| ![Show Contents]() Rockford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Rockford familyThe surname Rockford was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has held a family seat since very early times. Early History of the Rockford familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rockford research. Another 242 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1309, 1390 and 1410 are included under the topic Early Rockford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rockford Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rochefort, Rochefor, Rochefaure, Rochefore, Rochfort, Rocfort, Rossefort, Rauchefort, Rauchefor, Rochefaur, Rochford, Rocheford, Rauchefors, Rauchford, Raucheford, Rocford, Rockford, Rokford, Rockfor, Rokfor, De Rochefort, De Rochefor, De Rochefaure, De Rochefore, De Rochfort, De Rocfort and many more. Early Notables of the Rockford familyAnother 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rockford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Rockford migration to the United States | + |
Rockford Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Rockford, aged 23, who landed in Missouri in 1839 1
- Peter Rockford, who settled in Philadelphia in 1875
| Rockford migration to Australia | + |
Rockford Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Bridget Rockford, aged 26, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Sea Park"
- Mary Rockford, aged 21, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Sea Park"
| Historic Events for the Rockford family | + |
- Mr. Michael Rockford, British Fireman from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland (1914) and survived the sinking 2
- 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)
- Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
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