When Paul Morris was christened on 6 March 1726, in Bolney, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Morris, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Moore, was 34. He married Mary Parker on 4 February 1753, in Lewes, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
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