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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 188 people with the Orrock surname? In that year Orrock was ranked number 3391 for popularity in the UK. |
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Historical References
"ORROCK, ORHOK, ORWCK. From the lands of Orrock in Fife. Symon de Oroc witnessed a quit claim by Johannes Gallard of the lands of Siwinis Keeth to the Abbey of Dunfermline, 1248 (RD., p. 97). Symon filius Simonis de Oroc with the consent of Robert, his son, and Freskinus, his brother, gave the abbot and convent of Dunfermelyn the lands called Muyoch and Cnokduuy in the tenement of Oroc (ibid., p. 117). Robert de Horock or Horok was juror on an inquisition on the lands of Disarde (now Dysart) in 1296, and was juror again in 1305 along with Simon de Horok (Bain, n, p. 216, 450). Robert de Orrok and Symon de Orrok, both of Fife, rendered homage in 1296 (ibid., p. 204). Robert de Oroc or Orock and Symon, his son, attested the homage of Duncan, twelfth earl of Fife to the abbot of Dunfermline, 1316 (RD., p. 235). In 1513 there is record of a payment by David Arroc in Aberdeen (CRA., p. 83), and John Oraik in Craig Heath is mentioned, 1578 (Dunfermline). The lands of Orrock in Fife were sold about 1750 by Robert Orrock, and about 1800 the family bought land in Aberdeenshire which they named Orrock "in memoriam." Several of the name are mentioned in the Registrum de Dunfermelyn. Arrok 1536, Orack 1709, Orok 1614, Orrack 1715. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Orrock Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Orrock Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Orrock family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 243 people with the Orrock surname in the UK? Orrock is now ranked number 3813 for popularity in the UK. |
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