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ADCOCK

FAMILY

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Number of people in the Adcock Family in my tree:

11 male

8 female

Total 19

I have little information on the ancestors of my line of the ADCOCK family.

* Gordon Hamilton J Adcock was in the Wicklow Royal Field Artillery. His brother,

* St John Adcock was born in 1827. He married Susan Charlotte (born 1834, of
unknown surname), and lived in Merrion, Dublin, Ireland. They had six sons and two
daughters.

He was a Boot and Shoe Manufacturer and Importer, 102, Grafton Street, Dublin,
Ireland. An article written in the late 1800s records: "Mr. Adcock's business was
established somewhere about the year 1856 or 1857. All kinds of boots and shoes
suitable for fashionable wear are made to order at his establishment, and the orders so
executed under his own personal and experienced supervision, have never failed in
giving the highest satisfaction. The shop is, splendidly supplied with a large and
valuable stock of ladies', gentlemen's, and children's shoes, the fit and general
workmanship of which are simply perfect. Among the influential and aristocratic
customers who patronise his establishment, Mr. Adcock is fortunate enough to include
such distinguished names as Her Serene Highness the Princess Edward of Saxe-
Weimar, Her Excellency the Marchioness of Londonderry, Her Grace the Duchess of
Leinster, and other distinguished ladies connected with the Viceregal Court."

* One son of St John and Susan was St John Adcock, born in May 1867. He was
educated at Dundalk Grammar school. He joined the army as did some of his
brothers. From reports of the dead of the first world war, we have the following:
Major St. John Adcock, 3rd Batt, Leinster Regiment, was killed on May 9th while
gallantly leading his men into action at Rue de Bois, Richebourg, St. Vaast. He was the
second surviving son of the late Mr St. John Adcock and Mrs Adcock, of
Loughnavale, Merrion, Co Dublin. In 1901 he enlisted in the Longford Horse and
proceeded to the front where he took part in the campaign against the Boers, and
before the termination of the war obtained a commission in the 3rd Battalion Leinster
Regiment. He was gazetted Captain in May 1906, and Major in the early part of this
year [1915]. He was officially reported missing after the engagement of May 9th, and
a few days later it was notified that he had been killed. He married E M Acklom and
are my grand parents.

* Another son of St John and Susan was Robert James who was a captain in the
Royal Irish Rifles.

A daughter of St John and Susan was Gertrude. She married Mr Patell from South
Africa to where she probably eventually emigrated.

Maud Mary Frederica Adcock, the eldest daughter of St John and Susan died at the
residence of her niece, Mrs Patell, in Dublin in June 1921.