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![Show Contents]() Morisey Surname History
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 Ireland
The Irish name Morisey has a long Gaelic heritage to its credit. The original Gaelic form of the name Morisey is Ó Muirgheasa, which is derived from the words muir, meaning sea, and geas, meaning action. Early Origins of the Morisey familyThe surname Morisey was first found in County Sligo (Irish: Sligeach), in the province of Connacht in Northwestern Ireland. Early History of the Morisey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morisey research. Another 54 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Morisey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Morisey Spelling VariationsA name was often recorded during the Middle Ages under several different spelling variations during the life of its bearer because literacy was rare there was no real push to clearly define any of the languages found in the British Isles at that time. Variations found of the name Morisey include Morrissey, O'Morrissey and others. Early Notables of the Morisey familyMore information is included under the topic Early Morisey Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Morisey migration to the United States | + |
Death and immigration greatly reduced Ireland's population in the 19th century. For the native Irish people poverty, hunger, and racial prejudice was common. Therefore, thousands left their homeland to seek opportunity in North America. Those who survived the journey and the quarantine camps to which they arrived, were instrumental towards building the strong developing nations of the United States and the future Canada. By far, the largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These were employed as construction or factory workers. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has shown early immigrants bearing the name Morisey:
Morisey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Robert Morisey, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1766 1
| Historic Events for the Morisey family | + |
- Mr. Ronald Morisey (1919-1941), Australian Able Seaman from Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 2
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp
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Morisey migration to the United States 
