Oswald Mosley Esq (1583 - 1630)

Born 26 Apr 1583 in Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Lowe) Mosley — married 22 Sep 1602 in St. Mary's, Stockport, Cheshire, England

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1630 at age 47 in Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Oswald Mosley; Barrister/Lawyer was born in 1583 a son of Anthonie Mosley and Alice Webster, at The M[ln]llngate - Ancoats Manchester, England.

Baptism

Oswald was baptized on April 26, 1583, at the Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester, Lancashire, England. The heading "Christening in Apri[l]le 1583" of the baptismal record reads, "26 Oswald sonne of Anthony Mosleye" ^[1], pp. 13, 16;^[2]

Education

On October 14, 1597, at the age of 14, Oswald matriculated from Braesnose College, Oxford University, Oxford, England. The record in the annals of the university states that he was the son of an Oswald Mosley [Anthony]. He was a student of Gray's Inn 1598 recorded "of Manchester".

Marriage

On September 22, 1602, Oswald married Anne Lowe at St. Mary's, Stockport, Cheshire, England (see Familysearch and ^[1], p. 16).

Oswald and his family lived at Ancoats from 1608 until his death in 1630. He was variously; Constable of Manchester (1609-10), Mayor of Stockport (1611), High Constable of the Hundred of Stockport (1612), and steward of the court leet of the Manor of Manchester from 1613 or 1616 ^[3]

Death

Oswald passed away on November 9, 1630, at Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire, England; and his will dated October 22, 1627, was proved 14 Mar 1630/1.^[4][5][6]

Burial

An inscription appears on a plaque in the Collegiate Church of St Mary, St Denys and St George, Manchester, England. It reads as follows (after translation from the Latin): "Here lies the body of Oswald Mosley, of Ancoats, Esquire, who died on the 9th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1630, in the 47th year of his age, having, at the time of his death, by Ann, his wife, who survived him, five sons, viz.:-- Nicholas, Edward, Oswald, Samuel, and Francis; and three daughters, Ann, Margaret, and Mary."

Research Notes

• Between 1602 and 1605 the family appears to have lived in Stockport, but in 1607 they returned to Manchester, where Oswald was Boroughreeve in 1607-08 ^[1], p. 16).
• On January 23, 1608, Oswald acquired Ancoats in Manchester from Sir John Byron; it was never, in fact, acquired by his father Anthonie MOSLEY ^[1], p. 16).
• Oswald and his family lived at Ancoats from 1608 until his death in 1630. He was variously Constable of Manchester (1609-10), Mayor of Stockport (1611), High Constable of the Hundred of Stockport (1612), and steward of the court leet of the Manor of Manchester from 1613 or 1616 ^[7]
• 1608 - Oswald was made Executor of the will of Alexander Lowe.^[8] "well beloved Sonne and Frend' Oswald Mosley of Manchester the younger"
• From his will :
  • Born at Millngate of 'Ancoat'
  • Burial proceedings held at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester Cathedral
  • Burial Place: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Axon E (ed.). Mosley family memoranda of Oswald and Nicholas Mosley of Ancoats from the Manchester Sessions Ms. in the Free Reference Library, Manchester. In "Chetham Miscellanies", Vol 1 (New Series). The Chetham Society, Manchester. 1901.
2. ↑ Mosley: Page 23
3. ↑ Mosley: Page 25
4. ↑ Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 159
5. ↑ Ancestry Profile Oswald died on 9 November 1630 and was buried in Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
6. ↑ Burial: "UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current"
   Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #135981152
   Ancestry uk Record 60526 #1945589 (accessed 26 February 2023)
   Oswald Mosley burial (died on 9 Nov 1630) in Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
7. ↑ Mosley: Page 25
8. ↑ Phillips C.B & Smith J.H. (1985) Stockport Probate Records 1578-1619 in The Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire Vol CXXIV

See Also:

• The Peerage
• Mosley, Oswald. Family Memoirs. By Sir Oswald Mosley, Baronet. (Printed For Private Circulation, 1849)