Researching Jack Cockburn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3821 people with the Cockburn surname? In that year Cockburn was ranked number 1113 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Cockburn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Cockburn and the Cockburn Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cockburn 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Cockburn family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Jack Cockburn at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jack Cockburn using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3949 people with the Cockburn surname in the UK? Cockburn is now ranked number 1456 for popularity in the UK. |
Cockburn Family History Databases
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Cockburn Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Cockburn surname in the USA? Cockburn is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cockburn Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Jack Cockburn. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jack Cockburn
Jack Cockburn
Jack Cockburn (26 December 1911 - 21 September 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Cockburn started his SANFL career with South Adelaide in 1934, having previously played for Blyth as a teenager and young man in the Stanley Football Association, where he won the A. E. Fryar Medal a record three times. He was a member of South Adelaide premiership teams in 1935 and 1938. The 1935 season also saw him win a Magarey Medal for the league's best and fairest player. By the time he retired in 1947 he had played 167 SANFL games and represented South Australia seven times at interstate football. He is a half back flanker in South Adelaide's official 'Team of the Century' and was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
During World War II he was stationed in Melbourne and in 1943 was signed up by Essendon. He played in Essendon's five point Grand Final loss to Richmond that year. After playing for Essendon again in 1944 he returned to South Australia.
Cockburn's daughter, Bronte Cockburn, played basketball for Australia women's national basketball team at the 1957 World Championship held in Brazil.
Source: Jack Cockburn, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cockburn
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