Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Morris was born on 21 February 1779, in Clun, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Morris, was 37 and her mother, Jane Bufton, was 33. She married Edward Downes on 20 August 1797, in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 29 January 1862, in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.
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- Elizabeth Downes in household of Margaret Hoggins, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Elizabeth Morris, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Morris, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).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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