Researching Maria 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 Maria means "form of MARY -- bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Maria Croker on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maria Croker and the Croker Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Croker 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 Croker family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Maria Croker at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Maria Croker using the FreeBMD database.
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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 Family History Databases
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Croker Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Croker surname in the USA? Croker is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Croker Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Maria Croker. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maria Croker
Maria Briscoe Croker
Maria Briscoe Croker (April 24, 1875 – May 6, 1962) was an American poet and Maryland's first Poet laureate. Croker was born at Charlotte Hall, Maryland in St. Mary's County. She attended St. Mary's Seminary (now St. Mary's College of Maryland), then Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University). Maryland Governor J. Millard Tawes appointed Croker Poet laureate in 1959. In 1895 she married Edward Joseph Croker at Charlotte Hall Academy where her father Edward Briscoe taught literature. One of Mrs. Croker's ancestors, John Briscoe, came to Maryland with the settlers on the Ark and the Dove. She has published three volumes of poetry and her poems are in roughly 50 anthologies.
Source: Maria Briscoe Croker, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Croker
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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