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Offline Celticcrafter

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Is anyone familiar with this first name ?
« on: Sunday 07 May 17 21:58 BST (UK) »
Hi Everyone.

I came across this name Moruse on the 1901 Census for the Hartnet family.

I thought it was very unusual so I googled it but could only find ref. to Morse.

So anyone ever heard of this name.

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Dublin/Fitzwilliam/Charlemont_Avenue/1305736/


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Re: Is anyone familiar with this first name ?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 May 17 22:07 BST (UK) »
Perhaps they couldn't spell Maurice/Morris?
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Re: Is anyone familiar with this first name ?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 07 May 17 22:08 BST (UK) »
I wonder if it is a mis-spelling of Maurice?
We have one such mis-spelling -------  HARDOME for Ferdinand !
Can you cross check it with anything else?       Viktoria.

Sorry aghadowey ,whilst I was typing my message in yours beat me to it. V

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Re: Is anyone familiar with this first name ?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 07 May 17 22:11 BST (UK) »
Birth registrations are online-
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp

Have you looked for him in 1911 census?
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Re: Is anyone familiar with this first name ?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 07 May 17 22:11 BST (UK) »
I thought Maurice/Morris too.

Then wondered if it could be Manus which is listed in a boys name list as a substitute for the Scandinavian name of Magnus
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Re: Is anyone familiar with this first name ?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 07 May 17 22:36 BST (UK) »
I found
Moruse Meah on Camden 1965 electoral roll

Moruse Moseley b.c.1875 Deptford

Henry Moruse Cathe Harrison burial 25 Sept 1823 Somerset

H.J.Moruse Williamson 1837 Cardiff Electoral roll

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Thornhill, Cresswell, Sisson, Harriman, Cripps, Eyre, Walter, Marson, Battison, Holmes, Bailey, Hardman, Fairhurst Noon-mainly in Derbys/Notts-but also Northampton, Oxford, Leics, Lancs-England
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Re: Is anyone familiar with this first name ?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 07 May 17 22:38 BST (UK) »
Quote from: suzard on Sunday 07 May 17 22:36 BST (UK)
I found
Moruse Meah on Camden 1965 electoral roll

Moruse Moseley b.c.1875 Deptford

Henry Moruse Cathe Harrison burial 25 Sept 1823 Somerset

H.J.Moruse Williamson 1837 Cardiff Electoral roll

Suz

However, this is Ireland so more apt to be a mis-spelling of Maurice.
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 07 May 17 22:50 BST (UK) »
Quote from: aghadowey on Sunday 07 May 17 22:38 BST (UK)
Quote from: suzard on Sunday 07 May 17 22:36 BST (UK)
I found
Moruse Meah on Camden 1965 electoral roll

Moruse Moseley b.c.1875 Deptford

Henry Moruse Cathe Harrison burial 25 Sept 1823 Somerset

H.J.Moruse Williamson 1837 Cardiff Electoral roll

Suz

However, this is Ireland so more apt to be a mis-spelling of Maurice.

I quite agree that it could be Maurice - there is on findagrave Maurice Hartnett died 19 Jan 1975 Balgriffin Dublin wife Mary (no age given) but the question asked was "anyone heard of this name"

Also found a few surnames Moruse

whether they are mistranscriptions/misspellings I do not know

Suz
Thornhill, Cresswell, Sisson, Harriman, Cripps, Eyre, Walter, Marson, Battison, Holmes, Bailey, Hardman, Fairhurst Noon-mainly in Derbys/Notts-but also Northampton, Oxford, Leics, Lancs-England
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday 07 May 17 23:14 BST (UK) »
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