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- Educated Robert Gordon's, Aberdeen and Aberdeen University. Qualified engineer.
Name spelt Peap at school and university. Revived name Tosco, adding it to his own.
In 1843 established the spelling as Peppe before going to India with his brother William to erect a sugar factory for Beal & Sym. In 1844 appointed manager but health broke down. Returned to Scotland1846 and married Isabella who died in child birth 1848. Moved to London and worked on inventions but with small success. Wrote for Charles Dickens magasine "Household Words". In 1852 went to Java for a firm to sell sugar-making machinery. Returned to England, took to drink. Befriended by George Cruikshank the artist. Died 1864 in London of starvation and typhus.
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1820 - 1864 (43 years)