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The Common Room / Re: Dorizac Family in England - Name Origin?
« on: Saturday 21 June 25 11:12 BST (UK)  »
That was interesting. Thank you. Leslie Dorizac was a descendant of Frederick Dorizac my ancestors brother who emigrated to New Zealand

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The Common Room / Re: Dorizac Family in England - Name Origin?
« on: Thursday 29 May 25 16:30 BST (UK)  »
My great grandmother was Elizabeth Dorizac who was Frederick's sister. Frederick boarded a ship called Megaera at Sheerness, Kent, England taking the job of Captains cabin boy. This ship was bound for Australia but was shipwrecked in the Indian Ocean. The survivors landed on an island belonging to France called St Pauls. All survived until they were rescued and taken to Australia. I don't know what happened to Frederick after that but I have a record of him being an immigrant  to New Zealand and living there until he died in 1945. 

I would love to here from you. Perhaps we could piece the rest of the story together. I live in England so not too far from you if you are still in France. One more interesting fact is that the story in our family was also that the Dorizacs were originally French Huguenots who came to England. However I have been to the Huguenot museum in Rochester and they were unable to trace the name in their records.

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The Common Room / Re: Dorizac Family in England - Name Origin?
« on: Sunday 13 June 21 15:59 BST (UK)  »
I have already found a baptismal record for a Sicaire Dorizac 1763 at St Suplice-de- Roumangnac in the Dordogne although I cannot connect this person to my family tree. His father's surname looks like 'Donzac' and there are other 'Donzacs' in the area. I think one name may be a corruption of the other.

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The Common Room / Re: Dorizac Family in England - Name Origin?
« on: Friday 11 June 21 17:05 BST (UK)  »
Hi Louisa Dorizac was my great granddmother. I have done some research on the Dorizacs and may have some information you might be interested in. However, I have not found the origin of the name although the family story goes that it was a French protestant name and I have found the name in French records.
Regards
Anne

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