Frohock

[T.D.Frohock]

Who were my ancesters?

[kjc]

Mr and Mrs Frohock.

[craft1948]

don't know but there were 47 of you in the 1901 census

[dot.haukes]

an educated guess would suggest that your English ancestry will be based in the Cambridge area going back into the 1600s with possibly a few Norfolk branches coming up to the 1800s. This is from a quick search of the IGI.

[dot.haukes]

definately a name with links to Cambrideshire, ancestry.com even identifies it's origins as from that county.
and this list is very detailed
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?g sfn=Jonathan&gsln=Frohock&db=uki1861&gss=seo&h c=20

[echokilo]

I would be more than happy to look up anything you need tracing but would need further information first TD..... how far back have you got?

[sigma]

This interesting name is of Flemish origin and is thought to be a nickname for a person of a cheerful disposition, deriving from the Germanic element 'fro', meaning cheerful. Frohock is first recorded in London in the 17th Century (see below), a time when many Huguenot exiles sought refuge in England, escaping from the intolerance and persecution in France, and there was also a great influx of Flemish weavers who brought innovatory skills to the textile industry in Britain. Amongst the sample recordings in London is the marriage of Marmeduke Frohock and Mary Layton at St. Lawrence Pountney on March 7th 1654, and the christenings of Elizabeth Frohock on April 24th 1744 at St. Olave, Southwark, and Esther Frohock on July 24th 1747 at St. Andrew's, Holborn. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of George Frohocke, which was dated May 28th 1634, St. Andrew's, Holborn, London, during the reign of King Charles 1, 'The Martyr', 1625-1649.