Richard
Peacock
Born about in Swaledale, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of Ralph Peacock
and Dorothy (Robinson) Peacock
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Hannah (Crowther) Peacock
— married
28 Jan 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Husband of
Frances (Littlewood) Peacock
— married
1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Ralph Peacock, Joseph Peacock, Jane Littlewood (Peacock) Birchenough, Eugenie (Peacock) Dawson and Frederick William Peacock
Died
at about age 68
in Gorton Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Nov 2013
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Biography
He was born in April 1820 and became a locomotive engineer. He formed with Mr Bayer the firm of Bayer-Peacock in Goton, Manchester. For a full history see www.bayerpeacock.co.uk. He lived at Goton Hall, became a J.P. and was a liberal MP. He was philanthropic and built Brookfield Unitarian Church. He married firstly Hannah Crowther (born in 1837) and they had three children, she died on May 20th 1884. He then married Francis Littlewood and by her had two children. He died on March 3rd 1889 and is interred in the tomb at Brookfield. She died on October 31st 18?? (illegible).
Sources
- Marriage: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Reference Number: RDP68/5/2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2253 #6745879 (accessed 21 April 2024)
Richard Peacock (full age) marriage to Hannah Crowther on 28 Jan 1838 in Leeds, St Peter, Yorkshire, England.
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