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Early Origins of the Mallock family

The surname Mallock was first found in Devon where the Mallocks of Cockington have held Deandon in the parish of Widecombe, Devon since the 1600's. 1

Early History of the Mallock family

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Mallock Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Mallock has been recorded under many different variations, including Mallack, Mallake, Mallac, Mallagyn and others.

Early Notables of the Mallock family

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United States Mallock migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Mallock or a variant listed above:

Mallock Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Mallock, who arrived in New Jersey in 1675 2
Mallock Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Moses Mallock, who landed in New York in 1789 2
Mallock Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Andrew Mallock, who landed in New York in 1809 2

Halifax Explosion
  • Mrs. Carrie  Mallock (1889-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 3


  1. Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
  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)
  3. Halifax Explosion Book of Remembrance | Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. (Retrieved 2014, June 23) . Retrieved from https://maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/what-see-do/halifax-explosion/halifax-explosion-book-remembrance


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