Researching Hannah Cockroft
Dig into the past of Hannah Cockroft using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1266 people with the Cockroft surname? In that year Cockroft was ranked number 2355 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Hannah means "Grace of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Hannah Cockroft on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Hannah Cockroft in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Cockroft ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Hannah Cockroft and the Cockroft Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cockroft Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cockroft family tree.
Study Parish Records for Hannah Cockroft at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Hannah Cockroft using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Hannah Cockroft.
Research the Cockroft surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cockroft Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 714 people with the Cockroft surname in the UK? Cockroft is now ranked number 3368 for popularity in the UK. |
Cockroft Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Hannah Cockroft.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cockroft family and people looking to contact living Cockroft relations.
Search One Great Family for Cockroft records submitted by people who are already researching the Cockroft Family Tree.
Find Hannah Cockroft from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cockroft Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Cockroft Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Hannah Cockroft. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Hannah Cockroft
Hannah Cockroft
Hannah Lucy Cockroft (born 30 July 1992) is a British wheelchair racer specialising in sprint distances in the T34 classification. She holds the world records for the 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres and 1500 metres in her classification and the Paralympic records at 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres and 800 metres. Competing for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she won two gold medals. She won three further gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Source: Hannah Cockroft, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cockroft
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Cackroft Cockcroft Cockeroff Cockroff Coggrave Cosgrave Cosgreave Cosgrif Cosgriff Cosgrive Cosgrove
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