Researching William Mosley
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2820 people with the Mosley surname? In that year Mosley was ranked number 1412 for popularity in the UK. |

The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Mosley on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Mosley ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Mosley and the Mosley Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Mosley Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Mosley family tree.
Check out Parish Records for William Mosley at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Mosley using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about William Mosley.
Research the Mosley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Mosley Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2819 people with the Mosley surname in the UK? Mosley is now ranked number 1895 for popularity in the UK. |
Mosley Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for William Mosley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Mosley family and people looking to contact living Mosley relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Mosley records submitted by people who are already researching the Mosley Family Tree.
Find William Mosley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Mosley Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Mosley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Mosley surname in the USA? Mosley is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Mosley Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on William Mosley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Mosley
William Mosley
William Ralph Mosley, Jr. (born June 22, 1989) is an American basketball center who plays for Mornar of the Adriatic League. He played for Northwestern State from 2008–09 through 2011–12. He is best known for leading NCAA Division I in blocks as a junior in 2010–11. Mosley recorded a school single season record 156 blocks in 32 games player for an average of 4.9 per game. He graduated after 2011–12 as the fifth most prolific shot blocker in NCAA history after having accumulated 456 career blocks.
Source: William Mosley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Mosley
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Macaulay Maccall Maccauley MacCaull Maccawley MacChaell Macclay MacCleay MacCole MacColl MacGall Macgill MacGille MacGiolla MacKaile Mackall MacKill MacKowle Macauley Maccool Machel Machell Macholl Maciel Maciol Mackel Mackglew Mackley Maeseele Magill Magley Maglio Magly Magull Maisel Makela Makely Makiel Makkelie Mascal Mascali Mascall Mascoll Mashal Masilli Maskall Maskell Maskill Masl Maslo Massel Massell Matchell Maugle Maxile Maxwaile Maxwale Maxweell Maxwell Maychell Mazella Mazola Mazzello Mazzilli Mazzola Mcaulay Mcauley Mccahill Mccall Mccauley Mccawley Mcclay Mccloy Mccole Mccoll Mccolley Mccool Mccoole Mccullagh Mcculley Mccullogh Mccullough Mccully Mcelwee Mcgall Mcgill Mcglew Mcglue Mchale McKaile McKall McLae Mclay McSaul Mcalea Mcall Mccalla Mccallie Mccally Mccaull Mccaulley Mccaullough Mccaully Mcclue Mccollough Mccolly Mccowell Mcculla Mccullaugh Mcelhaw Mcelway Mcelyea Mcgillaway Mcguill Mcilway Mcilwee Mckale Mckeel Mckelley Mckiel Mclaw Mcleay Mcley Mcllwee Mcsoley Mcsullea Meazell Mechell Meckel Meckley Megel Megley Meglio Meikle Mekeal Mekeel Meshel Meshell Meskill Messall Meusel Miceli Michael Michal Michel Michele Micheli Michell Michelle Michelli Michiel Michieli Micillo Mickel Mickle Mickley Micoli Midgeley Midgely Midghall Midgley Miechel Miesel Mieszala Miguel Miiskelly Mikel Mikell Miscell Mischel Mischell Miskell Miskelly Miskiel Mitchall Mitchel Mitchell Mitchely Mitchley Mixell Mixhel Mizell Mizzell Mocciola Mochel Moeckel Mogel Moggle Mogle Mogli Moschella Moseley Mosely Moskal Mosselli Mougel Mousall Mousel Mousley Mowsley Moxley Mozley Mucillo Muckle Muckley Mucklo Muckloe Mucklow Mugele Mugley Musall Muscella Muschell Muselli Musial Musil Musilli Muskal Musla Mussel Mussilli Muxlow Muzzall Muzzillo Muzzle Muzzollo Muzzullo Mykel





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