Mabel Peacock Explained

Mabel Geraldine Woodruffe Peacock (9 May 1856– 17 July 1920)^[1] was an English folklorist.

Peacock was the daughter of Lucy and Edward Peacock F.S.A. of Bottesford Manor, Brigg, Lincolnshire, and later of Kirton-in-Lindsey. Her brother Adrian was a noted ecologist.^{[2] [3]}

She made collections of folklore in this region and published them in journals and her books.^[4]

She retired to Norfolk in 1918 and died of tuberculosis in 1920. Mabel Peacock is buried in Grayingham, Lincolnshire churchyard.^[5]

Peacock is among the favorite authors of Sir George Bailey in A. S. Byatt's novel, Possession.^[6]

Bibliography

Her works include:

• An Index of Royalists whose estates were confiscated during the Commonwealth. 1879.
• Tales and Rhymes in the Lindsey Folk-speech, 1886, with Max Peacock (anonymously)
• Tales fra Linkishire, 1889. She also edited a reprint of John Bunyan's Holy War and Heavenly Footman, 1892, with full introduction and notes;
• Lincolnshire Tales, 1897.
• Lincolnshire Rhymes, 1907.
• Lincolnshire County Folklore, 1908, with Eliza Gutch.
• Many contributions to Folk-Lore and a collection of notes and manuscript.

Notes and References

1. Death Notice, Norfolk Chronicle, 15 December 1920
2. Mark Seaward . Peacock, (Edward) Adrian Woodruffe- (1858–1922) . 12 August 2019 . en . 23 September 2004. 10.1093/ref:odnb/72414 .
3. Ford . Brian J. . A Report of the Meeting 'John Ray and his Successors' . Notes and Records of the Royal Society . 2000 . 54 . 1 . 5–22 . 12 August 2019. 10.1098/rsnr.2000.0092 . 143047192 .
4. William Crooke . Crooke . William . December 1920 . Folk-Lore/Volume 31/Obituary/Mabel Peacock .
5. Death Notice, Norfolk Chronicle, 15 December 1920
6. Byatt, AS. Possession 1991