Show ContentsMorrisby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Morrisby family

The surname Morrisby was first found in Cumbria, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Morrisby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morrisby research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1160, 1265, 1332 and 1471 are included under the topic Early Morrisby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morrisby Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Moresby, Moorsby, Moriceby, Morrisby and others.

Early Notables of the Morrisby family

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Migration of the Morrisby family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: bearers of the name who came to the new settlements.


Contemporary Notables of the name Morrisby (post 1700) +

  • Arthur Morrisby (1847-1925), Australian politician, Member for Gordon, Tasmania (1899-1916)
  • Ronald Orlando George Morrisby (1915-1995), Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tasmania from 1931 until 1952, all-time leading run scorer in the Tasmanian Grade Cricket competition


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