When John Wilcock was born on 1 May 1779, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Wilcock, was 34 and his mother, Margaret Goodyear, was 30.
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English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): from the Middle English personal name Wilcoc, a pet form of William (composed of the elements Will 1 + the hypocoristic suffix -cok; see Cocke ).
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