Brief Life History of James
When James Morris was born on 16 March 1739, in Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Morris, was 31 and his mother, Susannah Charles, was 25. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Martha.
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- James Morris, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
- James Morris in entry for Elizabeth Morris, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
- James Morris in entry for Elizabeth Morris, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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