Peek, James

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• Census: 1841, 8 Finsbury Square, Shoreditch
• Census: 1851, 8 Finsbury Square, Shoreditch
• Census: 1861, 1 Kidbrooke Lodge, St Germans Place, Lewisham
• Census: 1871, Watcombe Lodge, St Mary Church, Torquay, Devon

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Married by licence to Elizabeth Masters. Lived at various addresses in London, including Wilson Street, Finsbury, 74 Coleman Street and 8 Finsbury Square, and later at Risbrook Lodge, Blackheath, Kent (in 1857) and Watcombe, near Torquay, Devon. Partner in Peek Bros and Co., co-founder (with George Hender Frean) of Peek, Frean & Co. in 1857, and founder of the James Peek and Hazelwood Trusts. There is a monument to his memory (erected by his son, Sir Henry William Peek, 1st Bart, M.P.) in Rousdon Church, Devon.

Mayhew, H: Shops of London Vol 1 pp 13-17 (1865): "James Peek (6th son of John Peek of Loddiswell, Devon) b. 8 June 1800. Tea, Coffee and Spice Dealer, of 27 Coleman Street, the firm being Peek, Bros and Co. (1819), a founder of the firm of Peek Frean and Co., biscuit manufacturers, Dock Head, St Saviours, London, which employed 500 hands. Father of Sir Henry Peek, Baronet. Resided Kidbrook, Blackheath, Kent. Died at Watcombe, Torquay, Jan 23rd 1879."

James married Masters, Elizabeth on 19 Feb 1824 in St Stephen, Coleman Street, London. Elizabeth (daughter of Masters, James and Elizabeth) was born on 2 Jul 1799; was christened on 26 Sep 1804 in Spitalfields Christ Church, Stepney, London, England; died on 4 Oct 1867; was buried in Rousdon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Peek, Henry William was born on 26 Feb 1825 in 20 King Street, Finsbury Square, London; died on 26 Aug 1898; was buried in Rousdon.
2. Peek, Elizabeth was born in 1827; died on 18 Feb 1876 in Lewisham, London; was buried on 24 Feb 1876 in Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth, England.
3. Peek, James was born in 1829; died in 1830.
4. Peek, Julia was born on 27 Feb 1831 in London; died on 12 Aug 1861.
5. Peek, James was born in 1833; died in 1858.
6. Peek, Hannah was born on 22 Feb 1835 in City of London; died in Q1 1896 in Bath.
7. Peek, Charles was born in 1840; died in 1860.
8. Peek, Edward was born on 26 Jun 1841; died on 31 Dec 1898; was buried in Rousdon.

James married Trehane, Jane on 13 Oct 1868 in Exeter, Devon. Jane (daughter of Trehane, Sampson and Mary) was born in 1815; died on 1 April 1903; was buried in Peek Catacombs, Hazelwood. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 9 Mar 1753, Devon, Modbury
• Census: 1841, Hazelwood, Loddiswell parish

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Elder son of John and Mary Peek of Modbury. In the pedigree attested before Lancaster Herald when he was granted Arms in 1832, however, John Peek gave the year of his birth and baptism as 1752. The confusion must surely have arisen as a result of the change from the Julian (Old Style) Calendar to the Gregorian (New Style) Calendar in September 1752. Before that date each year began on 25 March (Lady Day), the period between the previous 1 January and 25 March being reckoned as a compromise between the old and the new years and recorded as such (e.g. 25 January 1624/25, 7 February 1746/47). As John Peek was born after September 1752 his baptism is quite properly recorded in the Modbury parish register as 9 March 1753 (New Style), and his date of birth was equally 25 February 1753. If the Julian Calendar had still been in use his year of birth and baptism would have been recorded as 1752/53, as 1753 would not have begun until 25 March. As this was the first year which began on 1 January no doubt John Peek's parents continued to reckon under the Old Style and informed their son accordingly.

John Peek was married to Susannah Ann Foxworthy at Loddiswell, Devon, 11/5/1779, when he was living at West Alvington, near Kingsbridge. Soon afterwards, however, he moved to Loddiswell, his wife's native parish, and their first four children were all born there. When John Peek first took up residence at Halsenwood Villa, Loddiswell, is not certain, but his second son Richard is stated to have been born at the Villa on 3/10/1782. John Peek's four youngest children were all born at Dodbrook, Kingsbridge, and his wife died there in August 1802.

John Peek, Esq., of Halsenwood Villa, Loddiswell, was granted Arms and a crest by the College of Arms on 28 June 1832. His portrait is hung in the dining room at Castle Drogo, Devon, the seat of the Drewe family, which was built by one of his great-grandsons, Julius Charles Drewe. There is a similar portrait at Hazelwood.

John married Foxworthy, Susannah Ann on 11 May 1779 in Devon, Loddiswell. Susannah (daughter of Foxworthy, John and Hyne, Agnes) died on 1 Aug 1802 in Devon, Kingsbridge, Dodbrook; was buried in Kingsbridge, Independent Chapel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 30 Dec 1758, Devon, Loddiswell

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The East window of Loddiswell Church was presented by her son William Peek in her memory

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• Baptism: 22 May 1724, Devon, Modbury

John married Coyte, Mary on 24 Jan 1747/48 in Devon, Modbury. Mary (daughter of Coyte, James and ?, Mary) was born in 1727; died on 26 Sep 1813 in Devon, Modbury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Death: Devon, Modbury
• Baptism: 25 Feb 1727/28, Devon, Modbury

John married Hyne, Agnes on 24 Jul 1746 in Devon, Loddiswell. Agnes was buried in Devon, Loddiswell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Allely (Allaleigh) and Modbury, Devon
• Baptism: 18 Mar 1689/90, Devon, Cornworthy

Richard married Cowle, Abigail on 2 Jan 1714/15 in Devon, Modbury. Abigail (daughter of Cowle, John and ?, Mary) was born in 1694 in Devon, Modbury; died on 21 Feb 1769 in Devon, Modbury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Modbury
• Baptism: 10 May 1694, Devon, Modbury

James married ?, Mary on 19 Jan 1724/25 in Devon, Ugborough. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]