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![Show Contents]() Gorringe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gorringe familyThe surname Gorringe was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society. Early History of the Gorringe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gorringe research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1532, 1653, 1789 and 1802 are included under the topic Early Gorringe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gorringe Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Goring, Goreng, Göring, Goringet, Geur, Gerling and many more. Early Notables of the Gorringe familyMore information is included under the topic Early Gorringe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Gorringe migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Gorringe Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Robert Gorringe, (b. 1839), aged 36, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Helen Denny" arriving in Hawkes Bay, Napier, North Island, New Zealand on 20th September 1875 1
- Mrs. Elizabeth Gorringe, (b. 1839), aged 36, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Helen Denny" arriving in Hawkes Bay, Napier, North Island, New Zealand on 20th September 1875 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gorringe (post 1700) | + |
- Henry Honychurch Gorringe (1841-1885), American naval officer, best known for successfully removing Cleopatra's needle from Alexandria, Egypt and re-erecting it in Central Park, New York City
- Allan Lindsay Gorringe (1884-1918), English cricketer
- Hubert Maurice Gorringe (1886-1958), English cricketer
- Captain Frank Clifford Gorringe (b. 1889), English World War I flying ace credited with 14 aerial victories
- The Reverend Professor Timothy Jervis Gorringe (b. 1946), English St Luke's Professor of Theological Studies in the University of Exeter
- Horace Charles "Horrie" Gorringe (1895-1994), Tasmanian-born, Australian rules football player, inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2011
- Lieutenant General Sir George Frederick Gorringe KCB, KCMG, DSO (1868-1945), English Field Commander in the British Army during the Anglo-Boer War, World War I, on the Palestine and Western Fronts
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