John Peacock (died 1867) was a South Shields born songwriter and poet in the 19th century.
his ship the ' Neva' being captured by the French Privateer Maria Louisa He was at various times a seaman, prisoner of war, ( in the French prison in the fortress of Cambray for four years ) shoemaker, Chartist, Co-operative storekeeper, and a second hand bookseller with premises in the Market Place, South Shields.
A description given in "The Weekly Chronicle" by Mr William Brockie in his regular column on "Local songs and songwriters" was of a man who was "sober, intelligent, sharp witted and well known".
These include :- Marsden Rocks – to the tune of "Jockey to the Fair" The Tallow Ship – tells the tale of the 600 tons of tallow candles, a must in every household before electricity, were washed ashore at South Shields, and how the population cleared the beach very quickly.
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