Researching Richard Cockerill
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1444 people with the Cockerill surname? In that year Cockerill was ranked number 2212 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Cockerill on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Cockerill and the Cockerill Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cockerill 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Cockerill family tree.
Study Parish Records for Richard Cockerill at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Richard Cockerill using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Richard Cockerill.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1821 people with the Cockerill surname in the UK? Cockerill is now ranked number 2457 for popularity in the UK. |
Cockerill Family History Databases
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Cockerill Forums
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Miscellaneous Cockerill Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Cockerill. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Richard Cockerill
Richard Cockerill
Richard Cockerill (born 16 December 1970) is an English rugby union coach and former player, he is currently the national team's forwards coach. He played as a hooker, spending the majority of his career at Leicester Tigers where he played 255 games over two spells, he won 27 caps for and was included in the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. He won five league titles, two European Cups and two domestic cups as a player.
Following his retirement from playing in 2005 Cockerill became Leicester's forwards coach, becoming head coach in 2009. He led Leicester to Premiership titles in 2009 and 2010, his first two years in charge, and a third title in 2013. After leaving Leicester he joined Toulon in 2017 on a temporary basis but succeeded in taking them to the final of the 2016-17 Top 14 season where they lost to Clermont.
In 2017 he was named as the head coach of Guinness Pro14 side Edinburgh Rugby, leading them to the Pro 14 play offs for the first time. He extended his contract in April 2018 to remain as head coach with Edinburgh until 2021.
He left Edinburgh when his contract expired in 2021 and was appointed to Eddie Jones' coaching staff.
Source: Richard Cockerill, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cockerill
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