The Horry Family

Family links, genealogy and other lucky people and places named Horry

Horry: Origin Norwegian, Possibly from the Old Norse "Orri" or "Orre"

DNA testing shows the current Horry generation is 12% Scandinavian, mostly Norwegian with some Swedish, so perhaps Orri was a Norse who settled in the Danelaw part of North Eastern England where we hail from. Notably, Eystein Orre was a Norwegian noble who was slain at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, we do not yet know if we are related.

Some sources say Horry is Scottish, Roman or even French. The spelling of names in history is a strange affair and it's likely all are true and several different names coalesced into Horry over the years. Best we can tell, we're the Norwegian ones.

Other matters

You almost definitely came here by accident looking for something else. If you're trying to reach someone email the webmaster at this domain, I may be able to point you in the right direction but see the note about Horry County below.

Here are some possibilities:

  • ipkitty is your typical "What's my IP?" tool, only with cats.
  • Chris Horry's LinkedIn, if you're wanting to connect to me professionally, but note if you're a recruiter trying to offer me an entry level position you should know I get about a dozen of these a week and they all get filed under "Spam" because I think the vast majority of you are bots.
  • Wibble UK has evolved into its final teapot form, I'm honestly afraid to go near it in case it bites. If you are looking for MsH's archives you'll need to contact her. I've had a few ideas to do something with the site, but being a repository for a little red teapot seems to be suitable for now.
  • Stuuds' YouTube channel.
  • William Clarke's Will, for those studying Sir Isaac Newton's history.
  • The Horry Family Gallery is now on Google Photos, please email me if you need access.
  • Horry County is in the fair state of South Carolina. We are not related to those Horrys at all but it's a good name to have. The Horrys associated with this domain are all in Florida and did not arrive in the USA until the year 2000. Sometimes emails get bounced, we do not forward so use horrycounty.org if you need to reach people there.
  • Thomas William Horry (1920-1984) was my Grandfather and served in Burma during World War II. He was a driver for Gracie Fields for a period in 1945. His medals are: 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, WWII Defence Medal and WWII War Medal. If any family would like copies of his War Records or the letter he wrote in 1945 please contact me privately.
  • LeninWiki previously hosted some useful Veritas documents and other general resources, but I ceased working for them in 2018, and so no longer had any interest in maintaining it. After 4 years I decided it was much too old and outdated now to be useful so shut it down. If you desperately need a copy let me know.
  • Sluggo ADS-B feeder feeds to FlightAware and ADS-B Exchange and is located close to DeLand Municipal Airport, among others. On a good day we can see aircraft in about a 200 mile radius.
  • The Mummers on National TV campaign mailing lists used to be run from this domain but they have since ceased operations. The archives no longer exist and we are not affiliated with this group in any way otherwise.
  • Robert Horry, the retired NBA player and sports commentator. Again no relation, but I think he has a cool name.
  • William Frederick Horry, the famous 19th century murderer. William Frederick Horry was the landlord of a hotel in Burslem, north Staffordshire who murdered his wife at Boston, Lincs in January 1872. He was executed at Lincoln Castle the same year and has the dubious distinction of being the first person to be hanged using the "Long Drop" method. His story is part of the tour.

He is related to the Horry Family Brewery, also from Boston but as far as we can surmise we are from a different line and not related. We do not endorse murdering your wives, or anyone for that matter.

Administration Stuff

  • In the highly unlikely event you have a complaint about horry.org use abuse@ this domain to contact us.
  • Email and Web hosting on this domain is only offered to family members, but maybe we can work something out. Contact admin@ if you feel you are eligible.

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