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Early Origins of the Shorrock family

The surname Shorrock 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 Shorrock family

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Shorrock Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Shorrock 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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United States Shorrock migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Shorrock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ralph Shorrock, who settled in New York, NY in 1832
  • James E. Shorrock, aged 19, who landed in America from Blackburn, in 1893
  • Ebenezer Shorrock, aged 36, who landed in America, in 1896
Shorrock Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Wm. Shorrock, who landed in America from Brindle, in 1905
  • Henry Shorrock, aged 29, who settled in America from Stockport, England, in 1907
  • Elizabeth Ann Shorrock, aged 20, who landed in America from Beddish, England, in 1907
  • Ernest Shorrock, aged 0, who immigrated to the United States from Stockport, England, in 1907
  • Mary Alice Shorrock, aged 28, who landed in America from Stockport, England, in 1907
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Contemporary Notables of the name Shorrock (post 1700) +

  • Tim Shorrock (b. 1951), American writer and commentator on US foreign policy
  • Eccles Shorrock (1827-1889), English cotton Industrialist in Lancashire, who built the India Mil
  • Glenn Barrie Shorrock (b. 1944), English born Australian singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of rock band, "The Little River Band"
  • Arthur Gostick Shorrock (1861-1945), British pioneer Baptist missionary in China

HMS Hood
  • Mr. Stanley H A Shorrock (b. 1909), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Spotley, Sussex, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking [2]
HMS Royal Oak
  • Kenneth William Shorrock (1910-1939), British Leading Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking [3]


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
  3. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html


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