The Tuck Ancestors

The surname Tuck is derived from the Anglo-Scand Tukka, a pet form of the Old Norse porketill meaning 'Thor's (sacrificial) cauldron'. My Tuck ancestors came from Moulton and Weston, Lincolnshire. They worked mostly as Farm Bailifs and Labourers.

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Jane was born on 29th April 1857 in Common Moulton, Lincolnshire to parents William and Charlotte Tuck (nee Greetham). She grew up in Moulton before moving to St Leonard's Street, Peterborough, Northamptonshire in the early 1870s. Soon after moving to Peterborough she met William Chapman, of 54 Westwood Street, a Sheet Repairer at the railway works, who had also recently moved to the City. On 20th November 1876 they were married at Peterborough Register Office. In 1877 Jane gave birth to their first child Herbert, at Peterborough. Two years later Arthur was born, at which time the family was living in Woodston, Huntingdonshire. In 1881 the family had moved to 77 New England, Peterborough and at this time William was employed as a Steam Riser and driver of locomotive engines. Ten years later the family had moved again, this time to 7 Taverner's Road. In 1891 John Setchfield, a bricklayer, and his four children lodged with the family in Taverner's Road. At this time Herbert, now 13 years old, was working as a Carpenter's Apprentice whilst at 12 years old Arthur was still at school. William now found employment as a Railway Fitters Labourer.

Between 1896 and 1900 William worked as a Fish Dealer/Monger, and by 1900 they had moved to 64 Gladstone Street, Peterborough. His son Arthur's future wife, Annie Elizabeth Ayres also lived with the family in Gladstone Street shortly before their marriage in 1900. In 1901 he was briefly employed as a lamplighter, before returning to general labouring during the early 1900s. By 1912 William and Jane had moved to 51 Russell Street, Peterborough. Jane became ill in the mid 1920s with kidney problems and died on 25th September 1927 at 51 Russell Street, from Uraemia, Chronic nephritis and cystitis, and Urinary calculi. She was buried at the Eastfield Cemetery, Peterborough.

William was born in 1823 at Weston, Lincolnshire to parents Henry and Sarah Tuck (nee Green). He grew up in Weston with his family, including sisters Sarah Ann, Levina and borther John. William moved to Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire and on 14th May 1852 he married Charlotte Greetham at Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. By 1857 he was work ing as a Farmer's Bailiff and they had moved to Moulton, Lincolnshire, where in 1857 Charlotte gave birth to their daughter Jane, followed by Walter (1871), Ezra (1873), and Joyce (1874).

Henry was born in 1796 at Moulton, Lincolnshire. He married Sarah Green on 17th May 1819 at Holbeach, Lincolnshire. They had five children together including Sarah Ann (1820), William (1823), John (1828), Mahala (1832), Levina (1834).

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