William Orok

1851 - 1919  (67 years)

• Name	William Orok
  Birth	9 Jul 1851	Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 May 1919	Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Burial	14 May 1919	Midhurst, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I748	wilkie
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	Robert Orock,   b. 13 Aug 1805, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland d. Apr 1875, Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Janet Dick,   b. 18 Oct 1807, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland d. 27 Oct 1883, Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1830	Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland   [4, 5]
  	Marriage Source: OPR Aberdour 401/3 Page 89 July 09, 1830 " Contracted Robert Orrock Farmer at Newton Parish of Auchtertool and Janet Dick in this Parish, and after being thru or three* several times proclaims, were married on 11th Currt. by the Rev. Ebenz. Brown, Inverkeithing."
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Johnston,   b. 19 Oct 1857, Flos Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Jul 1929, Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1877	Flos Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Ontario Marriage Index 1858-1899 Marriage Date: 23 Oct 1877 Marriage Place, Flos Township Name: William Orok Reg # 010-028
  Children	1. Robert D. Orok,   b. 23 Sep 1878, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. James J. Orok,   b. 1 Jul 1880, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Frederick Orok,   b. 3 Oct 1883, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Nov 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 35 years)   4. Herbert Alexander Orok,   b. 23 Dec 1884, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada bur. Midhurst, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   5. Jessie May Orok,   b. 13 Sep 1887, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   6. Margaret G. Orok,   b. 9 Apr 1889, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   7. Wilfred Melville Orok,   b. 31 Aug 1896, Vespra Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2009

  
  

• Notes

  1881 Census of Canada: Vespra, Simcoe North, Ontario, FHL Film 1375887 NAC C-13251 Dist 139 SubDist E Div 1 Page 1 Fam 1 hw William ORCK, Male, Married, Age 29, Origin Scottish, Birthplace Ont., Occ Farmer, Rel Presbyterian Mary J. ORCK, Female, Married, Age 23, Scottish, Birthplace Ont., Rel Presbyterian Robert D. ORCK, Male, Age 2, Scottish, Birthplace Ont., Rel Presbyterian James J. ORCK, Male, Age <1, Scottish, Birthplace Ont., Rel Presbyterian * Born Jul 9/12* Charles PHILIPS, Male, Age 18, English, Birthplace England, Occ Farm Labourer, Rel C of Eng. 1901 Cdn Census, National Archives hw research District ON Simcoe North, *114, Sub Dist Vespra H-2, Page 2, Schedule 1 Film T6497 Line 18, Fam # 12 Orok, William, Male, Head, Married, Birth Jul 9 1851, Age 49, Scotch, Occ Farmer, Rel Presbyterian Orok, Mary J., Female, Wife, Married, Birth Oct 19 1857, Age 43, Ont., Rel Presbyterian Orok, Robert D., Male, Son, Single, Birth Oct 2 1878, Age 22, Ont, Rel Presbyterian Orok, James J., Male, Son, Single, Birth Jul 1 1880, Age 20, Ont., Rel Presbyterian Orok, William F., Male, Son, Single, Birth Jul 2 1882, Age 18, Ont., Rel Presbyterian Orok, Herbert A., Male, Son, Single, Birth Dec 23 1884, Age 15, Ont., Rel Presbyterian Orok, Jessie M., Female, Dtr, Single, Birth Dec 13 1887, Age 13, Ont., Rel Presbyterian Orok, Maggie G., Female, Dtr,Single, Birth Apr 9 1889, Age 11, Ont., Rel Presbyterian Orok, Wilfred M., Male, Son, Single, Birth Oct 31 1896, Age 4, Ont., Rel Presbyterian 1911 Cdn Census, Simcoe North, Vespra 32, Page 3 (hw research) LIne 35, Family 37 Orok, William, Male, Head, Married, Born July 1852, Age 59, Farmer Orok, Mary Jane, Female, Wife, Married, Born Oct 1857, Age 53 Orok, Margaret, Female, Dtr, Single, Born Apr 1889, Age 21 Orok, Wilfred, Male, Son, Single, Born Aug 1896, Age 15, Occ Farmer Quotes from Lillian Bowdery, Barrie Ont. " Some of this family didn't like the spelling and changed it to simply OROK, yet others kept the original spelling. Robert & Janet farmed in the village of MIdhurst, just North of the city of Barrie. One of the descendants, Dr. Orock, was a Doctor on some of the ships on the Great Lakes. I'm not sure of the occupation of the others. The person who is following this branch is in the early stages of her research and I don't know if she has a computer. The info following was taken from "The History of MIdhurst" and I think Dr. Orok was interviewed for this. He had retired to the family farm in Midhurst. He built a lovely log house and his den was filled with wild animal pelts on the floors and mounted heads on the walls. He was a unique character. Death certificate: Ontario Deaths 1869 -1932 #028618 Name: Orok, William Sex: Male Age: 67 years, 10 months, 3 days Date of Death: May 12, 1919 Birthplace: Midhurst, Ont. Place of Death: Barrie, Ont. Burial: Midhurst, Ont. Occupation: Retired Farmer Married Father: Robert Orok Mother: Janet Dick Physician: Dr. E. G. Turnbull Informant: James J. Orok, Midhurst, Ont. Cause of Death: Brights Disease, x 3 years, Cardiac Syncope

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] 1901 Canadian Census Ontario for William Orok, District ON Simcoe North #114, SubDist Vespra H-2, Page 2, Schedule 1, Film T6497 (Reliability: 3). Line 18, Family 12 Orok William, Male, Head, Married, Birth Jul 9 1851, Age 49 [S107] 1911 Cdn Census Ontario for William Orok, Simcoe North, Vespra 32, Page 3 (Reliability: 3). Line 35, Family 37 Orok, William,Male, Head, Married, BOrn Jul 1852, Age 59, Farmer [S583] William Orok death 1919, Ontario Deaths 1869-1932 #028618 (Reliability: 3). [S44] Marriage for Janet Dick & Robert Orrock 1830, OPR Aberdour, 401/3, Page 89, Dunfermline Library, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (Reliability: 3). July 9, Contracted Robert Orrock Farmer at Newton parish of Auchtertool and Janet Dick in this Parish, and after being thru several times proclaimes, were married on 11th Currt. by the Rev. Ebenr. Brown, Inverkeithing [S44] Marriage for Janet Dick & Robert Orrock 1830, IGI British Isles, Film 6903105, M114016, 1040144 (Reliability: 3). [S581] William Orok & Mary Johnson marriage 1877, Ontario Marriage Index 1858-1899, 010-028 (Reliability: 3).