James Fitzmaurice Fitz Morris
- Born
- 1821-01-01 12:00:00
- Died
- 1861-01-01 12:00:00
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in UK
James Morris (or Fitz Morris) is said to be a coachman who married Prudencia Devine of Boornacoola (no record). A son John was born in Ireland (1845). At some time the family moved to Scotland, where James (1848) and Michael (1850) were born. Finally, the family moved to Wales where Elizabeth (1853) and Charles (1855) were born. The birth dates are based upon a record in England and Wales Census, 1861.
Mother of family died in Wales (1859), as did James (Aft. 1861). Elizabeth took care of the family for a period, and married Jeremiah in Wales. In the ensuing years James Jr., Michael, Elizabeth Sullivan, and Charles emigrated to Pennsylvania, U.S., all to different parts of the state. DNA evidence confirms a relationship between the descendants of James Morris (or Fitz Morris?). In the U.S. the children used surname Fitz Morris or Fitzmaurice.
My great-grandfather was Charles Fitzmaurice, who died in Philadelphia (1929).
It is not known where James Morris was born in 1821, but it could be a significant distance from Boornacoola, Leitrim.
Found records are attached to James on FamilySearch.org. James is ID L5TQ-P7F, Prudencia is GVZD-R2G.