Posted by wendy on October 12, 19101 at 20:13:32:
In Reply to: Re: The name of SLARK posted by joanna slark on August 02, 19101 at 09:54:21:
: : Does anybody know the origins of the surmane SLARK?
: i'm not sure of the true origins however i have been informed about a possible way
: Being a Slark myself i have often wondered about the history of our name
: i spoke to a specialist and they informed me that the name came from the word 'slack'
: something to do with a banker.
: i can find out word for word that the letter said and send it to you if you like!
: also i believe that (a long time ago)
: a slark had been exiled to Austrailia for i crime i do not yet know.
: please let me me know of any other information that you have on the Slark family as i am keen to know and learn anout all its history!
: thank you
: jo Slark
Hi, Here also is another Slark even a Joan but I usually go by Wendy.
I can tell you the origins of the name Slark!! There is information about this name in the transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society in which the name Slark is described as meaning an inlet (in land from sea) in old Norse.
So its a Viking name!!! If you're in Australia you may even be related to the family I have married into!!
On the URL given you wil find I am oing a family tree but I haven't yet got round to the Slark bit!!