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Early Origins of the Shorrocks family

The surname Shorrocks 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 Shorrocks family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shorrocks 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 Shorrocks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Shorrocks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shorrock, Shorock, Sharrock, Shurrock, Sharrox, Sharrocks and many more.

Early Notables of the Shorrocks family

Distinguished members of the family include Robert Sharrock (1630-1684), English Rector of Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire (1639-1642); and his son, Robert Sharrock (1630-1684), an English churchman and...
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Australia Shorrocks migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Shorrocks Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Thomas Shorrocks, English convict who was convicted in Manchester, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Belgravia" on 4th April 1866, arriving in Western Australia 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Shorrocks (post 1700) +

  • Ernest Shorrocks (1875-1916), English cricketer who played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1905 season
  • Anthony Shorrocks, English contemporary economist, former Professor at the London School of Economics, developer of the Shorrocks index
  • Anthony Shorrocks, British Music Professor at the University of Liverpool
  • Dr. Julie Shorrocks, British Research Assistant in the School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Central Lancashire
  • Ray Shorrocks, Australian Executive Director at Patersons Securities Limited


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/belgravia


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