Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Thomas & Emma (Forsyth) Peacock




Thomas Peacock was the fourth son and fifth child of John Peacock and Mary Ellen Oliver. He was born September 24, 1882 in Falkenburg. He appears in the 1891 and 1901 census records with his parents. He was 8 years old when his Grandfather Thomas was living with Tommy's parents on the original homestead. In 1901, the whole family is still at home except the eldest daughter Sarah.


1901 Census - Macaulay Township
Peacock, John, M, Head. ......................b. Feb 10, 1854, 47
Peacock, Mary E., F, Wife. ...................b. Feb 9, 1858, 43
Peacock, Fred, Son................................b. Nov 24, 1875, 25
Peacock , John, Son...............................b. May 23, 1877, 23
Peacock, William R., Son......................b. May 3, 1881, 19
Peacock, Thomas, Son..................b. Sep 24, 1882, 18
Peacock, Mary E., Daughter,.................b. May 27, 1884, 16
Peacock, George N., Son........................b. Mar 2, 1886, 15
Peacock, Violet S., Daughter.................b. Jan 16, 1889, 12
Peacock, Joseph A., Son........................b. Sep 24, 1892, 8
Peacock, Grace L., Dau..........................b. Jan 16, 1895, 6
Peacock, Cathrine, Dau.........................b. Dec 6, 1897, 3
Byford, Henry, M, Lodger, S.................b. Oct 27, 1876,

In June of 1904, Tommy married Miss Emma Forsyth

13108-04 (Muskoka Dist.) Thomas PEACOCK, 22, farmer, Macaulay twp., s/o John PEACOCK & Mary OLIVER, married Clara Emma FORSYTH, 21, Macaulay twp., same, d/o John FORSYTH & Mary DALES, witn: William PEACOCK & Jessie FORSYTH, both of Macaulay twp., 1 June 1904 at Macaulay

By 1911, they had three daughters.

1911 Census - Monck Twp - Muskoka, Ontario

Peacock, Thomas, M, Head, M, Sep-1882, 28

Peacock, Clara E., F, Wife, Jan-1883, 28

Peacock, Gladys, F, Dau, Feb-1906, 5

Peacock, Elissa A. (Alma), F, Dau, Feb-1908, 3

Peacock, Aleen O, (Orma), F, Dau, Aug-1910, 9/12

THOMAS PEACOCK (1882-1950)
= Emma Forsyth (1883-1949)

Children
1. Allen Oscar
2. 'Gladys' May = D. Barnes
3. Clarissa 'Alma' - Unmarried
4. Aleen 'Orma'=W. Bond
5. Thomas 'Alvin'=B. Gardine



-Alma Peacock, daughter of Thomas and Emma

Thomas and Emma Peacock are buried in the Anglican Cemetery in Bracebridge. Emma died in 1949, and Thomas, 1950.

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