Paternal Family Tree: Mosley
On 25th February 1533 [his father] Nicholas Mosley [aged 6] and [his mother] Margaret Whitbroke [aged 3] were married at All Hallows Church, Honey Lane [Map].
On or before 17th October 1569, the date he was baptised at St James' Church, Didsbury [Map], Edward Mosley was born to Nicholas Mosley [aged 42] and Margaret Whitbroke [aged 39]
In 1589 [his mother] Margaret Whitbroke [aged 59] died.
On 19th October 1592 [his father] Nicholas Mosley [aged 65] and [his step-mother] Elizabeth Rookes [aged 52] were married at All Hallows Church, Bread Street.
On 12th December 1612 Nicholas Mosley [aged 85] died. His son Edward Mosley [aged 43] inherited parcels of his father's property and £1,450 in cash.
Monument at St James' Church, Didsbury [Map] with Nicholas top centre in the robes of the Lord Mayor of London, Rowland Mosley [aged 54] bottom left, Nicholas's sons Edward and Edward Mosley, bottom centre, and Nicholas' wife Margery Whitbroke.
Rowland Mosley: In 1558 he was born to Nicholas Mosley and Margaret Whitbroke. 24th December 1594. Grant of property in Stockport, Offerton and Bredbury in Cheshire by Alexander Lowe of Stockport, esq to Rowland Mosley and Richard Elcocke of London, clothworkers. In 1616 Rowland Mosley died.
In 1613 Edward Mosley [aged 43] was appointed Attorney General to the Duchy of Lancaster. It was as a Duchy officer, rather than through any local connections, that Mosley was elected for Preston three times in succession between 1614 and 1624.
In 1614, 1621 and 1624 Edward Mosley [aged 44] was elected MP Preston.
On 31st December 1614 Edward Mosley [aged 45] was knighted.
After 1617 Edward Mosley [aged 47] lived at Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire which house he bought along with a surrounding estate of over 600 acres.
1620. A memorial stone over the north door of St James' Church, Didsbury [Map] commemorates its benefactors including Edward Mosley [aged 50]
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 1st July 1638 Edward Mosley [aged 68] died unmarried. He was buried at St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove [Map]. In his will, dated 16 December 1637, he made generous charitable bequests in both Rolleston and London. His entire estate, worth over £3,000 a year, was inherited by his nephew, Edward Mosley [aged 22].
Monument to Edward Mosley at St Mary's Church, Rolleston on Dove [Map]. He dressed in judges robes. Corinthian Columns. Stuart Period.
Edward Mosley 1st Baronet: In 1616 he was born to Rowland Mosley . On 10th July 1640 Edward Mosley 1st Baronet was created 1st Baronet Mosley of Rolleston in Staffordshire. In 1657 Edward Mosley 1st Baronet died. His son Edward succeeded 2nd Baronet Mosley of Rolleston in Staffordshire.
