William Joseph Moseley

William Joseph Moseley


William Joseph Moseley
William Joseph Moseley

Individual Facts

  • Name: William Joseph Moseley
  • Sex: Male
  • Birth: 4 Dec 1862, Summer Row, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England
  • Death: 29 Oct 1952, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
  • Burial: Oct 1952, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

William Joseph Moseley was born on 4 Dec 1862 in Summer Row, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England, at a time when the area was shaped by the Industrial Revolution. Handsworth was near Birmingham, so daily life was tied to factories, metalworking, coal smoke, and fast urban growth.

Most working families lived modestly, with crowded housing, hard physical labor, and limited sanitation. Railways, canals, and workshops connected the region to wider trade and industry, but life for ordinary people could be strict and uncertain, with long work hours and little social support.

At the same time, Victorian England placed strong value on church, family, discipline, and respectability.

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Handsworth, England
Handsworth, England

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William was born out of wedlock. He was adopted into the Moseley family when his grandmother, Mary Glover married Henry Moseley. We have found no record of who William's father was.

Shared Facts

  • Marriage: (Catherine Byrne) 12 Apr 1882, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
  • Marriage: (Annie Byrne) 25 Nov 1891, Auburn, New York, USA
  • Marriage: (Mary E Carr) About 1908, Auburn, New York

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