Floor Slab – Robert, Edward & Thomasin Peck, with Ann Wilson
Description
Worn and pitted stone, with loss of parts of the incised inscription, which was originally white-filled. It commemorates the printer and publisher Robert Peck (1773-1819), infant son Edward (d. 1801), and his widow Thomasin Johnson (née Wilson; 1765-1846).
Robert was born in Middleham, the son of York bookseller Daniel Peck and his wife Sarah. He became the printer of the Hull Packet newspaper, and is possibly a cousin or brother of Thomas Peck (South Transept). The York-born artist William Etty was his apprentice, indentured to him in 1798. Thomasin was born at Crayke, daughter of Francis and Ann Wilson. Widowed in her marriage to Samuel Johnson (an alehouse keeper or 'ale draper') in October 1797 (bur. Crayke), she then married Robert at St Michael Spurriergate in 1798. After Robert's death in June 1819 (at their home in Wright Street, after an illness of five months), Thomasin took over the running of the business in 36 Scale Lane herself. Her mother Ann is buried adjacently.
Inscription and donor(s)
Beneath this [Stone]
are deposited the remains of
ROBERT PECK
who died the 9.th June [1819]
Aged 45
He was a Man of inflexible Integrity,
of great Kindness of Disposition
whose loss will be felt as widely [as his wort]h [is known]
Also EDWARD PECK
[son of] the above ROBERT PECK
who died the 4:th of Ju[ly 1801]
Also
THOMASIN PECK relict of the above
ROBERT PECK
who died on the [26] day of Dec:r 18[46]
Aged [8]1 Years
[The] rem[ai]ns of ANN WILSON
[mot]her of the said THOMASIN PECK
Are interred in the adjoining vault