Family History

Elizabeth Hinksman (1862–1937)

Elizabeth was born on 23 Aug, 1862 at Bell Street in North Shields, Northumberland, Englanda1, the daughter of Richard Hinksman (1833–1911)★, a mariner, and Mary Ann Spencer (1829–1888)★, a general servant. She is Ian's great great grandmother.

Elizabeth was recorded in the 1871 census at Maitland's Quay, Bell Street in North Shields, Northumberland, Englandb1 with her father Richard, now a seaman, mother Mary Ann and two siblings Jane Ann, a servant and Richard, a grocers assistant.

She married Thomas Turner Peak (1859–1931)★, a mason, on 22 Sep, 1879 at the age of seventeen at St. Peter's Church in Wallsend, Northumberland, Englanda2 and went on to have thirteen children with him:–

In the 1891 census she was living at 5 Wright Street in Cowpen, Horton, Northumberland, Englandh1 with her husband Thomas Turner, now a rivetter and boiler maker, five children Dinah Peak, John Richard Peak, Elizabeth Jane Peak, Mary Ann Peak and Margery Todd Peak and father Richard, now a fitters labourer.

Elizabeth was recorded in the 1901 census at 126 Hambledon Street, Blythk1,k1 with her husband Thomas Turner, now a boilermaker, eight children Dinah, John Richard, an apprentice boilermaker, Elizabeth Jane, an apprentice dressmaker, Mary Ann, an apprentice dressmaker, Margery Todd, Rebecca Peak, Septina Peak and Thomas Turner Peak and father Richard.

By the time of the 1911 census she was living at 39 Goschen Street in Blyth, Northumberland, Englandm1 with her husband Thomas Turner, five children Dinah, Rebecca, Septina, Thomas Turner and Louis Peak and father Richard.

In the 1921 census she was living at 124 Hambledon Street in Blyth, Northumberland, Englandp1 with her husband Thomas Turner, now an unemployed rivetter and two children Thomas Turner, an unemployed holder up and Louis, an apprentice rivetter.

Elizabeth died at the age of seventy-four on 13 Feb, 1937 at Knight Memorial Hospital in Blyth, Northumberland, Englanda13. Her death was attributed to "influenzal pneumonia"a13.

Timeline

1862
23 Aug
Born at Bell Street, North Shields, Northumberland, England. The informant was her mother Mary Ann Spencer (1829–1888)★.a1
1871
2 Apr
Recorded in the 1871 census at Maitland's Quay, Bell Street, North Shields, Northumberland.b1
1879
22 Sep
Married Thomas Turner Peak★ at St. Peter's Church, Wallsend, Northumberland.a2
Recorded as living at Buddle Street, Wallsend, Northumberland.a2
31 Dec
Son, John Richard Peak (1879–1967), born at 74 The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.a14
1880
4 Feb
Recorded as living at 74 The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne.a14
1881
17 Oct
Daughter, Dinah Peak (1881–1882), born at 10 Edwin Street, West Hartlepool, Stranton, County Durham, England.a15
12 Dec
Recorded as living at 10 Edwin Street, West Hartlepool.a15
1882
14 Nov
Daughter, Dinah, died at 6 California, West Hartlepool, Stranton, County Durham, England.a4
1883
16 Jun
Son, Thomas Turner Peak (1883–1883), born at 5 Woodley Road, Woolston, St. Mary Extra, Hampshire, England.a16
9 Jul
Recorded as residing at 5 Woodley Road, Woolston.a16
13 Nov
Son, Thomas Turner, died at Hedley Street, Wallsend, Northumberland, England.a5
1884
12 Sep
Daughter, Elizabeth Jane Peak (1884–1956), born at 10 Hedley Street, Wallsend, Northumberland, England.a17
13 Oct
Recorded as living at 10 Hedley Street, Wallsend.a17
1886
21 Jul
Daughter, Mary Ann Peak (1886–1967), born at 10 Hedley Street, Wallsend.d9,a18
1888
30 Apr
Mother, Mary Ann, died in Wallsend, Northumberland, England.
31 Dec
Her daughter, Dinah Peak (1888–1959)★, born at 21 New Benton Way, Wallsend, Northumberland, England. She was the informant.a19,q1
1889
6 Feb
Recorded as living at 21 New Benton Way, Wallsend.a19
1891
2 Feb
Daughter, Margery Todd Peak (1891–1935), born in Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England.d3,a8
12 Mar
Recorded as living in Cowpen Quay.a8
5 Apr
Recorded in the 1891 census living at 5 Wright Street, Cowpen, Northumberland.h1
1893
3 Jun
Daughter, Rebecca Peak (1893–1893), born in Cowpen Quay.a20
26 Oct
Daughter, Rebecca, died at 4 Wright Street, Cowpen, Horton, Northumberland, England.a9,n1
1894
25 Sep
Daughter, Rebecca Peak (1894–1975), born at 18½ Wright Street, Waterloo, Cowpen, Horton, Northumberland, England.d10,a21
22 Oct
Recorded as residing at 18½ Wright Street, Waterloo.a21
1896
21 Nov
Daughter, Septina Peak (1896–1991), born at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth, Northumberland, England.d11,a22
28 Dec
Recorded as residing at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a22
1898
14 Jul
Recorded as living in Cowpen Quay.a20
30 Oct
Daughter, Thomasina Peak (1898–1899), born at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a10
2 Dec
Recorded as living at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a10
1899
7 Nov
Daughter, Thomasina, died at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a11
1900
6 Jun
Son, Thomas Turner Peak (1900–1941), born at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a23
13 Jul
Recorded as residing at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a23
1901
31 Mar
Recorded in the 1901 census residing at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.k1,k1
1902
15 Nov
Son, Louis Peak (1902–1939), born at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a12
22 Dec
Recorded as living at 126 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a12
1911
2 Apr
Recorded in the 1911 census residing at 39 Goschen Street, Blyth, Northumberland.m1
15 Dec
Her father, Richard Hinksman (1833–1911)★, died at Tynemouth Union Workhouse Infirmary, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. She was the informant.a24
18 Dec
Recorded as residing at 39 Goschen Street, Blyth.a24
1921
19 Jun
Recorded in the 1921 census residing at 124 Hambledon Street, Blyth, Northumberland.p1
1931
7 Feb
Husband, Thomas Turner, died at 124 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a25,r1
1935
Jul-Sep
Daughter, Margery Todd, died in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.
1937
13 Feb
Died at the age of seventy-four at Knight Memorial Hospital, Blyth, Northumberland, England. The informant was John Lamberth (1891–?).a13
17 Feb
Recorded as living at 124 Hambledon Street, Blyth.a13
5 Mar
Probate granted at the London Probate Registry, London, England probate office.r2

Facts

Birth
23 Aug 1862
Bell Street, North Shields, Northumberland, England
Baptism
(not known)
Death
13 Feb 1937
Knight Memorial Hospital, Blyth, Northumberland, England
Burial
(not known)
Names and variations
Elizabeth Hinksmana19,a2,a17,a18,a10,a8,a20,a22,a12,a15,a21,a23,a14
Elizabeth Peaka19,h1,k1,m1,e1,a17,a18,a10,a8,a20,a22,a12,a15,a21,a23,a16,a14,c2,c3,c4,c5,e4,e7,e5,r1
Elizabeth Inksmana1
E. Peaka24,a16
Elizabeth Hinkmanb1
Elizabeth Peabec1
Elizabeth Pecke2

Citations and Notes

General Notes
n1: Her death certificate shows the name Margery Peak but it was entered into the GRO index under Rebecca Peak. Our assumption is that this was an error when recording the name of the child.
General Register Office of England and Wales
a1: Birth entry for Elizabeth Inksman, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1862, Vol 10b, Page 123, No 458 (more details...)
a2: Marriage entry for Thomas Turner Peak and Elizabeth Hinksman, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1879, Vol 10b, Page 289, No 449; Certified copy (transcribed) obtained 17 Apr 1970 (more details...)
a3: Marriage entry for John Richard Peak and Isabella Richardson, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1902, Vol 10B, Page 306, No 180; Certified copy obtained 14 May 2009 (more details...)
a4: Death entry for Dinah Peak, Hartlepool, Oct-Dec Qtr 1882, Vol 10a, Page 72, No 247; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a5: Death entry for Thomas Turner Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1883, Vol 10b, Page 72, No 47; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a6: Copy of an entry of marriage; Tynemouth, No 110, 30 May 1908, James William Hall and Dinah Peak; registered as James William Hall, Dinah Peak, Apr-Jun Qtr 1908, Vol 10b, Page 464
a7: Death entry for Dianah Hall, Northumberland, Oct-Dec Qtr 1959, Vol 1b, Page 244, No 101; Certified copy (transcribed) obtained 3 May 1990 (more details...)
a8: Birth entry for Margery Todd Peak, Tynemouth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1891, Vol 10b, Page 313; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a9: Death entry for Rebecca Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1893, Vol 10b, Page 181, No 175; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a10: Birth entry for Thomasina Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1898, Vol 10b, Page 312, No 290; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a11: Death entry for Thomasina Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1899, Vol 10b, Page 201, No 48; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a12: Birth entry for Lewis Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1902, Vol 10b, Page 354, No 334; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a13: Death entry for Elizabeth Peak, Northumberland Central, Jan-Mar Qtr 1937, Vol 10B, Page 568, No 93; Digital image (more details...)
a14: Birth entry for John Richard Peak, Newcastle on Tyne, Jan-Mar Qtr 1880, Vol 10b, Page 81, No 95; Digital image obtained 27 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a15: Birth entry for Dinah Peak, Hartlepool, Oct-Dec Qtr 1881, Vol 10a, Page 148, No 500; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a16: Birth entry for Thomas Turner Peak, South Stoneham, Jul-Sep Qtr 1883, Vol 2c, Page 50, No 389; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a17: Birth entry for Elizabeth Jane Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1884, Vol 10b, Page 159, No 369; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a18: Birth entry for Mary Ann Peak, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1886, Vol 10b, Page 181, No 135; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a19: Birth entry for Dinah Peak, Tynemouth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1889, Vol 10b, Page 172 (more details...)
a20: Birth entry for Rebecca Peak, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1898, Vol 10b, Page 293, No 282; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a21: Birth entry for Rebecca Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1894, Vol 10b, Page 290, No 317; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a22: Birth entry for Septina Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1896, Vol 10b, Page 321, No 486; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a23: Birth entry for Thomas Turner Peak, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1900, Vol 10b, Page 330, No 429; Digital image obtained 26 Sep 2024 (more details...)
a24: Death entry for Richard Hinksman, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1911, Vol 10B, Page 281, No 280; Certified copy obtained 3 May 1990 (more details...)
a25: Death entry for Thomas Turner Peak, Tynemouth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1931, Vol 10B, Page 467, No 319; Digital image obtained 17 Mar 2023 (more details...)
1871 England and Wales Census
b1: Class RG10, Piece 5112, Folio 30, Page 53, Schedule 310 (more details...)
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
c1: Baptism entry for John Richard Peabe, Newcastle, 18 Jan 1880, Page 614, No 2, FHL Film Number 1068903 (more details...)
c2: Baptism entry for Dinah Peak, Hartlepool, 2 Nov 1881, FHL Film Number 1736295, Reference p59 rn6816 (more details...)
c3: Baptism entry for Thomas Turner Peak, Woolston, 27 Jun 1883, FHL Film Number 1041751, Reference ID 771 (more details...)
c4: Baptism entry for Elizabeth Jane Peak, Wallsend, 1 Oct 1884, FHL Film Number 2193459, Reference ID 270 (more details...)
c5: Baptism entry for Mary Ann Peak, Wallsend, 11 Aug 1886, FHL Film Number 2193459, Reference ID 13 (more details...)
FreeBMD
d1: Marriage entry for James Milgate and Mary Ann Peak, Tynemouth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1907, Vol 10b, Page 403
d2: Death entry for Mary A Milgate, Age 81, Northumberland Central, Oct-Dec Qtr 1967, Vol 1b, Page 243
d3: Birth entry for Margery Todd Peak, Tynemouth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1891, Vol 10b, Page 813
d4: Marriage entry for John Lamberth and Rebecca Peak, Tynemouth, Apr-Jun Qtr 1914, Vol 10b, Page 396
d5: Death entry for Rebecca Lamberth, Age 81, Northumberland Central, Oct-Dec Qtr 1975, Vol 1, Page 1988 (more details...)
d6: Marriage entry for Samuel Lamberth and Septina Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1916, Vol 10b, Page 361
d7: Marriage entry for Louis Peak and Lily Mitcheson, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1924, Vol 10b, Page 409
d8: Death entry for Louis Peak, Age 36, Northumberland Central, Jan-Mar Qtr 1939, Vol 10b, Page 524
d9: Birth entry for Mary Ann Peak, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1886, Vol 10b, Page 181
d10: Birth entry for Rebecca Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1894, Vol 10b, Page 290
d11: Birth entry for Septina Peak, Tynemouth, Oct-Dec Qtr 1896, Vol 10b, Page 321
England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950
e1: Baptism entry for Dinah Peak, Wallsend, 16 Jan 1889, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGJ2-Q7HL (more details...)
e2: Baptism entry for Rebecca Peck, Blyth, 28 Jun 1893, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYV-Z4XF (more details...)
e3: Marriage entry for John Lamberth and Rebecca Peak, Blyth, 6 Jun 1914 (familysearch.org)
e4: Baptism entry for Septina Peak, Blyth, 10 Dec 1896, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQQ-6F5L (more details...)
e5: Baptism entry for Thomas Turner Peak, Blyth, 28 Jun 1900, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSS-SDWW (more details...)
e6: Marriage entry for Louis Peak and Lily Mitcheson, Horton, 21 Jul 1924 (more details...)
e7: Baptism entry for Thomasina Peak, Blyth, 24 Nov 1898, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLW4-QRLL (more details...)
Genealogical Diary 1988
g1: 4 Jun 1988, Conversation with Louie Easton
1891 England and Wales Census
h1: Class RG12, Piece 4238, Folio 52, Page 21, Schedule 129 (more details...)
1901 England and Wales Census
k1: Class RG13, Piece 4813, Folio 81, Page 14, Schedule 82 (more details...)
1911 England and Wales Census
m1: Class RG14, Piece 30831, Pages 457 and 458 (more details...)
1921 England and Wales Census
p1: Class RG15, Piece 25544, Pages 59 and 60 (more details...)
1939 England and Wales Register
q1: Class RG101, Piece 1416i, Page 3 (more details...)
Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration
r1: Probate entry for Thomas Turner Peak, 8 Sep 1932, London (more details...)
r2: Probate entry for Elizabeth Peak, London, 5 Mar 1937 (more details...)