Researching Jack Cropp
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 168 people with the Cropp surname? In that year Cropp was ranked number 3411 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jack means "form of John - God is gracious" and is of English origin.
Records of Jack Cropp on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jack Cropp and the Cropp Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 234 people with the Cropp surname in the UK? Cropp is now ranked number 3822 for popularity in the UK. |
Cropp Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Jack Cropp
Jack Cropp
John Urquhart Cropp (23 May 1927 – 25 June 2016) was a New Zealand yachtsman. Together with Peter Mander, Cropp won the Sharpie class at the 1956 Olympics.
Cropp and Mander were the first sailors from New Zealand to compete at Olympics. They finished second, and were promoted to the first place after Australian team was disqualified for obstruction. They were inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.
Cropp was born on a small farm at Kowhitirangi, near Hokitika. When he was a toddler, his family moved to McCormacks Bay, Christchurch. There he started sailing, together with Mander who lived nearby. Cropp initially worked as a lithographer in the printing industry, but after becoming a prominent sailor turned into a professional boatbuilder and designer. In 1973 Cropp, his wife Judith and their three children moved to Takaka, where he died aged 89.
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