more you are both being so helpful i cant thank you enough xxxx

He is on electoral register until 1908 in Bermondsey

Did they go to America ? There is a US draft card for WW1 in that name

He was obviously at sea in 1911.............he was a Mariner

1871 possible

Class: RG10; Piece: 398; Folio: 28; Page: 56; GSU roll: 824624

He was born in 1866, REGGIE that was my mistake in typing it ,,, i am sorry about that,,,, but can you find him in the 1911 census?

when i looked him up in the sevice he came up as being on tenedos and his middle name as stanley
so i am confused
and thank you for your helping me xxx
:-)

Marriages Dec 1859 (>99%)
Brittan Elizabeth Wandsworth 1d 667
Evans John Wandsworth 1d 667
Palmer James Smith Wandsworth 1d 667 S
Wheeler Catherine Wandsworth 1d 667




Deaths Jun 1883 (>99%)
PALMER James Smith 45 St. Olave 1d 167

There is a marriage in 1860 between james Smith Palmer and Elizabeth Brittain

His occupation is carpenter

So now that we agree about his birth year.......what do you want to know?

So do you want info before or after the marriage ?

1911 census

Person: PALMER, Ada Address: 14 Bolina Road South Bermondsey

PALMER, Ada Wife Married F 38 1873 London VIEW
PALMER, Arthur George Son Single M 16 1895 Cyclist Messenger London VIEW
PALMER, Albert John Son M 5 1906 London VIEW
PALMER, Edith Elizabeth Daughter F 10 1901 School London VIEW

Glitter baby thank you for pointing out my mistake i should have put his birth at 1866,, not 1833