Researching Joe Cooke
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 16527 people with the Cooke surname? In that year Cooke was ranked number 227 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joe means "form of JOSEPH - God shall add" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joe Cooke on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joe Cooke and the Cooke Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cooke 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 Cooke family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 27336 people with the Cooke surname in the UK? Cooke is now ranked number 185 for popularity in the UK. |
Cooke Family History Databases
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Cooke Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 36459 people with the Cooke surname in the USA? Cooke is ranked number 145 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cooke Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Joe Cooke. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Joe Cooke
Joe Cooke (politician)
Joseph Alfred Cooke (28 March 1904 – 14 April 1981) was an Australian politician. Born in Western Australia, he was educated at state schools before becoming a railways officer, rising to become President of the Railway Officers' Union. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. Defeated in 1951, he was re-appointed in 1952 after the death of Labor Senator Richard Nash. He held the seat until his defeat in 1964, when he was demoted to third place on the ballot paper to make way for Western Australian Labor Party Vice-President John Wheeldon. Cooke died in 1981.
Source: Joe Cooke (politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cooke
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