Researching Gertrude Cosgrove
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1459 people with the Cosgrove surname? In that year Cosgrove was ranked number 2198 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gertrude means "spear maiden" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Gertrude Cosgrove on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gertrude Cosgrove and the Cosgrove Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3884 people with the Cosgrove surname in the UK? Cosgrove is now ranked number 1474 for popularity in the UK. |
Cosgrove Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Cosgrove surname in the USA? Cosgrove is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cosgrove Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Gertrude Cosgrove. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gertrude Cosgrove
Gertrude Cosgrove
Dame Gertrude Ann Geappen Cosgrove, DBE (1882–1962) was the wife of Sir Robert Cosgrove (1884–1969), twice Premier of Tasmania. They married on 10 January 1911 at St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Hobart, Tasmania and had four children.
Gertrude Cosgrove was a staunch companion to her husband in his political career; their elder son, Robert, was killed in 1940 while serving with the Royal Air Force. Gertrude Cosgrove was treasurer of the West Hobart women's branch of the Australian Labor Party and active in the Australian Comforts Fund, the Country Women's Association, the Australian Red Cross and the Victoria League.
From 1916 she worked devotedly for the Elizabeth Street State School, Hobart. Her leisure activities included gardening and crochet. She was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 1 January 1947 and invested at Buckingham Palace by King George VI in 1949.
She died in 1962, survived by her husband and three children.
Source: Gertrude Cosgrove, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cosgrove
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