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| Interior, St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Julian P Guffogg - geograph.org.uk/p/5211727 |
John Adcock, eldest son of James Adcock and Mary Hill, married Sarah Ann Richards in 1861 at St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough.
John and Sarah had four children:
- Unnamed female child born 1861 (clearly didn't survive)
- Emma Elizabeth Adcock born 1864
- John James Adcock born 1869 (died 1889, aged 20)
- Annie Louisa Adcock born 1872 (died 1880, aged 8)
In 1871: John Adcock (32), Joiner, Sarah A (28), Emma E (6) and John J (2).
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| Cromwell Road, Peterborough cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David P Howard - geograph.org.uk/p/3453169 |
In 1881, we find the family at 121, Cromwell Road, Peterborough with John Adcock (42) Carpenter and Joiner, Sarah Ann (38), Emma Elizabeth (16) Shop Assistant, John James (12) Scholar. Annie Louisa had died the year before.
In 1891, John Adcock (52) occupation listed as "Joiner Foreman", Sarah Ann (48) and Emma Elizabeth (26) is still at home. John James had died in 1889.
In 1901, still in Cromwell Road, there are just John Adcock (62) Foreman Joiner, with wife Sarah Ann (58). Emma Elizabeth had married in 1892.
John Adcock died on 8 May 1907. Probate was granted on 19 Jun 1907 to his widow, Sarah Ann Adcock and daughter, Emma Elizabeth Southwell. Also mentioned was Herbert Edward Southwell, his son-in-law.
In 1911, Sarah Ann Adcock (68) was living with her daughter and son-in-law.
Sarah Ann Adcock died on 26 Dec 1926, aged 83. Probate was granted on 27 Jan 1931 to her daughter and only surviving child, Emma Elizabeth Southwell.