Researching Thomas Cripps
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2912 people with the Cripps surname? In that year Cripps was ranked number 1380 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Cripps on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Cripps and the Cripps Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 3661 people with the Cripps surname in the UK? Cripps is now ranked number 1552 for popularity in the UK. |
Cripps Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Cripps surname in the USA? Cripps is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Thomas Cripps
Thomas H. Cripps (November 29, 1840 – December 4, 1906) was a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who became a U.S. Medal of Honor winner during the American Civil War. While serving in the Union Navy as a quartermaster aboard the USS Richmond, he operated one of that's ship's guns under heavy enemy fire for two hours during the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama on August 5, 1864, helping to damage the CSS Tennessee and destroy artillery batteries of the Confederate States Army at Fort Morgan, even as the enemy's shell and shot damaged his ship and killed several of his fellow crewmen. For those actions, he was awarded his nation's highest honor for bravery on December 31, 1864.
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Other names that sound a bit like Cripps
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