Sixth Generation

James Peacock (1866 - 1945) - son of John Peacock (1843 - ?) - son of John Peacock (1813 - 1896) - son of John Peacock (1766 - 1829) - son of John Peacock (1738-?) - son of John Peacock (about 1710 - 1742)

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James Peacock was born on 27 January 1866 in Matching Green, Essex.²⁵³   He was baptized in Matching Green, Essex.²²² The Baptism Register of St Mary the Virgin, Matching, Essex has the entry:

James, son of John & Mary Ann Peacock, Labourer of M. Green, was baptised 1.4.1866

He appears with his parents in the 1871 and 1881 Census returns.

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He married Agnes Marie Theresa Dennington  in 1897 in Tottenham, Middlesex.  The Civil Marriage registration reference is as follows: Jun 1897 , v 3a, p 625: in Edmonton, London¹⁶

They appear together in the 1901 Census living in Tottenham. 

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Whether they stayed in Tottenham for long is uncertain, since they are buried in Matching Churchyard. 

There is an inscription on a headstones in Matching Church Yard ²⁵³ (Grave position 144 in churchyard plan) as follows:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY BELOVED HUSBAND
JAMES PEACOCK
BORN JAN 27 1866
DIED SEP 29 1945

ALSO
HIS BELOVED WIFE
MARY AGNES THERESA
DIED SEP 29 1953
AGED 77 YEARS

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LESLIE
JOHN
PEACOCK
1906
1986

James Peacock and Agnes Marie Theresa Dennington had the following children:

i.	Victor Peacock was born in 1901 in Tottenham, Middlesex.
ii.	Leslie John Peacock was born in 1906.253  He died in 1986 in St Mary the Virgin, Matching, Essex.253 He was buried in 1986 in St Mary the Virgin, Matching, Essex 253  and appears with his parents on the above headstone.