Researching John Croker
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 894 people with the Croker surname? In that year Croker was ranked number 2691 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Croker on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Croker and the Croker Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1132 people with the Croker surname in the UK? Croker is now ranked number 2987 for popularity in the UK. |
Croker Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called John Croker
John Croker (engraver)
John Croker (21 October 1670 – 21 March 1741), born in Saxony and known in his youth as Johann Crocker, was a master jeweller who migrated to London, where he became a medallist and engraved dies for English and later British coins and medals.
For most of his adult life Croker worked in England, serving provincial mints as well as that at the Tower of London. For some seven years he engraved the die stamps for the coins of King William III and Queen Anne before becoming Chief Engraver to the Royal Mint, a position he held from 1705 until his death. He worked closely with the head of the Mint, the famous scientist Isaac Newton.
Source: John Croker (engraver), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Croker
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