Brief Life History of Beatrice Evelyn
When Beatrice Evelyn Morris was born on 26 September 1904, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Charles Morris, was 36 and her mother, Maud Beatrice Jeffs, was 36. She married Heins Simon Levite on 6 August 1942, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. She died on 22 January 1992, in Bulawayo, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, at the age of 87.
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- Beatrice Evelyn Morris in household of Samuel Charles Morris, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Beatrice Evelyn Morris, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Beatrice E Morris, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1914 · Britain Enters the Great War
After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.
1928 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Women in England over the age of 21 were granted the right to vote on May 7, 1928.
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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).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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