Peacock Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10676 people with the Peacock surname? In that year Peacock was ranked number 387 for popularity in the UK. |
"A name given from fondness for display they bear three peacocks in their pride, in their arms. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Peacock records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"PEACOCK. Pecoc was name of a Domesday tenant, 1086. Middle English pecoc, 'peacock.' A gift of six pennies annually was made from the toft of Roger Pacok in Annan in thirteenth century (Reg. Priory St. Bees, p. 354). Andreas Pacok was presbyter and notary public in the diocese of St. Andrews, 1311-21 (RD., p. 251, etc.), and the name appears frequently in the parish register of Dunfermline, 1561-1700, as Paycok (1564) and Paicok (1572). Thomas Pacok had grant of a third part of the land of Quhitfeilde in the barony of Lyntounrothrike in 1378 (RHM., n, p. 129), and another Thomas Pacok was presented to a chaplaincy in 1426 (REG., p. 330). Andrew Pacock was notary public in Dunfermling, 1512 (RD., p. 380), and George Pacok was witness in Linlithgow, 1536 (Johnsoun), George Pacok, admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1596, may be George Pacok, chirurgian there in 1601 (NSCM., i, p. 89; CRA., p. 218), and a George Pacok was apothecary burgess of the same burgh in 1631 (Inquis., 1843). The name is also found in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.) from 1598 as Pacok and Procok; Thomas Peacocke, burgess of Edinburgh, 1673 ( (Inquls., 5640), John Peacocke was heir of John Peacok, scollmaister in Currie, his father, in 1652 (ibid., 3671), and Agnes Peacock is recorded in Westruther, 1652 (Louder). William Peock (= Peacock), flesher in Stewartoune, 1707 (Corsehill, p. 225). In some parts of Scotland the name is said to have been corrupted to Paik. 0 0 "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Peacock Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Peacock Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Peacock family tree.
Investigate Peacock Parish Records at Find My Past.
Study the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Peacock family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records of the Peacock family.
Research the Peacock surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Peacock Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 13703 people with the Peacock surname in the UK? Peacock is now ranked number 417 for popularity in the UK. |
Peacock Family Tree Databases
Investigate WikiTree for user contributed Peacock family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Peacock data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Explore MyTrees for information on the Peacock family and people looking to contact living Peacock relations.
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Peacock surname in the USA? Peacock is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Peacock Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on the Peacock family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Peacock surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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