| ![Show Contents]() Sharrock History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Sharrock familyThe surname Sharrock was first found in Lancashire at Shorrock Green, a former hamlet 4 miles west of Blackburn. It was here that Richard de Shorrok was registered in the Subsidy Rolls of 1332. 1 Early History of the Sharrock familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sharrock research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1630, 1639, 1642, 1660, 1682, 1684 and 1761 are included under the topic Early Sharrock History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sharrock Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Shorrock, Shorock, Sharrock, Shurrock, Sharrox, Sharrocks and many more. Early Notables of the Sharrock familyDistinguished members of the family include - Robert Sharrock (1630-1684), English Rector of Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire (1639-1642)
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sharrock Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- James Sharrock, who settled in Martinique in 1747
- David Sharrock, who settled in Martinique in 1747
- Dr. Sharrock, who arrived in Baltimore in 1793
Sharrock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Timothy S. Sharrock, who settled in America in 1812
- Mary Sharrock, who settled in Ohio in 1828
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Sharrock Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Ralph Sharrock, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1761
| Sharrock migration to New Zealand | + |
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: Sharrock Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Miss Mary J. Sharrock, (b. 1853), aged 17, Cornish general servant departing on 29th July 1870 aboard the ship "Merope" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 27th October 1870 2
- Miss Mary J. Sharrock, (b. 1853), aged 17, British general servant travelling from London aboard the ship 'Merope' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 27th October 1870 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sharrock (post 1700) | + |
- George Ormand Sharrock (1910-2005), American politician, Mayor of Anchorage from 1961 to 1964, sometimes known as "The Earthquake Mayor" for having been in office during the devastating Good Friday earthquake of 1964
- Linda Sharrock (b. 1947), born Linda Chambers, an American jazz singer
- Warren Harding "Sonny" Sharrock (1940-1994), American jazz guitarist
- Alison Ruth Sharrock (b. 1963), English Classics scholar, Professor of Classics at the University of Manchester since August 2000
- William Gregory Sharrock O.S.B. (1742-1809), English Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of the Northern District from 1797 to 1809
- James Sharrock (1882-1945), English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s
- Ivan Sharrock (b. 1941), English Academy Award winning sound engineer who has worked on more than 100 films since 1967
- Chris Sharrock (b. 1964), English drummer, member of the Icicle Works, the La's, the Wild Swans, World Party, the Lightning Seeds, Robbie Williams's live band and Oasis, Beady Eye
- Thea Sharrock (b. 1976), English theatre and film director and artistic director of London's Southwark Playhouse, the youngest artistic director in British theatre at the age of 24
- John Sharrock (b. 1944), Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL (1963-1968)
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