Drew, Mary

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• Residence: Upper Norwood, south London
• Baptism: 9 Nov 1846, London, Saint Pancras, Old Church,
• Census: 1861, 8 Liverpool Terrace, Broadwater, Worthing
• Occupation: 1861; Pupil
• Residence: 1870, 18 Angel Park Gardens, Brixton, co. Surrey.

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Married first to Edward Wheeler, J.P., a member of the London Stock Exchange. He died in 1893, and she subsequently married John Stuart Smith.

Mary married Wheeler, Edward in Q2 1868 in Wandsworth, London. Edward was born in 1843 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire; died in 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Wheeler, Robert Drew was born on 22 May 1869; died in 1908.

Family/Spouse: Smith, John Stuart. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Education: M.A., Cantab. (St. John's College) (27th Wrangler)
• Census: 1861, St Barnabas Parsonage, South Kennington

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F.R.G.S. Member of the British Association. Select Preacher to the University of Cambridge (1869-70) and Hulsean Lecturer (1877). Held a number of livings, among them Old St. Pancras (1845-50), Pulloxhill, Beds (1854-1858), St. Barnabas, South Kennington (1858-70), Avington, Hants (1870-73) and Holy Trinity, Lambeth (1873-80). Author of many religious books and other publications. Married by licence to Mary Peek at St. Leonard's, Streatham, co. Surrey. See Dictionary of National Biography.

George married Peek, Mary on 20 May 1845 in St Leonards, Streatham, Surrey. Mary (daughter of Peek, William and Francis, Mary) was born on 31 Mar 1821 in Middlesex, Islington; died in 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baptism: 22 Jul 1821, Middlesex, Islington, St Mary
• Census: 1861, Portland Hotel, Portland Terrace, Portsmouth
• Census: 1891, 26 Hoghton Street, North Meols, Southport

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Her portrait, with those of her husband, her mother and her father, hangs in the dining room at Castle Drogo.

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• Residence: London

George married Hodgson, Isabella. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Berwick upon Tweed

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• Baptism: 21 Sep 1800, Ebenezer Chapel-Independent, Kingsbridge, Devon, England
• Probate: 6 Oct 1870, PPR 1677

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Llived at 27 Coleman Street, London, (from c.1819), Stoke Newington Green, co. Middlesex (from c.1821 to c.1842), 30 Finsbury Square (1843) and Bemerton Lodge, Upper Norwood, co. Surrey (from c. 1845 onwards). Married by licence to Mary Francis. Founder of William Peek E. Co. (in or about 1810) and co-founder in 1821 of Peek Bros. & Co. and (in 1834) Peek Brothers and Winch of Liverpool and London. Holy Trinity Church, Beckenham, Kent was built in 1877 in his memory and that of his wife Mary by their youngest son, Francis Peek. His portrait, with those of his wife Mary and daughter Mary Drew nâee Peek, hangs in the dining room at Castle Drogo, Devon, the seat of the Drewe family. William Peek's will proved 6/10/1870 (P.P.R./677) His portrait is at Castle Drogo, Devon, copy in possession of Veronica D Hughes

William married Francis, Mary on 30 May 1820 in London, St Stephen's, Coleman Street. Mary (daughter of Francis, John and Francis, Mary) was born in 1804; died on 8 Aug 1874 in 2 Highlands Road, Upper Norwood, Surrey; was buried in Norwood Cemetery, Peek Family Vault. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1871, Osborne, Exeter Road, Christchurch, Dorset
• Probate: 27 Oct 1874, P P R

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Only child of John and Mary Francis of London, whose family is said to have left Wales for France at the time of the first peace with Napoleon (27 March 1802) and has never been heard of since, except through reports that some of the members had left Paris and settled in the south of France. An aunt of Mary Francis was married to a French doctor (name unknown).

Her portrait, with those of her husband, William Peek, and daughter, Mary Drew nâee Peek, hangs in the dining room of Castle Drogo, Devon. A copy is in the possession of Veronica D Hughes.

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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

John married Francis, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]