Edward Mosley Bt (abt. 1616 - abt. 1657)

Born about Sep 1616 in Hough End, Withington, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Cutler) Mosley — married 15 Nov 1636 in Chorlton Chapel, Chorlton, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died about Dec 1657 at about age 41 in Hough End, Withington, Lancashire, England

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Biography

This profile is part of the Moseley Name Study.

Sir Edward Mosley was a member of the aristocracy in England.

A royalist during the Civil War. In March 1642/43 he was captured by Parliamentary forces at Middlewich, Cheshire, and subsequently fined £4,200 plus an annual payment of £64 after the Battle of Middlewich (on March 13, 1642 by the Julian calendar); (^[1]; "Mosley Memoranda", p. 11). On September 21 1647 he paid a further fine of £4,874 to get repossession of his estates. In January 1647/48 he was acquitted of rape.

Birth

Edward was born in 1616 -- the third known child of Rowland Mosley and his second wife, Anne (Sutton) Mosley.

Baptism

Edward was baptized on September 15, 1616, at St. James' Chapel, Didsbury, Lancashire, England; under the heading "September" in 1616, the baptismal record reads, "Edward Mosley son of Mr. Rowland Mosley esq. 15th" (see also "Mosley Memoranda", p. 10).

Marriage

On November 15, 1636, at age 20, he was married to Maria ("Mary") Cutler, daughter of Sir Gervase Cutler and Elizabeth Bentley at Chorlton Chapel, Chorlton, Lancashire, England. because "an early marriage was thought desirable"; the marriage record at St James' Chapel, Didsbury reads "Edwarde Mosley Esq and Mris Mary Cutler, married at Chorlton Chap 15" ^[2]; "Mosley Memoranda", p. 11; "Booker", p. 72).

Titles and Offices

On July 10, 1640, Edward was created 1st Baronet of Rolleston and Hough End by King Charles I (^[3]; "Mosley Memoranda", p. 10) for services to the Crown. Sir Edward served as High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1642.

Residence

He lived at Rolleston, Staffordshire, England. He lived at Manchester, Lancashire, England

Death

According to^[4], "the dissipation of his former life had exhausted a frame not remarkable for its natural strength, and he expired at Hough End in December 1657".

Burial

He was buried on December 4, 1657 at St James' Chapel, Didsbury, Lancashire, England; under the heading "December" in 1657 the burial record reads, "Sir Edward Mosley Barronett, who was Lord of the Houghe and Manchester ...4" (see also "Booker", p. 73; "Mosley Memoranda", p. 11).

Sources

• Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
• Wikidata: Item Q76135858
• Axon E (ed.). Mosley family memoranda of Oswald and Nicholas Mosley of Ancoats from the Manchesters Sessions Ms. in the Free Regerence Library, Manchester. In "Chetham Miscellanies", Vol 1 (New Series). The Chetham Society, Manchester. 1901. This document can be downloaded from the Internet at http://books.google.com/books?id=48lCAAAAYAAJ. It will be referred to throughout this genealogy as "Mosley Memoranda".
• Mosley, Oswald. Family Memoirs. By Sir Oswald Mosley, Baronet. (Printed For Private Circulation, 1849)
• Booker J. "A History of the Ancient Chapels of Didsbury and Chorlton, in Manchester Parish, Including Sketches of the Townships of Didsbury, Withington, Burnage, Heaton Norris, Reddish, Levenshulme, and Chorlton-cum-Hardy: Together with Notices of the Ore Ancient Local Families, and Particulars Relating to the Descent of Their Estates." The Chetham Society, Manchester. 1857. This document can be downloaded from the Internet at http://books.google.com/books?id=n0cJAAAAIAAJ. It will be referred to throughout this genealogy simply as "Booker".

1. ↑ Mosley: Page 15 - 18
2. ↑ Mosley: Page 15
3. ↑ Mosley: Page 14 - 15
4. ↑ Mosley: Page 18 - 19