Morrey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Morrey family

The surname Morrey was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Morrey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morrey research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1602, 1607, 1630, 1632, 1667, 1682 and 1738 are included under the topic Early Morrey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morrey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moret, Morez, Moré, Morais, Morey, Moraie, Moraies, Mauret, Maurez, Maurais, Maurey, Mauraie, Mauraies, Morret, Maurret, Morrez, Morré, Morrais, Maurrais, Morrey, Maurrey, Morraie, Maurraie, Morraies, Maurraies, Mouré, Mouret, Mourez, Mourière, de Moret and many more.

Early Notables of the Morrey family

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Morrey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morrey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mr. George Morrey, (b. 1612), aged 23, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Truelove" arriving in Massachusetts Bay in 1635 1
Thomas Morrey, who landed in Virginia in 1643 2
John Morrey, aged 21, who arrived in Maryland in 1684 2

Morrey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

J W Morrey, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Morrey migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Morrey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Josiah Morrey, English convict from Cheshire, who was transported aboard the "Anna Maria" on March 6, 1848, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Morrey (post 1700) +

Charles Bradfield Morrey Jr. (1907-1984), American mathematician who co-developed the Morrey-Campanato space
Mr. Jon Paul Morrey B.E.M., British Police Community Support Officer for British Transport Police, was appointed Medallist of the British Empire Medal 29th December 2018 for services to Policing 4
Bernard Joseph Morrey (1927-2011), English footballer from Liverpool who played from 1952 to 1955
Stephen Morrey (1880-1921), English-born merchant, farmer and politician; born in Market Drayton, Shropshire, he represented Happyland in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1917 to 1921
Harry Morrey Salmon (1892-1985), Welsh naturalist and bird photographer is Wales, Treasurer of the National Museum of Wales from 1962 until 1982

Citations +

Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 6th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anna Maria voyage to Van Diemen's Land or Port Phillip, Australia in 1848 with 190 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anna-maria/1848
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists