Charles Palmer’s Other Marriages

I have found more information on Charles Palmer’s other two marriages.

In 1862 George Palmer retired from the company. The company itself was doing well and everything in the garden, so to speak was rosy, that was until April 5th 1865 When Jane his first wife died leaving her husband and 3 sons to continue life without her. In the same year as her death Charles transformed his business from Palmer brothers & Company, into a limited liability company under the name of Palmer’s Shipbuilding & Iron Company Ltd.

Following the death of his wife Jane, it would be two years later, in 1867 and six months after the death of his father George Palmer, in December 1866, Charles remarried for the second time. His bride to be this time round was Augusta Mary, the daughter of Alfred Lambert of Paris their marriage was solemnised on July 4th 1867 at St. James Piccadilly London by the Rev. A. L. Lambert uncle of the bride.

His marriage to Augusta Mary brought them two sons the first Claude Bowes Palmer born march 29th 1868 and Lionel Hugo Palmer born October 22nd 1870.

For more than 30 years Charles had served as an MP in the House of Commons so it was probably of no surprise in 1874 he was Elected Liberal member for the North Durham constituency. He held this seat until 1885 when a reorganisation of seats found him elected as the member for Jarrow He held on to this seat until his death in 1907.

However before his final day was to materialise Jarrow would achieved borough status in 1875. The first borough elections took place some two months later and Sir Charles won the poll hands down (so to speak) in the south Ward, and went on to become the first mayor of the borough. (Jarrow) He did not continue as Mayor for more than a few months of that year before he announced his retirement November 9th (1875) and at the same time Alderman Thos Sheldon was elected to the post of Mayor.

Less than a month after Sir Charles retired from his post as Mayor, sadly on December the 2nd 1875, at a young age, his second wife Augusta Mary died. She was buried in Easington cemetery. Yorkshire.

Almost two years later February 17th 1877 Sir Charles Palmer was to marry for the third time to Gertrude daughter of Jas. Montgomery Esq., J.P. of Cranford in Middlesex.

August 4th of the previous year saw the birth of their son Godfrey Mark Palmer. Almost a year to the day of the birth of his son, Charles learned of the death of his brother George.

Four months later November 5th the boilermakers employed by Palmer’s came out on strike against the proposed reduction to their wages.

July 6th 1884 saw the birth of Hilda Gertrude Montgomery Palmer only daughter of Charles Mark Palmer. From his three marriages Hilda Gertrude Montgomery was the only girl to be born into the family.

Sir Charles himself was to die some 12 years later On Tuesday June 4th 1907 a few minutes before 1:00am Charles Mark Palmer died at 37, Curzon St. London, leaving an estate of only £15,226, his then wife Gertrude, seven sons and one daughter.

Some 14 years later in mid January 1918 his third wife Gertrude Montgomery Palmer died in London.