this is my work on Richards father
JOHN ADCOCK
• BORN c 1765/1766/11th September 1768
• MARRIED ANN(E) DAWSON * at St Mary Church, Barney in 12th July 1791, her parish, John was from the Thursford parish. She died on the 18th October and was buried 22 October 1848, aged 92, buried at Thursford. Anne died of old age; James Thompson was present at her death and signed with his mark.
• DIED on the 24th October 1846, buried at Thursford aged 81of old age. Informant was Charlotte Holinary? present at death, registered on the 26th of October 1846.
• OCCUPATION Agricultural Labourer /Tile Maker**
• Residence 1841 census just states Thursford and that he was 74 years old, other residents with him are his wife Ann aged 84, and a James Adcock age 17, maybe a grandson.
Parents Father Richard Adcock c.1741 Mother Alice Worm c.1735***
Children
Alice Adcock b.23.12.1796 d.25.12.1796 aged two days, buried at Thursford.
John Adcock b.26.7.1799 d.19.12.1835 aged 37?
Matthew Adcock b.1801/2****
Richard Adcock b.12.9.1802 d.28.1.1840
* Ann(e) possibly died in 1848 aged 92, making her born around 1756, Ann(e) was of the parish of
Barney, making her 9 years older than John.
** Says on Ann’s death cert that she was the widow of John Adcock a tile maker.
***Possible parents, Richard Adcock c.1741/ d.2nd June 1823 aged 82 and Alice Worm b.9th September 1735/36 at Briningham, d. 20th April 1791 at Thursford age 55, Norfolk, they had a son John Adcock baptised on the 11th of September 1768 at St Andrews, Thursford. Richard and Alice married in 31st October 1758 at St Andrews, Thursford. Alice’s father’s name was James Worm and her mother’s was Mary.
**** Richard had a brother Samuel c.1739 who married Alice’s sister Martha Worm on the 17th July 1765 at St Andrew Thursford. Samuel possibly died 12th October 1815 age 76.
*****Richard and Matthew were baptised together on the 12th September 1802, not know if they were twins of if Matthew was born the year earlier.
