▁boat ▁with ▁s acks ▁of ▁pot atoes ▁for ▁ship ment ▁by ▁his ▁brig ▁which ▁lay ▁at ▁anchor ▁some ▁distance ▁away ." ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁Pe ac ock ▁married ▁Kate ▁H ick man ▁Pe ac ock ▁( née ▁Mans field , ▁born ▁ca ▁ 1 8 3 5 ). ▁They ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁children , ▁but ▁adopted ▁Jan ey , ▁the ▁ex - nu pt ial ▁daughter ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁servant . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Jan ey ▁married ▁Alexander ▁Mc R ae . ▁The ▁Pe ac ock s ▁were ▁gener ous ▁to ▁their ▁adopted ▁daughter ▁and ▁her ▁children . ▁Jan ey ' s ▁husband ▁was ▁un fa ith ful ▁and ▁violent ▁and ▁their ▁marriage ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁exactly ▁ten ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Life ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁▁ ▁Pe ac ock ▁was ▁a ▁merchant ▁and ▁later ▁owned ▁several ▁ships . ▁He ▁had ▁Pe ac ock ' s ▁Wh arf ▁built , ▁the ▁first ▁substantial ▁place ▁for ▁landing ▁a ▁boat ▁in ▁Ly tt el ton . ▁He ▁trad ed ▁as ▁J . T . ▁Pe ac ock ▁and ▁Co ., ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁trade ▁and ▁was ▁successful ▁enough ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁ret ire ▁from ▁trad ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁aged ▁ 3 7 . ▁He ▁sold ▁his ▁business ▁to ▁Charles ▁Wes ley ▁Turner ▁( 1 8 3 4 – 1 9 0 6 ) ▁and ▁B ever ley ▁Buch an an . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same