Thomas Peacock’s eldest son, Fred, does not appear in the 1871 census
in King Township. In the 1870 Census of Pennsylvania, there is an Irish
Fred Peacock born in 1850 and living in Kidder Township, Carbon County,
the coal region of Pennsylvania. His post office address is Lehigh Tannery.
His occupation is 'cloth weaver' and he appears to be living in a boarding house
with a a George Salsman at the head. There are 15 men and women beside the
Salsman couple and their 4 children.
In 1880 Census, Frederick Peacock is married to Catherine Milton
with two sons, both born in Pennsylvania. The eldest is eight years old which means
that Fred has been in the US for at least nine years. He is working as
a carpet weaver, a skill which could very well have been learned in
Ulster where there were many opportunities for weavers in the linen
industry. He probably worked at home.
"The earliest carpet factories operated mainly through "outwork," the owners
providing yarns to workers who hand loomed the goods in their homes.
As these small textile concerns grew, their owners built small factories in
East Kensington." (See June 2013 post re: 'workshopoftheworld' website.
Catherine Milton's parents were Anthony Milton (1816-1851 b. Ireland) and
Ann (1817-1856 born Ireland). They appear in the 1850 census in
Luzerne County - Providence Township. Their eldest child was born in Ireland.
I cannot find the family in the 1860 census (after deaths of parents), but Catherine
is in Philadelphia in 1870 living with an older couple, the Weatheralls and their
children. They are at 21 Haverford Street.
Catherine had one brother who was killed in the Civil War and three sisters.
The family appears on ancestry.com but without a marriage for Catherine.
Fred Peacock, 30, b. Ireland, Carpet Weaver, parents born in Ireland
Catherine 28, b. Philadelphia, parents born in Ireland
Thomas Milton, 8, b. Philadelphia, at school, father born Ireland, mother Phil.
Willie, 6, b. Philadelphia, at school, father born Ireland, mother Phil.
1890 USA Census – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(not available)
1900 USA Census – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ward 18 - June, 1900
Norris Street / Livingstone East – Enumeration District 363
Catherine Peacock , b. Sept 1850, 49, *widowed (sic), b. PA, parents born Ireland
Thomas Peacock, b. Aug 1872, 27, single, b. PA, father b. Ireland, mother PA, carpet weaver
William Peacock, b. Aug 1875, 24, single, b. PA, father b. Ireland, mother PA, carpet weaver
(months without employment 0)
*Frederick Peacock is not deceased but with Canadian relatives
in Perry Township, Muskoka in 1901.
1910 US Federal Census - Philadelphia
William Peacock, Head, 34, married two years,
conductor –street railway
Emily Peacock, wife, 25
William Peacock, son, 7 months
Thomas Peacock, brother, 37, single
Catherine Peacock, mother, 57, married 37 years
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