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England

Early Origins of the Morcom family

The surname Morcom was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1240 when it was recorded, strangely, as Mortcombe.

Early History of the Morcom family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morcom research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Morcom History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morcom Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morecombe, Mortcombe, Morcomb, Morecomb, Morcombe, Morcum, Morcom and many more.

Early Notables of the Morcom family

Distinguished members of the family include

Morcombe of Dorset

Morcom migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morcom Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

E Morcom, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
E. Morcom, who arrived in San Francisco in 1850
N. Morcom, who settled in San Francisco in 1852
Degery Morcom, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 1
Mr. Edmund Morcom, (b. 1840), aged 57, Cornish miner, from Redruth, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "St Louis" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 28th August 1897 en route to De Lamar, Idaho, USA 2
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Morcom Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr James Morcom, (b. 1881), aged 20, English miner travelling aboard the ship "New York" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 20th Apil 1901 en route to Michigan, USA 2
Mr. J. Alfred Morcom, (b. 1882), aged 21, Cornish miner, from St Austell, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Celtic" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 24th April 1903 en route to Houghton, Michigan, USA 2
Mr J.H. Morcom, (b. 1870), aged 34, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "Arabic" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 21st August 1904 en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 2
Mr James Henry Morcom, (b. 1881), aged 23, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "Philadelphia" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 11th June 1904 en route to Hancock, Michigan, USA 2
Mrs. M.E. Morcom, (b. 1879), aged 25, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Arabic" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 21st August 1904 en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 2

Morcom migration to Australia +

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

Morcom Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Samuel Morcom, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Aboukir" in 1847 3
Ann Morcom, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orator" in 1849 4
Mary Morcom, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orator" in 1849 4
James Morcom, aged 19, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Omega" 5
John Morcom, aged 24, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Lord Raglan" 6
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Morcom 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:

Morcom Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Henry Morcom, aged 20, a farm labourer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Caroline" in 1876 7
Mr. William Henry Morcom, (b. 1855), aged 20, Cornish farm labourer departing on 12th October 1875 aboard the ship "Caroline" going to Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand arriving in port on 31st January 1876 8
Mr. Charles Morcom, (b. 1861), aged 22, Cornish labourer departing on 25th October 1883 aboard the ship "Waitangi" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 13th January 1884 9
Mr. William Hy Morcom, (b. 1856), aged 27, Cornish labourer departing on 25th October 1883 aboard the ship "Waitangi" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 13th January 1884 9
Miss Elizabeth Morcom, (b. 1857), aged 28, Cornish general servant departing on 13th March 1885 aboard the ship "Kaikoura" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 17th August 1885 10

Contemporary Notables of the name Morcom (post 1700) +

Fred N. Morcom, former mayor of Oakland, California, eponym of the Morcom Rose Garden
Albert Richmond "Boo" Morcom (b. 1921), retired American track and field athlete
Fred N. Morcom, American politician, Mayor of Oakland, California, 1931-33 11
Claudia House Morcom, American politician, Circuit Judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1985-97 11

Citations +

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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ABOUKIR 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Aboukir.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ORATOR 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Orator.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) OMEGA 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Omega.htm
South Australian Register Wednesday 25th October 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Lord Raglan 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/lordraglan1854.shtml
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to other ports, 1872 - 84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Wellington 1872-1880 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nz_wellington.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html