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![Show Contents]() Croke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Croke surname in England is said to descend from Nicholas Le Blount, who was outlawed and exiled after having worked to try and restore Richard II (reign 1377-1399) to the throne. It is said that he returned to England, with his name changed to Croke. Early Origins of the Croke familyThe surname Croke was first found in Shropshire. Robert Croc was a retainer of Walter, the first High Steward of Scotland, and probably accompanied his lord north from Shropshire. Robert held lands in Renfrewshire and Ayrshire during the late 12th century. Sir Thomas Crok was the last of the direct Scottish line which failed in the 13th century. The people of Norman heritage bearing this surname have a long and interesting recorded history in which we find them in Scotland, Ireland and England. "In the reign of Charles I., the treaty for the surrender of Oxford to the parliamentarians, was negotiated here, in the mansion-house of the family of Croke." 1 Early History of the Croke familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Croke research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1299, 1324, 1489, 1553, 1558, 1588, 1593, 1609, 1614, 1620, 1625, 1628, 1629, 1636, 1640, 1643, 1649, 1654, 1657, 1660, 1661, 1671, 1680 and 1683 are included under the topic Early Croke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Croke Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Croke, Crough, Croak, Croc, Crok, Croake and others. Early Notables of the Croke familyNotable among the family at this time was - Richard Croke or Crocus (c.1489-1558), English classical scholar, tutor and agent of Henry VIII
- Sir George Croke of Studley, eminent Judge under Charles I (reign 1625-1649)
- Sir John Croke (1553-1620), Speaker of the English House of Commons
- Sir Henry Croke (1588-1660), an English landowner, office holder and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1629
- Sir Robert Croke (c.1609-1680), an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1640 and 1643
- Unton Croke (1593-1671), an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1628 and 1640
- Charles Croke (died 1657), an English clergyman and Gresham Professor of Rhetoric
 Migration of the Croke family to Ireland
Some of the Croke family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Croke Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Croke, who landed in Virginia in 1699 2
Croke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Adam Croke who arrived in Philadelphia in 1870
- Edward Croke, who landed in Arkansas in 1876 2
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Croke Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Ann Croke, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1833
- Ellen Croke, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1841
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Croke Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Edmund Croke, aged 23, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Bucephalus"
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Croke Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Catherine Croke, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Hermione" in 1883
| Contemporary Notables of the name Croke (post 1700) | + |
- Sir Alexander Croke (1758-1842), British judge, author and colonial administrator in Nova Scotia, a direct descendant of John Croke (d. 1554), English lawyer and author 3
- William Joseph Croke (1840-1869), Canadian lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia, member of the Canadian House of Commons (1867-1869)
- Thomas William Croke (1824-1902), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland
| Historic Events for the Croke family | + |
SS Atlantic - Ellen Croke, Irish traveler aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
- Mr. John Croke, Irish traveler aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
- Margaret Croke, Irish traveler aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
- Mr. Thomas Croke, Irish traveler aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
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