Born at Somerset, England on 8 May 1874, he came to Canada in 1906 and worked as a general contractor at Winnipeg. He and wife Ellen Palmer (1874-1973) had no children. He was an active member of the Odd Fellows (Grand Patriarch 1936, Grand Representative 1937) and Masons (St. John’s Chapter No. 14). He died at his Winnipeg home, 336 Machray Avenue, on 13 March 1943 and was buried in the St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery.
Some of his construction work in Manitoba included:
Building
Location
Year
Status
110 James Avenue, Winnipeg
1910-1911
1911 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration [William John Palmer], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Odd Fellows choose Doyle as Patriarch,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 June 1937, page 10.
“William John Palmer dies Saturday at his home,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 1943, page 2.
“Masons, I.O.O.F. members attend W. J. Palmer rites,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 March 1943, page 18.
Obituary [Ellen Palmer], Winnipeg Free Press, 4 April 1973, page 43.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 February 2025
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