Scorry is one of the many new names that came to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Scorry family lived in Cornwall.
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Early Origins of the Scorry family
The surname Scorry was first found in Cornwall, where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Whallesborough. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book, 1 a survey initiated by Duke William of Normandy after his conquest of England at Hastings in 1066 A.D., the village of Whalesborough was held by Brian from the Count of Mortain.
Early History of the Scorry family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Scorry research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1530, 1559, 1585 and 1620 are included under the topic Early Scorry History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Scorry Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Skorie, Scorie, Skory, Scory, Skorey, Scorey and others.
Early Notables of the Scorry family
Another 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Scorry Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Scorry family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Scorry or a variant listed above were: John Skorie, who settled in Virginia in 1634; and Anthony Scorey, who was living in Ontario in 1871.
