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John Palmer (1754–1832)

John Palmer, a corporal with the NSW Corps, arrived in Sydney in 1790 aboard the Neptune as part of the Second Fleet. In 1797 he married Mary Spencer. Two years later he sued Robert Courter for criminal conduct with his wife.

When the NSW Corps was recalled to England in 1810 Palmer transferred to the NSW Veteran Company. He was discharged from the company in 1823. His burial was recorded on 6 January 1832 in the parish register of St James, Sydney.

* information from Michael Flood, The Second Fleet: Britain's Grim Convict Armada of 1790 (1993), pp 468-69

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'Palmer, John (1754–1832)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/palmer-john-25118/text33601, accessed 29 March 2024.

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Birth

1754
Salperton, Gloucestershire, England

Death

January, 1832 (aged ~ 78)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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