Researching John Stocks
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3259 people with the Stocks surname? In that year Stocks was ranked number 1267 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Stocks on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Stocks and the Stocks Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 4340 people with the Stocks surname in the UK? Stocks is now ranked number 1349 for popularity in the UK. |
Stocks Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called John Stocks
John Stocks (priest)
The Venerable John Edward Stocks, MA (28 August 1843 – 29 August 1926) was Archdeacon of Leicester from 1899 to 1920.
Stocks was born in Leeds, educated at Christ Church, Oxford. and ordained in 1867. He was Chaplain at his old college from 1867 to 1871. He was Vicar of Market Harborough from 1871 to 1884 and of St Saviour’s Church, Leicester from 1884 to 1902; Rural Dean of Gartree from 1884 to 1891 and of Leicester from 1891 to 1899. He was an Honorary Canon of Peterborough Cathedral from 1893 to 1899; Rector of Misterton with Walcote from 1903 to 1914; and Prolocutor of the Lower House of Convocation, Canterbury from 1913 to 1918.
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