Eleanor Morris was born in 1778, in Marham, Norfolk, England. She married William Oswick on 22 October 1804. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 24 March 1867, in St James South Elmham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 89, and was buried in North Elmham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
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