Family:John Peacock and Mary Overton (1)

Watchers
Facts and Events
Marriage[1][2] 9 Jun 1871 Bardney, Lincolnshire, England
Children
BirthDeath
1.
 
2.

Family History

On 9 June 1871, John Peacock of Bardney, wood-man and son of Henry Peacock, wood-man, and Mary Jane Overton of Bardney, daughter of George Overton, wood dealer, were married at the parish church of Bardney, Lincolnshire, by W. Walker. The marriage was witnessed by (Mary's father and brother) George Overton and Henry George Overton.[2]

By 9 October 1871, George Overton, wood dealer, (his son) Henry Overton, wood dealer, and (his son-in-law) John Peacock, farmer, arrived at the Port of New York on the S.S. City of New York. The ship originated in Liverpool and made a stop in Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland.[3]

By 26 October 1871, Mary Jane Overton (“spins[ter]” but actually married at the time) arrived at the Port of New York on the S.S. Wisconsin with her mother, Emma Overton, and five siblings. The ship had originated in Liverpool and made a stop in Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland.[4]

References
  1. Church of England. Parish Church of Bardney (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1653–1976. (Salt Lake City, Utah, and Lincoln, England: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974; and Lincolnshire Archives Office, 1988–1990)
    FHL #989855 and #1541957 [item 1]. From records indexed in “England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975,” database, FamilySearch. The original source has not been verified.
  2. 2.0 2.1 England. General Register Office. Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage Given at the General Register Office
    for John Peacock and Mary Jane Overton, married 9 June 1871. A copy of an entry in the certified copy of a register of marriages in the registration district of Lincoln, 13 July 2011.

    “1871. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the parish of Bardney in the County of Lincoln, June 9th; John Peacock, full age, Bach[elo]r, Wood-man, [of] Bardney, [father] Henry Peacock, Wood-man; Mary Jane Overton, full age, Spinster, [of] Bardney, [father] George Overton, Wood-dealer; Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, by me, W. Walker”; signed by John Peacock, Mary Jane Overton; wit. George Overton, Henry George Overton.

    Certificate of marriage registered in Lincoln.
  3. Passenger list of the S.S. City of New York, in New York City, New York, United States. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-97. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237)
    roll 349, list 1014, p 6, ln 303, list dated 9 Oct. 1871.

    These passengers were listed consecutively, beginning on line 303: George Overton (age 50, occ. wood dealer), Henry Overton (19, wood dealer), and John Peacock (37, farmer).

  4. Passenger list of the S.S. Wisconsin, in New York City, New York, United States. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-97. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237)
    roll 350, list 1079, p 7, ln 34, list dated 26 Oct. 1871.

    See transcript.