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Molesley Family History

Molesley Surname Meaning

from Moseley in Bushbury (Staffs) which is recorded as Moleslei in 1086 and Mollesleg in 1227.

The place-name derives from the Old English personal name Moll (genitive Molles) + Old English lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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