William Joseph Moseley (1862-1952)
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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
Birthplace: 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.
(Text from Positron AI)
Handsworth, England
Biography
William was born out of wedlock in 1862. 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.
Shortly after William was born, his mother, Emma Wilkins, left England for Saumur, France, married Auguste Bodet and became the mother of three daughters. Their descendents are still living in France today.
William immigrated to Auburn, NY in 1881 and he married his first wife (he had three) in 1882. His first job in Auburn was working in a button factory, but later he had his own construction contracting business.
In the 1920s, William was an alderman in Auburn.
Relationships
- Spouse: Catherine Byrne (1865-1889)
- Child: Edward Moseley (1882-1958)
- Spouse: Annie Byrne (1867-1896)
- Spouse: Mary E Carr (1871-1921)
- Mother: Emma Wilkins (1841-1915)
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