Matthew Peacock (abt. 1823 - 1902)

Born about 1823 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Anne (Norton) Peacock — married 27 Oct 1844 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1902 at about age 79 in Malebo, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Mathew was born around 1823 in the Village of Waterbeach, Chesterton District, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. He was the son of Edward Peacock (an Agricultural Labourer/Husbandman) and Frances Wilkin He passes away in 1902 in the Village of Currawananna, Malebo, near Wagga Wagga, North Tooyal Subdistrict, Bourke County, Riverina Region, New South Wales, Australia.

NAME

Surname: PEACOCK

Given Name: Matthew^[1].

BIRTH

Date: CA 1823

Place: Village of Waterbeach, Chesterton District, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom^[2].

MARRIAGE

Date: 27 OCT 1844

Spouse: Sarah Ann NORTON

Child: Phebe (b.Jan-Mar 1845---d. January 1849 in Cambridgeshire, England)

Child: Edward (b.12 July 1848)

Child: Phebe (b.8 October 1851)

Child: James (b.Apr-Jun 1854 in Cambridgeshire, England---d.1861 in New South Wales, Australia)

Child: Emma (b.1856 in New South Wales, Australia)

Child: Mary Ann (b.1858)

Child: Jane (b.1860)

Child: Sarah (b.1860---d.1860)

Child: Elizabeth (b.1862)

Child: Louisa (b.1863)

Child: George Henry (b.26 April 1866)

Child: John (b.4 November 1868)

Child: Florence (b.1871)

Place: St John the Evangelist Parish Church, Village of Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom^[3].

RESIDENCE

Date: 1841

Description: Living with his parents Edward and Frances (Wilkin) and brother John

Place: Piece Lanes, Village of Waterbeach, Chesterton District, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom^[4].

Date: 1851

Description: Living with his wife Sarah Ann (Norton) and their son Edward

Place: Back Lane, Village of Waterbeach, Cambridge, Chesterton District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom^[5].

Date: 1901

Description: Living with his wife Sarah Ann (Norton)

Place: Village of Currawananna, Malebo, near Wagga Wagga, North Tooyal Subdistrict, Bourke County, Riverina Region, New South Wales, Australia^[6].

OCCUPATION

Date: 1841

Occupation: Agricultural Labourer

Place: Village of Waterbeach, Chesterton District, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom^[7].

Date: 1851

Occupation: Railway Labourer

Place: Village of Waterbeach, Cambridge, Chesterton District, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom^[8].

Date: 23 MAY 1855

Occupation: Farm Labourer

Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies^[9][10].

IMMIGRATION

Date of Departure: 6 FEB 1855

Port of Departure: London, England, United Kingdom

Date of Departure: 13 FEB 1855

Port of Departure: Southhampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Ship Name: Asiatic

Passenger Details: PEACOCK, Mathew 30 Farm Labourer Weatherbeach, Cambridge Edw & Fanny Peacock (decd.); PEACOCK, Sarah 28 Waterbeach, Cambridge James & Ann Norton (Living) Wales; PEACOCK, Edward 6 Waterbeach, Cambridge Mathew & Sarah (on Board); PEACOCK, Phoebe 3 Waterbeach, Cabridge Mathew & Sarah (on Board)

Date of Arrival: 23 MAY 1855

Place of Arrival: Sydney and/or Newcastle, New South Wales, Australian Colonies^[11][12].

SHIPPING NOTICES

Date: 25 APR 1855

Source: 1855 'VESSELS EXPECTED IN SYDNEY.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 25 April, p. 4.

Item Details: VESSELS EXPECTED IN SYDNEY. Those marked * are bound for Melbourne and Sydney. FROM LONDON. Asiatic, (emi.), February 6....^[13].

Date: 24 MAY 1855

Source: 1855 'SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 24 May, p. 4.

Item Details: SHIPPING. ARRIVALS. May 23---Asiatic, ship, 954 tons, Captain Colin McLeod, from Southhampton February 13. Passengers---Mrs. Martin, and 370 immigrants. Dr. Martin, Surgeon Superintendent. Captain, agent^[14].

POLICE GAZETTE NOTICE

Date: 6 FEB 1867

Source: Police Gazette, 6 February 1867, p.49

Item Details: APPREHENSIONS. Thomas Jenkins, charged on Warrant with assaulting and wounding Matthew Peacock, has been arrested by Constables Foley and Walker, Goulburn Police. Committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions to be holden at Goulburn. Bail allowed^[15].

DEATH

Date: 9 SEP 1902

Cause: General Debility

Place: Village of Currawananna, Malebo, near Wagga Wagga, North Tooyal Subdistrict, Bourke County, Riverina Region, New South Wales, Australia^[16].

DEATH/FUNERAL/OBITUARY NOTICE

Date: 11 SEP 1902

Source: 1902 'DEATH OF MR. M. PEACOCK.', Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW : 1875 - 1910), 11 September, p. 2.

Item Details: DEATH OF MR. M. PEACOCK. Another old identity of the district in the person of Mr. Matthew Peacock passed away at his residence, Malebo, on Tuesday morning at the advanced age of 77 years, the cause of death being a general breaking up of the system.

The deceased came to Malebo about 35 years ago, and carried on farming pursuits there with his family. He leaves a widow and family of two sons and

five daughters, all of whom are married and reside in the district.

The funeral took place, yesterday afternoon, when a large number of friends and relatives followed the remains to their last resting place, the interment being made in the Wesleyan portion of the Wagga general cemetery. The service at the grave was conducted by the Rev. C. Bell, in the absence from the district of the Rev. F. Diusbury. The funeral arrangements were conducted by Messrs, Hoye and Colbeck^[17].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: 1851 England Census (FindMyPast & The National Archives of the UK (TNA)); Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1759; Folio number: 333; Page number: 24
2. ↑ Source: 1851 England Census (FindMyPast & The National Archives of the UK (TNA)); Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1759; Folio number: 333; Page number: 24
3. ↑ Source: Cambridgeshire Marriages (FindMyPast & Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society); Reference: (Marriage Year-1844); Event Place: Waterbeach
4. ↑ Source: 1841 England Census (FindMyPast & The National Archives of the UK (TNA)); Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 69; Book number: 15; Folio number: 9; Page number: 12
5. ↑ Source: 1851 England Census (FindMyPast & The National Archives of the UK (TNA)); Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1759; Folio number: 333; Page number: 24
6. ↑ Source: 1901 New South Wales, Australia Census (Ancestry.com Operations & State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood); Reference: State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 685; Book: 15; Item: 2/8464; Fiche: 1140-1143
7. ↑ Source: 1841 England Census (FindMyPast & The National Archives of the UK (TNA)); Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 69; Book number: 15; Folio number: 9; Page number: 12
8. ↑ Source: 1851 England Census (FindMyPast & The National Archives of the UK (TNA)); Archive reference: HO107; Piece number: 1759; Folio number: 333; Page number: 24
9. ↑ Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 (Ancestry.com Operations & State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood); Reference: Persons on bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2468; Item: [4/4944]
10. ↑ Source: Assisted Immigrants Index 1839-1896 (State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood); Reference: (Year-1855); Number: INX-9-64219; Title: PEACOCK Matthew; Copy Reel 2137, [4/4792]; Reel 2468, [4/4944]; ECommerce: Category C; Index Number: 9; (https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1341/browse)
11. ↑ Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 (Ancestry.com Operations & State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood); Reference: Persons on bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2468; Item: [4/4944]
12. ↑ Source: Assisted Immigrants Index 1839-1896 (State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood); Reference: (Year-1855); Number: INX-9-64219; Title: PEACOCK Matthew; Copy Reel 2137, [4/4792]; Reel 2468, [4/4944]; ECommerce: Category C; Index Number: 9; (https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/archives/collections-and-research/guides-and-indexes/node/1341/browse)
13. ↑ Source: TROVE Digitised Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: (Year-1855); (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12968547)
14. ↑ Source: TROVE Digitised Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: (Year-1855); (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12969657)
15. ↑ Source: New South Wales, Australia, Police Gazettes, 1854-1930 (Ancestry.com Operations & State Records Authority of New South Wales, Kingswood); Series 10958, Reels 3129-3143, 3594-3606
16. ↑ Source: Family History Search Deaths (New South Wales Government, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Sydney); Reference: (Death Year-1902); Registration District: Wagga Wagga; Registration Details: 11515/1902
17. ↑ Source: TROVE Digitised Newspapers (National Library of Australia, Canberra); Reference: (Death Year-1902); (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104066013)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alec Peacock for creating WikiTree profile Peacock-654 through the import of Peacock family 9th Oct 2012.ged on Jul 12, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Alec and others.