Researching Maurice Coppinger
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 131 people with the Coppinger surname? In that year Coppinger was ranked number 3448 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Maurice means "Moor, Dark Skinned" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Maurice Coppinger on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maurice Coppinger and the Coppinger Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 194 people with the Coppinger surname in the UK? Coppinger is now ranked number 3860 for popularity in the UK. |
Coppinger Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Coppinger surname in the USA? Coppinger is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Maurice Coppinger. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maurice Coppinger
Maurice Coppinger
Maurice Coppinger (1727– 6 October 1802) was an Irish barrister and politician, who sat in the Irish House of Commons for many years, and held the office of King's Serjeant. His name is commemorated in Coppinger Row, a side street in central Dublin city; his town house was on South William Street nearby.
In his own lifetime he inspired to the phrase "to be issued with a Coppinger" i.e to be served with a writ from the Court of Chancery (Ireland). Despite his eminence in the legal world, he suffered from chronic money troubles in his later years, as a result of a lawsuit which he lost, and also as a result of his dismissal from the lucrative offices of Serjeant-at-law and standing counsel to the Revenue Commissioners. He was said to be a man who could not live without a large income.
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