Wormack Surname History

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England

Early Origins of the Wormack family

The surname Wormack was first found in Norfolk where early entries for this family are scarce. We did find that Henry Womack was vicar of Great Ellingham, Norfolk in 1601. 1

The name "seems to mean Hollow Oak (from residence thereby) [Old English wamb, womb, hollow, cavity + ac, oak-tree]" 2 and another source notes that it could have been a personal name as in Wimarch, Wimer which appear in the Domesday Book of 1086. 3

Early History of the Wormack family

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Wormack Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Womack, Wormack, Womock, Wormock, Wormack, Wornack and many more.

Early Notables of the Wormack family

Distinguished members of the family include Laurence Womock (also Lawrence Womach or Womack) (1612-1686), an English bishop, Archdeacon of Suffolk (1660), Bishop of St David's (1683.) He was the "son of Laurence Womock, rector of Lopham from 1607 until his death in July 1642. His grandfather, Arthur...
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Wormack 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:

Wormack Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Jane Wormack, (b. 1824), aged 38, British domestic servant travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 4
Miss Sarah Wormack, (b. 1824), aged 38, English domestic servant, from Yorkshire travelling from London aboard the ship "Queen of Mersey" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, Southland, South Island, New Zealand on 20th October 1862 4

Citations +

Rye, Walter, A History of Norfolk. London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1885. Print
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html