Footnotes to history : the personal realm of John Wilson Croker, secretary to the admiralty (1809-1830), a "group family" /
Harris, Nigel(Former lecturer),author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. William Pennell -- Waterford and Bordeaux -- Defending British interests in Brazil -- Part II. The family -- The Crokers -- Portsmouth and Brest -- Spendthrifts and picture dealers -- Rio and the Afghan frontier -- Naval reports, oysters and trout flies -- Merchants' wives: Brazil and Liverpool -- To South America and St. Helena -- Part III. Ancestors -- Ship-owners and merchants -- The decline of the Newfoundland cod trade -- Medieval roots and the restoration -- Clocks and clergy.
Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857
Crocker family.