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Margaret Harker

(abt.1736 - ?)

Father:	not known
Mother:	not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Christopher Peacock

Timeline

Date	Event	Information	Sources
abt.1736	Birth		Estimated from newspaper article Newspaper article: Link F1 F2 T1 Note: Occasion was the baptism of Betty, Ralph and Ann on 28 September 1781
1758-06-19	Marriage Christopher Peacock (abt.1721 - 1793)	Place: St Mary, Muker Age: 22 Abode: Skeugh Head, Muker Witness: James Metcalfe Witness: Richard Metcalfe	Parish register: F3 F4 T2 Parish record: F5 T3 Parish record: T4 From: Shirley (tubberhall@aol.com) Note: Shirley's date appears to be wrong
?	Death		Assumed; date unknown

Transcripts of sources

Ref.	Transcript
T1	On Sunday amidst a crowd of spectators were christened by the Rev. Lister Metcalf, in the parochial chapel of Muker, Swaledale, near Askrigg, in this county, two girls and a boy, at one birth, the tender offspring of Christopher and Margaret Peacock, whose united ages make 105 years, viz. Christopher aged 60, and Margaret 45; and what is remarkable she has two brothers and two sisters now living who had twins each; the children are extremely healthy, and the most promising to do well. How prolific is the air of Muker!
T2	# Transcript from GBPRS_YORKSHIRE_004003802_00378.jpg by dh June ye 19 : 1758 Married in ye Chapel of Muker Christopher Peacock of Skewhead in ye Chapelry of Muker aged 34 years & Margret Harker of Skewhead aged 22 years were married in the Chapel of Muker by Banns published these Several Sundays according to Law & consent of parents given Notice thereof being first given Seven days before publication & no Impediment alleged. by ne Christo Forster Curate. June ye 19 : 1758 This marriage was solemnized between us in ye Chapel of Muker Christpher Peacock of Skewhead in ye Chapelry of Muker & Margret Harker of Skewhead in ye Chapelry of Muker in presence of James Metcalfe Christo: Peacock Richard Metcalfe Margret x Harker her mark
T3	Typed transcript pf MUKER Yorkshire Marriages page 138 1758 June 19 PEACOCK Chris & Mgt HARKER (both Skewhead)
T4	I have Chistopher Peacock and Margaret Harker married 13 June 1756 in Muker

File sources

Ref.	Type	File name
F1	Image	LeedsIntelligencer-1781-11-27-p3-Christening-of-Peacock-triplets.jpeg
F2	Image	LeedsIntelligencer-1781-11-27-p3.pdf
F3	Image	GBPRS_YORKSHIRE_004003802_00378.jpg
F4	Transcript	Marriage-ChristopherPeacock-MargaretHarker-1758-06-19-Muker.text
F5	Image	Marriage-ChristopherPeacock-MargaretHarker-1758-06-19-StMaryMuker.pdf

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