Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Rock was christened on 27 July 1673, in Mordiford, Herefordshire, England, her father, Henry Rock, was 34 and her mother, Joyce Gildinge, was 37.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Mary Rock, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Rock, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
- Mary Rock, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
Parents and Siblings
1638–1712 Male
1636–1727 Female
Siblings (5)
1670–1750 Male
1673– Female
1676–1732 Female
1680–1723 Male
1682–1719 Female
World Events (6)
1688 · Glorious Revolution
1720 · South Sea Bubble
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English rok(ke) ‘rock’. The surname may be topographic, denoting someone who lived near a notable rock or rocky outcrop, or habitational, denoting someone from a place called with this word, such as Rock (Northumberland). Compare Roach .
English: from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter oke ‘at the oak’. The surname may be topographic, signifying someone who lived by a prominent oak tree, or habitational, denoting someone from a place so named, such as Rock (Worcestershire), Rook in Cornwood (Devon), and Rock in Washington (Sussex). Compare Nock .
English: perhaps a nickname for a spinner or a maker of distaffs from Middle English rok(ke) ‘distaff’ (from Old Norse rokkr or Middle Dutch rocke or an unattested Old English cognate). Compare Rocker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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