Peter Peacock (1872 - 1948)

Born 13 Apr 1872 in Clophill, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 22 Jul 1948 at age 76 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Son of Jesse Albert Peacock and Susan Grummit. He passed away in 1948.

Owned Peacocks, a penny bazaar founded by his brother Albert in 1884.

After his death, it was discovered that he had been leading a double life for more than 20 years with a wife and family in Birmingham and another in Warrington.

Buried in Warrington.

Sources

• "Alderman Sir Peter Peacock (d.1948), JP, Mayor of Warrington (1913–1919) | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved on 4 September 2018.
• "The dark truth behind a romantic tale". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved on 4 September 2018.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC7-6MLR : 4 September 2014), Peter Peacock, 1948; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3WFV-ZFT : accessed 3 September 2018), entry for Sir Peter /Peacock/, cites sources; "charlesfrancistree2015" file (2:2:2:MMDX-H91), submitted 11 March 2015 by cfrancis3 [identity withheld for privacy].