Morish History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland
Wales

The English surname Morish comes from the place name St. Maurice, Normandy where N. de St. Maurice was listed in the Magn. Rotul. of Normandie (1180-1195.) This personal name is in turn derived from the Latin name Mauritius, which comes from maurus, meaning " a moor."

Early Origins of the Morish family

The surname Morish was first found in Herefordshire. Early records there show Isabell, John and Margeries Morice in England c. 1272. The same census shows William filius Maurici in Huntingdon, Richard filius Maurycii in Cambridge and Peter filius Maurice in Lincoln county. The surname may also be a nickname for someone who was "swarthy" as shown by the Robert le Mareys reference in 1274.

Early History of the Morish family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Morish research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1297, 1308, 1314, 1654, 1678, 1682, 1703, 1704, 1721 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Morish History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morish Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Morris, Morriss, Moriss, Morrice, Morice, Moris and others.

Early Notables of the Morish family

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Migration of the Morish family to Ireland

Some of the Morish family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 78 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Morish migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Morish Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Morish, who landed in Virginia in 1701 1

Morish migration to Australia +

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

Morish Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Morish, (b. 1821), aged 27, Cornish farm servant from Illogan, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Berkshire" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 3rd October 1848 2
Mrs. Elizabeth Morish, (b. 1825), aged 23, Cornish settler from Illogan, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Berkshire" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 3rd October 1848 2
Mr. John Henry Morish, (b. 1846), aged 2, Cornish settler from Illogan, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Berkshire" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 3rd October 1848 2
Miss Mary Morish, (b. 1848), aged Infant, Cornish settler from Illogan, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Berkshire" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 3rd October 1848 2
Mr. John Morish, (b. 1821), aged 27, Cornish farm servant from Illogan, Cornwall, UK departing from Plymouth on 9th June 1848 aboard the ship "Berkshire" arriving in Geelong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 3rd October 1848 3
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Citations +

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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf