James Albert Wells Peacock (1857 - 1923)

Born 5 May 1857 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 15 Nov 1923 at age 66 in Cairo, al Quadimah,Egypt

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Biography

James was born in Lancashire, England on 5 May 1857 and baptised in Manchester on 17 June that year. ^[1] He was the son of Francis (Frank) Peacock and Jane Wells.

He married Eveline de Jongh and they had 5 children born in Smyrna, in the Ottoman Empire, now Turkiye.

By 1904, James was initiated into Freemasonry, in the masonic Lodge in Cairo, Egypt. ^[2][3]

James was a mechanical engineer ^[4]and in 1913 he patented a device used in water heating and circulation for locolotives. ^[5]

He returned to work in Cairo, Egypt in 1918 and he died there in 1923, aged 66.

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1. ↑ Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915 View imageView record Record details Name James Albert Wells Peacock Baptism Date 17 Jun 1857 Baptism Place Gorton, St James, Lancashire, England Parish as it Appears Gorton Father Francis Peacock Mother Jane Peacock Reference Number M432/1/2/2 Item Number 5 Archive Roll 848
2. ↑ James Albert Wells Peacock in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 ViewEngland, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 Add or update information Report a problem Detail Source Name James Albert Wells Peacock Gender Male Initiation Date 1904 Year range 1910-1921 Lodge Delta Lodge Lodge Location Tantah Egypt Lodge Number 3060 Folio Number 297 Search Search for 'James Albert Wells Peacock' in other Freemasonry Membership Records Learn More Search for 'Delta Lodge {1}' in other Freemasonry Membership Records Save
3. ↑ James Albert Wells Peacock in the England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 ViewEngland, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921 Add or update information Report a problem Detail Source Name James Albert Wells Peacock Gender Male Initiation Date 1907 First Payment Year on Register 1910 Year range 1910-1921 Lodge Star of the East Lodge Lodge Location Cairo Lodge Number 1355 Folio Number 40 Search Search for 'James Albert Wells Peacock' in other Freemasonry Membership Records Learn More Search for 'Star of the East Lodge {1}' in other Freemasonry Membership Records Save
4. ↑ James Albert Wells Peacock in the UK, Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1938 ViewUK, Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1938 Add or update information Report a problem Detail Source Name James Albert Wells Peacock Age 32 Record Type Proposals Birth Date 1858 Membership Date 10 Mar 1890 Membership Country/Region United Kingdom Institute Mechanical Save
5. ↑ James Albert Wells Peacock in the International Patents, 1890-2020 International Patents, 1890-2020 Add or update information Report a problem Detail Source Inventor James Albert Wells Peacock Residence Place None Patent Date 18 Sep 1913 Patent Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Publication Date 23 Jul 1914 Publication Number GB191321118A Patent Description Improvements in or relating to Feed Water Heating and Water Circulating Arrangements for Locomotive and like Boilers. Applicant PEACOCK JAMES ALBERT WELLS, WILLANS GEORGE HERBERT Others Listed (Inventor) James Albert Wells Peacock George Herbert Willans Abstract 21,118. Willans, G. H., and Peacock, J. A. W. Sept. 18. Seats.-The seating of a check-valve s used in a boiler feed-water heating arrangement is formed on a tubular sleeve u secured to the valve casing by screwing. Save

• England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751 - 1921.
• Information from living relative Thora Ray Daniels 15 Jul 2019.