Shorrocks of Over Darwen

[piedstilt]

Hi,

Looking for anyone with an interest in this family:

James SHORROCK   b: 7 Apr 1806   d: 11 Apr 1869
m. Rachel HENRY   b: ABT 1808   d: 1 Nov 1887

They had:
Betsy SHORROCK   b: 1 May 1832 
Christopher SHORROCK 
     +Jane CHETHAM 
Nancy SHORROCK   b: 25 Sep 1835 
Peter SHORROCK 
Rachel Henry SHORROCK 
..   +William CHEETHAM 
Sarah Maria SHORROCK 
...   +Edward ELWORTHY 
William Henry SHORROCK   b: ABT 1835   d: 25 Jan 1839
James Henry SHORROCK   b: ABT 1839   d: 18 Oct 1840
James SHORROCK   b: ABT 1842   d: 1 Sep 1878
Peter SHORROCK   b: ABT 1848   d: 9 Apr 1852

I'm married into the Edward Elworthy/Sarah Maria Shorrock family (New Zealand), and would love to hear from any other Shorrock connections.

[dawn43]

hi my name is dawn i am also looking up the shorrock family my grandmother was muriel constance shorrock born in 1909 in devonport her father was a bernard shorrock and her mother a lily shorrock/nancarrow i know they moved to manchester where my greatgrandfather became a policeman my grandmother is buried in failsworth manchester i don,t know if any help
dawn

[piedstilt]

Hi Dawn,

Thanks for your reply. I investigated the family you outlined and took it back to a Ralph Shorrock (fairly sure I have the right ones ...). In this case there is almost certainly a link - Ralph was a common name in the family and goes back to Ralph Shorrock and Hannah Harwood in the 18th century.

Let me know if you want any further info about this family - and the Nancarrows, who are also there in abundance!

Cheers,

Ros

PS You can always pick the addicts who have run out of people of their own to look up!

[canniffe]

Hello,
I bumped into the Shorrocks lot while researching the Eccles of Lower Darwen, cotton manufacturers.  Prominent amongst the names was Eccles Shorrocks, Mill owner. There was much about him and the rest of the family in the "Cottontown" website of Blackburn Library and also on a CD I have-" Darwen and its people" ( or similar) by Jeremy Hunt. they intermarried with the Eccles at several points.
Elaine

[cpick]

Hi,
Do you have anything on a Mary Shorrock, born about 1835, that married a Richard Pickering, July 21 1851, they had 10 children born Over Darwin
Charlene

[piedstilt]

Elaine, thanks for the Cotton Town address. What an interesting site!

Eccles Shorrock (who was by far the most famous member of the family) was a distant relation - and thanks to the info I gleaned on the site I was able to establish exactly how.

My husband is writing a biography of his great-grandfather, so all this makes great background material.

No sign amongst our lot of a Mary Shorrock, sorry Charlene.

Cheers,

Ros

[Gentle1]

Hello From Canada.  I am researching Marcus Shorrock who married Ethel Whalley in 1913.  Ethel whalley b Oct. 16 1891.

I have so far no information on Marcus Shorrock, but assumed he also was in Burnley.

Any help greatly appreciated on this marriage and also if there were any children in this marriage.

Ethel is my Grandmother's Sister

Thankyou and God Bless

[cpick]

Hi again,
I think I have finally found my Mary Shorrock, I believe that she was born Feb 14th 1834, and was the daughter of Ralph Shorrock and Alice Entwistle.  she was born Over Darwin, and was c. Mar 23 1834, Lower Chapel Darwin. Does anyone know anything about her or have any connections. She had  4 sisters, Ellen, 1826, Sarah Ann 1827, Nancy 1829, and Hannah 1832, she also had 2 brothers Thomas, 1834 and Ralph 1839.
Charlene

[samanthashorrock]

Good Afternoon.

I am a Shorrock, realated to John Yates Shorrock. He was my great grandfather who killed himself by drowning in a Dolly Tub.  I'm researcing my family tree but have got a bit stuck with all the Ralph's, so i'm putting it away for a bit or i could end up making a mess. lol.

Take Care Samantha Shorrock x