Researching Edward Peacock
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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. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Peacock on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Peacock and the Peacock Genealogy
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.
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| 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 History Databases
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Peacock Forums
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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 Edward Peacock. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Peacock
Edward Gryffydh Peacock
Edward Gryffydh Peacock (30 July 1825 – 4 January 1867) was an English official of the East India Company, publisher, writer and rower who won the Wingfield Sculls and Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta.
Peacock was the son of the poet Thomas Love Peacock and his wife Jane Gryffydh. In 1841 he was appointed midshipman in the Indian Navy. He arrived in India in October 1841 but returned to England for medical reasons in April 1842. In 1844 he became a clerk in the examiners office at East India House. He collaborated with George Meredith in publishing a privately circulated literary magazine, the Monthly Observer.
Peacock was a member of Thames Club and in 1845 was runner up in the Silver Wherries at Henley Royal Regatta partnering Henry Chapman. In 1849 he won the Silver Wherries partnering Francis Playford. He won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley in 1851 defeating Edward Macnaghten in the final. In 1852 positions were reversed and Peacock came second to MacNaughton. Peacock won the Wingfield Sculls in 1852.
Meredith is said to have based his character Edward Blancove in Rhoda Fleming on Peacock. Like Blancove, Peacock studied as a barrister and was a keen boxer.
In 1865 Peacock qualified as a solicitor. However he died two years later at the age of 42. His poem The Vicar of Southbury's story: a Christmas poem was published posthumously in 1867.
Peacock married Mary Hall in 1849, apparently to the disapproval of his father. They had a son Thomas Love Peacock.The name of most male heirs is either Edward or Thomas and associated with gentlemen.The Peacock name lives in both England and Canada, today. She remarried in 1869. Peacock's widowed sister Mary Ellen Nicolls married George Meredith.
Source: Edward Gryffydh Peacock, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Peacock
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