Brief Life History of William
When William Mosley was born in 1834, in Kingsley, Staffordshire, England, his father, John Mosley, was 32 and his mother, Hannah Bentley, was 24. He married Hannah Bradshaw on 19 April 1857, in Kingsley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Kingsley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 40 years.
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- William Mosley in household of John Mosley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William Mosley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Mosley in entry for Isaac Mosley and Hannah Hurst, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Derbyshire): variant of Moseley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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