Cuthbert Edgar Peek

Cuthbert Edgar Peek

Sir Cuthbert Edgar Peek Bart., MA, FSA
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Born	1855
Died	1901
Residence	Wimbledon House, Wimbledon [1885] [and] Rousdon, Lyme Regis [1888] 25 Bryanston Square, W; and Rousdeon, Lyme Regis [1894] 22 Belgrave Square, SW; and Rousdon, Lyme Regis [1897]
Society Membership membership ordinary fellow left 1901 deceased elected_AI 1885.02.10 clubs Carlton Club societies Society of Antiquaries Royal Astronomical Society Royal Geographical Society Royal Meteorological Society

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AI Council 1886 Member
AI Council 1887 Member
AI Council 1888 Member
AI Council 1889 Member
AI Council 1890 Member
AI Council 1891 Hon. Secretary
AI Council 1892 Hon. Secretary
AI Council 1893 Hon. Secretary
AI Council 1894 Hon. Secretary
AI Council 1895 Hon. Secretary
AI Council 1896 Vice President
AI Council 1897 Vice President
AI Council 1898 Vice President
AI Council 1899 Member
AI Council 1900 Member
AI Council 1901 Member

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1885.01.27 proposed
report of council for 1901: By the premature death of SIR CUTHBERT EDGAR PEEK, the Anthropological Institute -has lost a friend whom it could ill spare, and who at one period devoted much time and thought to the administration of, its affairs. Sir Cuthbert was born on January 30th, 1855, and was educated at Eton and at Pembroke College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1879. In 1881 he undertook some journeys in Iceland, and in New Zealand in 1882, and his notes on Maori customs were presented to the British Association in 1883. He became a member of the Anthropological Institute in 1885, and in 1891 he was elected honorary secretary, a position which he held for five years. During his secretaryship he introduced great improvements into the adminis- tration, devoting himself especially to the development of the library, the collection of ethnological photographs, and the illustration of the Journal. In 1894 he started a "Vocabulary Publication Fund," to which he was a generous contributor. Sir Cuthbert was a judicious collector of objects of ethnological interest, and formed a museum of considerable value. He died on July 6th, 1901 at the early age of 46.

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Sir Cuthbert Edgar PEEK, 1855 - 1901
Cuthbert Edgar PEEK was born on month day 1855, to Henry William PEEK and Margaret Maria PEEK (born EDGAR).
Henry was born on February 26 1825, in London.
Margaret was born in 1828, in Surrey.
Cuthbert married Augusta Louisa PEEK (born BRODRICK) on month day 1884, at age 28.
Augusta was born circa 1854, in London.
They had 7 children: Wilfrid PEEK, Roger Grenville PEEK and 5 other children.
Cuthbert lived in from 1889 to 1897, at address.
He lived in month 1901, at address.
Cuthbert passed away on month day 1901, at age 46 at death place.
He was buried at burial place.

Born Wimbledon; died Brighton. Only child of Sir Henry William Peek (1825-98), 1st Baronet, who created a museum at Rousdon, Devon. Sir Henry was a partner in a firm of colonial merchants and MP for East Surrey (1868-84). Wife was Augusta Louisa (qv), also a Fellow of the AI. He took courses in astronomy and surveying after coming down from Cambridge. All his astronomical work, including trips to Iceland and Australasia were self-funded. He gave objects to his father’s museum. 2nd baronet

Henry’s son Cuthbert (no-one is ever called Cuthbert anymore) was a keen scientist and maintained an important astronomical and meteorological observatory at Rousdon. He employed as Observer a popular, humorous man called Charles Grover, who was also a keen photographer, and was known locally as “The Star Man”. Cuthbert was also a director of the Axminster to Lyme Regis Light Railway Company, which built the Cannington viaduct and made it possible to travel from Lyme to London on the train in 3 hours and 26 minutes. The Peeks used it every day in season to send fresh fish, fruit and flowers up to their London property.
After Cuthbert died of congestion of the brain, he was succeeded by Sir Wilfrid Peek, who bought Rousdon’s neighbouring parish of Combpyne in 1909.

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