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The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners George Palmer’s ancestors were from the far south-west of Wales, they had lived at “Llandigwyett 220 ” Farm, in Carew (in Pembrokeshire, about 3 miles east of Pembroke itself) since 1728 at least, when “Margaret Palmer, of this farm, was married... to Richard Hall of Daisybank Farm, Gumfreston”. One of their grandsons, or great grandsons, was Benjamin Hall 221 who was later Lord Llanover, after whom “Big Ben” might have been named 222 . 1901, so this inscription must be later than the given publication date for the book, it must date from either 1919 or later. 220 Jones, KR (1981) A Family of Farmers and Millers The Pembrokeshire historian : journal of the Pembrokeshire Local History Society no 7 p61 http://cylchgronaucymru.llgc.org.uk/browse/viewpage/llgc-id:1041698/llgcid:1042250/llgc-id:1042313/get650) . It should be noted that the modern spelling is Landigwinnet, use this if searching online! 221 Jones, KR (1981) A Family of Farmers and Millers The Pembrokeshire historian : journal of the Pembrokeshire Local History Society no 7 p61 dates :1802-67 222 There appears to be some doubt: “The bells of the Great Clock of Westminster rang across London for the first time on 31st May 1859, and Parliament had a special sitting to decide on a suitable name for the great hour bell. During the course of the debate, and amid the many suggestions that were made, Chief Lord of the Woods and Forests, Sir Benjamin Hall, a large and ponderous man known affectionately in the House as "Big Ben", rose and gave an impressively long speech on the subject. When, at the end of this oratorical marathon, Sir Benjamin sank back into his seat, a wag in the chamber shouted out: "Why not call him Big Ben and have done with it?" The house erupted in laughter; Big Ben had been named. This, at least, is the most commonly accepted story. However, according to the booklet written for the old Ministry of Works by Alan Phillips: ‘Like other nice stories, this has no documentary support; Hansard failed to record the interjection. The Times had been alluding to 'Big Ben of Westminster' since 1856. Probably the derivation must be sought more remotely. The current champion of the prize ring was Benjamin Caunt, who had fought terrific battles with Bendigo, and who in 1857 lasted sixty rounds of a drawn contest in his final appearance at the age of 42. As Caunt at one period scaled 17 stone (238 lbs, or 108 kilogrammes), his nickname was Big Ben, and that was readily bestowed by the populace on any object the heaviest of its class. So the anonymous MP may have snatched at what was already a catchphrase.’ “ 73
The Manor of Lackham IV : 19 th & 20 th century owners The earliest George Palmer so far found was George Ll Palmer’s grandfather. He was married twice having only a daughter Elizabeth by his first wife (name unknown). It is possible that she died in childbirth; they only had the one child and both the baby and the mother died in 1789.... 223 . George Palmer’s second wife was Elizabeth Llewellin, and it is from her that the “Llewellyn” part of the surname used by the Lackham branch, comes. Fig. 23 below doesn’t show all of the George and Elizabeth’s children, they had 11 in all. Allen Palmer, who married Hannah Davies, was living at Llandigwinnet with his mother in 1841 224 . George Llewellyn Palmer’s father, Michael Palmer 225 was co-owner of the Trowbridge woollen firm of Palmer and Mackay . His mother was Mary Ann the daughter of Joshua Bates of Halifax, born in 1820. By the time George was born 226 the family were living at Berryfield House, Bradford on Avon, a fine mansion on the top of the hill north of the town. Michael Palmer was a well to do man and he bought and sold several substantial properties that we know of. For example in 1880 he bought Leigh House. He didn’t actually want the house - Whitechapel Bell Foundry The Story of Big Ben at http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/bigben.htm 223 Jones, KR (1981) A Family of Farmers and Millers The Pembrokeshire historian : journal of the Pembrokeshire Local History Society no 7 224 Jones, KR (1981) ibid 225 Burke (1937) ibid. Died 1856 226 12 March 1856 74
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