Researching Lawrence Cotter
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1135 people with the Cotter surname? In that year Cotter was ranked number 2469 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Lawrence means "Laurel-Crowned" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Lawrence Cotter on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lawrence Cotter and the Cotter Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 2331 people with the Cotter surname in the UK? Cotter is now ranked number 2140 for popularity in the UK. |
Cotter Family Tree Databases
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Cotter Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Lawrence Cotter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lawrence Cotter
Lawrence Cotter
Lawrence Cotter (1872 – 24 August 1935) was an English-born Australian politician. He was born in Bristol to auctioneer Michael Cotter and Margaret Byrne. He migrated to Sydney around 1887, becoming an estate agent. From 1920 to 1923 he was national president of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society; he had also been an organiser of the Australasian Catholic Congress in 1901 and 1909 and received papal honours in 1921, 1928 and 1930. In 1925 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council; he was a Labor nominee but was not a party member and did not reliably vote with the party. He remained a member of the Council until reconstitution in 1934 and died at Coogee the following year.
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