William Moseley M. B. E.

[rosie99]

William is showing as the same age on the following census so it looks as though the 1901 had his age wrong - transcript shows what is written.


Another newspaper report says George Walker Moseley was born in Leeds
Birth March qtr 1925   
George W Moseley
Mothers maiden name  Walker   
Leeds    9b   592

From his obituary in The Telegraph
George Walker Moseley was born in Leeds on February 7 1925, the son of a Post Office telephone manager . He attended Glasgow High School

[garstonite]

There is mention of a George Moseley son of William Moseley MBE here
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sir-george-moseley-highly-valued-civil-servant-6255308.html

George Walker Moseley, civil servant: born Glasgow 7 February 1925;

The Telegraph states George Walker Moseley as born in Leeds 1925 and went to Glasgow High School...and freebmd has him born Mar qtr Leeds.....so Leeds it is ...lol

[rosie99]

You can't rely on these newspapers can you     

[rosie99]

If George Walker Moseley was at High School in Glasgow then maybe that is why I can't see the family in England/Wales prior to WW2. 

There is another Moseley Walker marriage in Leeds Dec qtr 1932 which could account for other Moseley/Walker births there

[Mair]

Hi there

took some time but New Years Honours 1950

London Gazette 1949 William Moseley, Telephone Manager, Gloucester, General Post Office.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ilu/

M

[rosie99]

Glasgow Herald 21 February 1939 
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ilw/

Glasgow Post Office Appointment
Mr William Moseley, Traffic Superintendent of Post Office Telephones in Glasgow, has been promoted as service & sales Manager, Glasgow Telephone area in succession to Mr Robert Teasdale who becomes Telephone Manager of the Scotland west area from April 1.

Mr Moseley began his post office career in his home town of Liverpool in 1912 and saw service in Leeds and Birmingham before coming to Glasgow in 1936
......

There is a possible birth in Birmingham Moseley mmn Walker in September qtr 1936
You can probably ignore that one as he died in 1962 same area as birth

[rosie99]

Electoral registers for William & Bella White Moseley

1935 - 96 Bourneville Lane, Birmingham

1952/3    5 St Oswald Road, Gloucester

Still in Gloucestershire 1961   - 15 Westfield Terrace, Longford

1965 - 18 Woodlawn Crescent, Twickenham

Ancestry have other years directories where they appear, best found under Bella W Moseley
In 1970 they are at the Beddington Gardens address which appears on their probate entries

[rosie99]

William is also mentioned in British Postal Service Appointment Books on Ancestry

1928 - Liverpool
Sept 1931 Birmingham

[a chesters]

Thank you all for your help and interest. I am sure you all know the feeling of "where do I look next?".
That is where I ended up, and asked for help.

Some of the suggestions and links I had not thought of , so will follow them up with great interest.

Scouse Boy, that is one of the things I could not find, why he was awarded the MBE. I also could not find anything regarding the war.

KG, I simply had not thought of the London Gazette, oops , so will follow that up, and the 1939 Register

Rosie, I had not thought about working abroad.

Garsonite, I have a copy of the 1901 census, and it does show age as 19, but from the way it is written, seems to have been added in pencil.

Rosie, I had a look at Independant information, but could not see much about William. I had not realised that George had been knighted until then. He is the highest ranked person in the whole of the extended family    I will have to find the Telegraph record.

Mair, thank you very much for that link.

Rosie, I had not looked at the electoral registers, as I could only find London, so will need to look elsewhere to find the ones you have found. I had not thought to check Ancestry re the Appointment books I was not aware they were there.

Again, many thanks for your help and interest. I will have to look further next time, and take close note of all the links and tips you all have suggested.

A very chastened A Chesters.