O'Lorcynd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the O'Lorcynd family

Early History of the O'Lorcynd family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Lorcynd research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1528, 1564, 1580, 1591, 1609 and 1619 are included under the topic Early O'Lorcynd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

O'Lorcynd Spelling Variations

The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name O'Lorcynd were encountered in the archives: Larkin, O'Larkin and others.

Early Notables of the O'Lorcynd family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Thomas Lorkin (c.1528–1591), an English churchman, academic and physician, Regius Professor of Physic at Cambridge from 1564; and William...
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Migration of the O'Lorcynd family

In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the O'Lorcynd family came to North America quite early: William Larkin, who settled in Boston in 1630; Elizabeth Larkin, who settled in Virginia in 1637; Benjamin Larkin settled in Annapolis Maryland in 1720.