Brief Life History of Paul
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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- Paul Morris, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Paul Moress in entry for Jane Moress, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Paul Morriss in entry for Jane Morriss, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"
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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.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).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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