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The name Mounsey was rendered as Mouncey, Mounsey, Mounsie, Monsey, Muncey, Munsey, and Munchay. It is a surname of apparently French origins, introduced into England at the Conquest. It was said to be locational and originated from the various places called either Monceaux in the departement of Calvados, or Monchaux in the departements of Nord and Seine-Maritime. These places all take their names from the word "moncel", meaning a small hill.

The first named holder of the surname held the manor and estate called "Herstmoneaux" in the county of Sussex. This was recorded as "Hurst quod fuit Willelmi de Munceus" in the Domesday Book of 1086. Early recordings included Milisant de Munceehaus and Edoned de Munchaus in the register of the Knight Templars of Lincolnshire in 1185, while the Feet of Fines for Gloucestershire mentioned a William Munci in 1198. Sir Walter de Mouncy was recorded at the battle of Falkirk in 1298 and at the siege of Carlaverock, Scotland in the year 1300.

The Mounsey's were an ancient famiy with numerous branches throughout the north of England. "The Carlisle branch is no less distinguished than any other." They descend from a family that settled at Askham in Westmorland in the 16th century, where they spent their lives on the land. Askham is about 20 miles south of Carlisle.

What follows immediately is a list of Mounseys of Carlisle and Askham. How and whether they are related to "our" Mounsey family I do not know. To jump to the earliest recognized member of the family, go to (18) Robert Mounsey (1696).

The earliest Mounsey known in Carlisle. Present in the city in the year 1300 at the command of King Edward to take part in the siege of Caerlaverock on the Scottish side of the Border. Caerlaverock Castle was built by the Scots to control the Solway Firth. It was besieged in 1300 by Edward I during his war against the Scottish king, John Balliol. With a force of 87 knights and 3000 men, and siege engines brought from Carlisle, Roxburgh and Lochmaben, the castle was soon forced to surrender. Unique in its triangular form, the castle still stands today.

Walter's coat of arms were: chequy, argent and gules, silver and red squares. There are still used by the family, though the first square is now gold instead of silver. Motto: Semper paratus

60 years later Amand appears to be using the fishery at Rockcliffe.

October 1571: "The xix of Octo was Elin Munceye buried." Marche 1574: "The xxv day of Marche was Thomas Muncey buryed."

There were four Mounsey brothers, or cousins, living in Askham parish in the next generation,
(13) Thomas Muncey Sr. (c1535)
(13) John Mounsie (c1545)
(13) Robert Mounsey (c1545)
(13) Roland Mousey (c1558)

December 1580: "The xxviijth was Wyllm Musey buryed." ??

1639: "August the 4 day was Richard the sonne of Sten: Mounsey baptized." ??

July 1644: "The eight day was Robt Mounsey of Askham buried." August 1644: "The last day was Robt Mounsie of Askham buried." September 1644: "The 28 day was Joun Mounsie of Askham buried." July 1651: "The 27 day was Thomas Mounsie of Askam buried." April 1660: "27 day was Thomas Mounsey of Hillton bueryed."

1600: "November 3 was Thomas Musey eldest buryed." March 1602: "7 was Janat the late wyfe of thos Musey Buryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His sons were,
(14) Thomas Muncey Jr. (1567)
(14) Leonard Muncey (1569), perhaps

Marche 1567: "The eight day was Thomas Muncey son off Thomas Muncey christened." March 1577: "The viij was Thomas Musey buryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

December 1569: "The tenth daye was Leonard Muncey christened." August 1603: "21 was Leonard Musey and Jane Tyncler weddyed." He was of Wydewth/Widewth/Widewath. I don't know who is father was. January 1649: "The 27 day was Leonard Mounsey of Wythwth buried." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His children were,
(15) Margaret Musey (1604) - a 7-month miracle baby, died in 1612
(15) Robert Mounsey (1606)
(15) Rychard Mounsey (1609)
(15) Agnes Mounsey (1611)
(15) Janne Mousey (1615)
(15) Leonard Mounsey (1619)
(15) Thomas Mounsey (1623)

May 1606: "11 was Robert the sone of Leonard Mounsey christened." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His children were,
(16) Jane Mounsey of Widewath (1635)
(16) Leonard Mounsey (1637)
(16) Richard Mounsey (1639)
(16) Agnes Mounsie (1650)
(16) Marie Mounsie (1653)

1637: "Januarie the 14 day was Leonard the sonne of Robt Mounsey baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1639: "July the 25 day was Richard the sonne of Robt Mounsey baptized." 1664: "October the 24 day was Richard Mounsey of Widewith and Jane Noble maryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His children were,
(17) Agnes Mounsey (1665)
(17) Robert Mounsey (1667)
(17) Elesebeth Mounsey (1668)
(17) Leonard Mounsey (1670)
(17) Jane Mounsey (1674)
(17) Margaritt Mouney (1675)

1667: "March the xxxj day was Robart the sonne of Richard Mounsey of widewath baptized." 1667: "September the 19 day was Robart sune of Ricard Mouncey of Widewith bueryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1670: "The same day [26 May] was Leonard son of Richard Mounsey of Widewath baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

February 1609: "The xix day was Rychard Mounsey the sonne of Leonard Mounsey of Wydewth baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His children were,
(16) Margrett Mounsie (1649)

May 1619: "The xxiij day was Leonard the sonne of Leonard Mounsey of Widewth baptized." March 1632: "The xix day was Leonard the sonne of Leonard Mounsey buryed." 1662: "December the 2 day was Anas the wyffe of Robart Mouncey of Widewith bueryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

January 1623: "The xxvj day was thomas the sonne of Leonard Mounsey of Widewth baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1594: "Aprill 6 was John Musey Oldr buryed." October 1605: "17 was Anas the wyfe of Jhon Mounsie Buried." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His sons were,
(14) Thomas Muncie (1574)
(14) Agnes Mucey (1578) - an Agnes Mousney "weddyd" Steven Henryson on 24 June 1597
(14) Thomas Musey (1588)
(14) Martyn Musey (1588)
(14) John Musey (1596)
(14) Robert Musey (1597)

September 1574: "The fifth day was Thomas the sonne of John Muncey christened." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." I assume he died young.

August 1588: "The xxiiijth was Thomas sonne of John Musey chrystened." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

March 1606: "3 was Thomas Mounsey and Anas Hudson weddid."

1612: "July the 5 day were Thomas Mounsey and Elizabeth Aray both of Askham and single p'sons maryed." July 1623: "The sixt day was Elizabeth the wife of Thomas Mounsey of Askham buryed."

July 1623: "The [xxv] day was Thomas Mounsey a poore ma of Helton buryed."

September 1624: "The xxiij day were Thomas Mounsey of Askham and Isabell Lambert of bampto wedded." May 1632: "This xx(?) day was Isabell the wife of Thomas Mounsey of Askham buryed."

August 1632: "The second day were Thomas Mounsey and Mabell Watter both Askham maryed." Quick work.

1640: "[Septem]ber the third day was Tho: Mounsey of Askham buried." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

In the list of children, below, there are clearly for more than one Thomas Mounsey as father. His children were,
(15) Rychard Musey (1600)
(15) John Munsey (1610)
(15) William Munsey (1613)
(15) Jane Mounsey (1613), died in 1632
(15) John Munsey (1619)
(15) Thomas Mounsey (1622)
(15) Robert Mounsey (1627)
(15) Elsabeth Mounsye (1630), died in 1632
(15) Anges Mounsey (1636)

November 1600: "29 was Rycd son of thos Musey yongr buryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

December 1610: "The xxj day was John Munsey sonne of Thom baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1613: "Aprill the 18th day was Willm the sonne of Thomas Munsey (?) baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

June 1619: "The xvj day was John the sonne of Thomas Mounsey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His children were,
(16) Mary Mounsie (1649)
(16) Thomas Mounsie (1655)
(16) Anas Mouncye (1660)
(16) Richard Mounsey (1667)
(16) Robert Mounsey (1671)

January 1655: "The same day [xxjth] was Tho: the sonne of Jo: Mounsie Bapt." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1667: "Aprill the 21 day was Richard the sone of John Mounsey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1671: "January the 1 was Robert son of John Mounsey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1622: "March the third day was Thomas sonne of Thomas Mounsey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

October 1627: "This xxviij day was Robt sonne of Thomas Mounsey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His children were,
(16) Thomas Mounsey (1659)
(16) Thomas Mounsey (1661)
(16) John Mouncey (1662)
(16) John Mouncey (1673)
(16) Joseph Mounsey (1676)

March 1659: "March the 4 day was Thomas the son of Robert Mounsey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." I assume he died young.

1661: "March the xxv day was Thomas the sonne of Robert Mouncey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1662: "September the 11 day was John Mouncey sonne of Robert Mouncey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1673: "September the 28 was John sonn of Robert Mounsey of Askham baptized." 1674: "The 24 was John sonne of Robert Mounsey of Askham buryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

June 1676: "The 5 was Joseph the son of Robert Mounsey of Askham baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1593: "October 14 was Martyn the son of John Musey chrysented and buryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

May 1596: "30 was John the son of John Musey chrystened." August 1622: "[The second] day were John Mounsey of this pesh and Susanna Mounsey (?) of the pesh of Penreth maryed." This could also be for John, the son of Roland, below. - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." His children were,
(15) Elizabeth Mounsey (1623), she died the same year
(15) Agnes Mounsey (1624)

October 1597: "9 was Robert son of John Musey chrystened." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

Henry Wilkinson of Heltondale left a legacy for the benefit of the poor upon his death in 1577. The sum was increased by Henry's son-in-law, Michael Langhorne, in 1614, and again by Robert Mounsey:

"Robt Mounsey of Askame was buryed the xxviij of february Anno Dni 1607 who hath by his last will and testamt iij 4th to be letten out for increase at viij a noble at the sugg of two of his next a kin and the vicar or his substitute as so bweth 1610." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

March 1604: "8 was Agnes wyfe of Robert Musey Buryed." February 1607: "The xxviij was Robt Mounsey of Askham howsholder buryed." Robert's sons were,
(14) Rychard Mounsey (c1570), I think
(14) Thomas Mounsey (1574)
(14) Agnes Musey (1577)

Of Askham. I assume Robert was Richard's father because Robert was involved in the Wilkinson legacy.

1614: "The said Michaell Langhorne [of Helton] heare before wrytten bequethed by his last Will and testamt v marks to be letten fyrth in this peshe [parish] after viijd a noble and the increase to be gyven yearely to the poore of this pesh at the same day yt his father in law Henry Wilkensons [Wilkinson] increase comes in at the discretion of Rychard Mounsey and Rychard Langhorne and ther successors wth the Vicar then being." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

1597: "December was Rychard Musey and Jane Langhore weddyd." Note that a Bridgett Mounsey married Thomas Langhorne in 1611 and Margrett Mounsey married Henry Langhore in 1627, so the families were close. 18 June 1616: "The same day [as her son John was born] was Jane Wyffe of the said Rychard [Mounsey] buryed." But also, in October 1623 Jane Mounsey of Askham, wedow, was buryed. Rychard's children were,
(15) Agnes Musey (1599)
(15) Elizabeth Mounsey (1602)
(15) Issabell Mousey (1606), she died in 1614
(15) Johan[a] Mounsey (1608)
(15) Margritt Mounsey (1611)
(15) Robert Mounsey (1612)
(15) John Mounsey (1616)
(15) Elioner Mounsey (1627)
(15) Francisse Mounsey (1629)
(15) Stillborn Mounsey (1634)

1612: "February the xxviij day was Robert the sonne of Richerd Mounsey baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." In 1661 a Robert Mounsey was overseer of the poor, with Edward Bowman.

1645: "The same day [8 March] was George the sonne of Robt. Mounsie Bapt." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

June 1616: "The 18 day was John the sonne of Rychard Mounsey baptized." His mother, Jane, died the same day. October 1616: "The xviij day was John the sonne of Rychard Mounsey buryed." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

September 1574: "The xij day was Thomas the sonne of Robert Muncey christened." December 1575: "The fourth day of December was Robert Muncey sonne Thomas buryed."

He had daughters, Elezabeth, born in 1588, Issabell, in 1591, and Agnes in 1604. His sons were,
(14) John Musey (c1595)
(14) Michaell Musey (1599)

May 1595: "18 was John the son of Roland Musey chrystened." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

July 1599: "8 was Michaell the son of Rowland Musey Chrystened." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

March 1606: "28 was John Muonsey of Askham Buried." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

September 1599: "23 was Rychard son of John Musey yongr Chrystened." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."

Of Heltondale, Westmoreland - from "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain." Heltondale is just a mile south of Askham. I suspect that George's father and grandfather are amongst the Mounsey's of Askham, above.

1714: "May 6th George Mounsey of Hilton householder was buried." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." Hilton is about 20 kilometers east of Heltondale.

George's children were,
(18) Ann Mounsey (1687), "August 17th [1687] Ann the daughter of George Mounsey of Hilton was baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland."
(18) John Mounsey (1690), "The 7th [1690] John the son of George Mounsey of Hilton was baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland." "Askham (S. Brass Olt stone). Here lieth the Body of John Mounsey of Helton who d. ye 14th of November 1770 Aged 80 years. Likewise the Body of Frances his wife who died ye 23rd of September 1771 Aged 90 years."
(18) Reverend Robert Mounsey (1696)
(18) Richard Mounsey (1698), he died the same year

Robert Mounsey is usually said to have been born in 1696.

"Lineage.-The Rev. Robert Mounsey, perpetual curate of Ravenstonedale, co. Westmoreland (son of George Mounsey, of Heltondale, Westmoreland) . . ." - from "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain"

November 1695: "The 30th Robt the son of George Mounsey of Hilton was baptized." - from "The Registers of the Parish of Askham in the County of Westmoreland"

Robert was educated at a college located in the adjoining parish of Lowther, in Westmorland, now Cumbria. This school was erected by John Lowther (1655-1700), created the first Viscount Lonsdale in 1696. It has not survived, having been turned into a carpet factory (!) by his successors. His family became extinct when his son Henry, the 3rd viscount (1694-1751), died unmarried.

Robert was ordained at Carlisle in 1719 and appointed to the benefice of Ravenstonedale, in Westmorland, which he held for 51 years as perpetual curate. Ravenstonedale is about 7 miles south of Hilton. The church is that of St. Oswald, right, the foundations of which are very ancient. It was rebuilt in 1726, during Robert's tenure, in the Georgian style. A belfrey was added in 1738 and the entire structure was renovated in 1744. The advowson of this church was in the keeping of the Lowther family and it is clearly through their patronage that Robert secured this position.

Robert married Mary Winter, of Tebay, Cumberland. At least a half dozen of the tombstones in the St. Oswald graveyard are Mounsey's of the 19th century.

Robert died on 29 March 1780 and was buried in the St. Oswald church cemetery. His wife, Mary, died in 1786.

"Ravenstonedale (1n. E. wall of chancel, N. of altar. Brass). Near this place are deposited the mortal remains of the Reverend Robert Mounsey, CI. (51 years. Minister of this Parish) who departed this life 29th March 1780 in the 84th years. of his Age. And of Mary his widow who died 23rd March 1786 in the 85th years. of her Age. Also of Mary their daughter who Ob. in the Year 1755 at. 32. And of Robert their Son who died in his Infancy."

Their children were,
(19) George Mounsey (c1727)
(19) Robert Mounsey, died in inancy
(19) Mary Mounsey (1723)
(19) Elizabeth Mounsey
(19) Anne Mounsey
(19) Robert Mounsey (c1737)

Esq. of Carlisle. George Mounsey, the son of the Reverend Robert Mounsey, vicar of Ravenstonedale. He was educated at the Appleby Grammar school which is located just 2 miles northwest of Hilton. This school was founded in 1478 and is still in existence today. By the way, George Washington's father, and two half-brothers, were educated here.

George came to Carlisle in 1744 as a clerk to Joseph Nicolson, the Bishop's Registrar. Later he became a successful attorney and founded the firm of Mounsey, Bowman and Morton. The firm survives to today. For a time known as Mounsey, Bowman & Graham, at 3 Castle Street, Carlisle, it is now called in the modern fashion simply "Mounseys," though I don't see any of the original family amongst the "Mounsey Team."

"Rising from a junior position in the office of the Registrar of the Diocese of Carlisle, law proved to be the metier of Robert's son, George, who would later establish Mounsey & co., subsequent generations developing the firm and its stranglehold on diocesan legal affairs. With his wife, Margaret, George Mounsey produced fourteen children several of whom would be placed in the care of wet nurses outside of town, third son Robert being sent a few miles north to the village of Rockcliffe." - from Castletown House, Cumbria

George married Margaret Stevenson in 1752. She was the only daughter and heiress of John Stevenonson, Esq. of Carlisle, Master Gunner and defacto governor of Carlisle Castle. George died at the age of 76 and was buried at St. Cuthbert's. I have a will for a George Mounsey of Carlisle dated 9 May 1803. Margaret died in 1807. George and Margaret had fourteen children, all but one of whom survived into adulthood.

The children of George and Margaret were,
(20) Barbara Mounsey (1753)
(20) Mary Mounsey (1755)
(20) John Mounsey (1757), died young
(20) Major George Stephenson Mounsey (1759)
(20) Margaret Mounsey (1760)
(20) Elizabeth Mounsey (1761)
(20) Robert Mounsey (1762)
(20) Ann Mounsey (1763)
(20) John Mounsey (1764)
(20) Captain William Mounsey (1765)
(20) Thomas Mounsey (1767)
(20) Dorothea Mounsey (1768)
(20) Henry Mounsey (1769)
(20) James Mounsey (1771)

She was christened on 30 July 1753 at St. Mary, Carlisle. She married Thomas Ramshay of Naworth on 31 May 1814 at St. Cuthberts. This appears awfully late for our Barbara, but perhaps she had been an old-maid.

She was christened on 20 May 1755 at Saint Mary, Carlisle. She did not marry. I have a Mary Mounsey living on English Street in Carlisle in 1829. I also have a Mary Mounsey, spinster of Carlisle. Her will was dated 18 March 1839. There is also a 'Mrs.' Mary Mounsey, 1 Castle Street in 1847.

He was christened on 14 July 1757 at Saint Mary, Carlisle. He is the one non-surviving child, dying on 3 June 1758.

He was christened on 3 June 1759 at Saint Mary, Carlisle. George was trained as a lawyer, but was unable to settle down to office life, whether on Castle Street in Carlisle or in London with his uncle Robert, who had a legal practice there.

Eventually George entered the military. From the Cadet Register of the Honorable East India Company (HEIC) - George Stephenson Mounsey, 1775 to 1799 and 1779 to 1782. In 1781 he went to India as a cadet in the HEIC. He served in Sir Robert Abercromby's and Lord Cornwallis' campaigns. He attained command of the 6th Regiment of Native Cavalry, probably of the Bengal Army, under Lord Lake. He was noted to be a Major. He retired due to illness and returned to Rockcliffe. The date of his return is unknown, but it probably wasn't later than 1804, the end of the last battles fought by Lord Lake's army.

George's health improved back in England. He lived in Gilsland, 18 miles east-north-east of Carlisle, having purchased the Shaws' estate. The following is the deed of sale from the files of the Howard family of Northumberland papers:

George Stephenson Mounsey of City of Carlisle, Esq., 20 December 1810
"Enfranchisement of customary messuage called Shawes in Manor of Troddermain, lately purchased by him of John Carrick and also the customary messauge called Barronhouse, and the customary messuage called Gallowside, both in Manor of Thirlwall, £198. 6s. 8d."

In the late 18th century fortunes could be made in India, directly through the plunder of captured cities, like the fabulously wealthy Mysore, and through prize money awarded by the East India Company. Company officials, who officially plundered through legal appropriation, would sell the goods and award a portion of the proceeds to the troops on a sliding scale based on rank, much like prize money in the Royal Navy. Major Mounsey's large purchases of real estate upon his return home are probably a reflection of the fortune he obtained while in Company service.

George died in 1838, at the age of 79. His will was probated in 18 January 1839. Based on George Gill Mounsey's later ownership of George S. Mounsey's properties, I'd say he d.s.p.

She was christened on 29 June 1760 at Saint Mary, Carlisle. She married James Dundas.

She was christened on 3 August 1761 at Saint Mary, Carlisle. She married John Gray on 26 December 1789 at Saint Cuthbert.

Esq. of Rockcliff, Castletown. The second son, he was christened on 21 August 1762 at Saint Mary, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. The seventh child and third son. He married Mary Gill on 23 November 1789. She was the daughter of Captain Joseph Gill.

A successful lawyer like his father, in 1802 he bought Rockcliffe manor and Castletown House from William Strong of Peterborough, who had inherited the estate from the Usher family [making this the 'House of Usher,' I suppose]. The current house was built in 1809. Castletown is a good example of Grecian style architecture. It boasts fine ceilings and an extensive collection of Raval pictures. Set in its own garden and grounds, it overlooks the River Eden. In the 1829 census of Carlisle I have a Robert Mounsey located on Fisher Street and Castletown. In 1805 Robert obtained the approval of the Earl of Lonsdale to enclose the manor's waste lands, otherwise known as the Rockcliffe marsh. Robert died on 26 July 1842.

His children were,
(21) George-Gill Mounsey (1798)
(21) Margaret Mounsey (1790)
(21) Juliana Mounsey (1793)
(21) Mary Mounsey (1794)
(21) Jane Mounsey (1799)
(21) Robert Mounsey (1802)
(21) Joseph Mounsey (1804)
(21) Anna Mounsey (1806)
(21) William Henry Mounsey (1808)

Esq. Robert's eldest son and the heir of Castletown, George was born on 27 May 1797, but not christened until 5 January 1798 in Saint Cuthbert Church, Carlisle. He attended the Appleby Grammar school, as had his grandfather. He later attended Westminster and then entered the family law business. He was associated with his father as deputy registrar of the diocese, eventually becoming chief registrar. He married Isabella Heysham on 6 September 1827 in Saint Cuthbert's Church. Isabella's father was a close friend of George's father.

George was elected the first "Reform" mayor of Carlisle. A member of the city council from 1836 until his death in 1874 at the age of 76. I have an R & GG [Robert and George Gill] Mounsey, secs to Bishop of Carlisle, located on Castle Street in Carlisle in 1829. In 1847 living at Castletown House, Rockliff Castle. In 1847 I also have a George Mounsey, att/master in chancery, at Devonshire Street, Carlisle. His sons achieved distinction in the Army, Diplomatic service and the law.

She was christened on 22 November 1790 at Saint Cuthbert.

She was christened on 11 March 1793 at Saint Cuthberts, Carlisle. She married John Lambert, Esq. of Alnwick.

She was christened on 29 December 1794 at Saint Cuthbert. She did not marry. Living in Carlisle in 1851.

She was christened 10 October 1799 at Saint Cuthberts, Carlisle.

He was christened on 5 March 1802 at Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. Robert, aged 10, drowned in the Eden river while bathing.

He was christened on 1 October 1804 at Saint Cuthbert. He died on 22 January 1806.

She was christened on 10 July 1806 at Saint Cuthberts. She was living in Carlisle in 1851.

Of Castletown and Rockliffe. He was christened on 25 January 1808 at Saint Cuthbert. He was a Captain in the 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot. He was commissioned as an Ensign on 28 May 1829; promoted to Lieutenant on 4 January 1833; to Captain 14 April 1837 - from "Hart's Annual Army List" of 1844. He was later promoted to the rank of Major.

William was an amateur archaelogist, circa 1850.

"Near the boathouse was a maze or labyrinth, one of a number that have been cut on the marsh at different times. Captain W. H. Mounsey, who lived at Castletown a hundred years ago, and who had a strong bent for Celtic studies, believed these to represent Caerdroia, or the Walls of Troy, and to be restricted to land occupied by Celtic people." - from "A Short History of Rockliffe Cumberland" by James. W. Watt

". . . the initials W.H.M., the initials of the late learned and genial Captain William Henry Mounsey of Castletown and Rockliffe, the "eremita peregrinans" who traced the Eden [river] from the Solway to its source in Mallerstang." - from "Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmoreland Antiquarian & Archaelogical Society"

"The most extraordinary of the several inscriptions cut into the rock-surface of the tomb in recent centuries is one cut in 1850 spelling the name of Major W. Mounsey backwards in Latin, and below a line of Persian calligraphy that reads "I have two two nights and so learnt patience." Major Mounsey was a former British spy in Afghanistan and Persia, who campted at the Dwarfie Stane [in Orkney] and endured the midges for two nights." - from "Prehistoric Orkney" by Anna Ritchie.

In the 1851 census of Carlisle, Cumberland as William Henry Mounsey, 43, living in Carlisle with his sisters, Margaret, Mary and Ann. He was noted as "formerly Captain in Her Majesty's Light Infantry" and, like his sisters, as "Holder of Property Chiefly vested in Landed Security."

In the 1861 census of Carlisle, Cumberland . . .

In the 1871 census of Carlisle, Cumberland as Wm Henry Mounsey, an unmarried 63 year old Army Captain. He was living with George Gill Mounsey, 73, at Castletown House. Also living there were George's children Robert Heysham Mounsey, 42, and Isabella D. Heygate, 31, and his sister-in-law, Anna Heysham, 75.

William Henry Mounsey, aged 69, died in the last quarter of 1877, in Carlisle. I don't believe he ever married.

She was christened on 9 April 1810 at Saint Cuthberts. She was living in Carlisle in 1851.

She was christened on 19 September 1763 at Saint Mary, Carlisle. She never married. Ann Mounsey, spinster of Carlisle, had her will probated on 23 March 1833.

Named for his non-surving elder brother, he was christened on 24 October 1764 at Saint Mary, Carlisle. He married Catherine.

She was christened on 2 September 1820 at St. Cuthberts, Carlisle.

The twin of Agnes.

He was christened on 30 November 1765 at Saint Mary, Carlisle. He married Elizabeth Palentire. A Post Captain in the Royal Navy, C.B. [Order of the Bath]. He served for 35 years and captured 35 enemy ships, including the frigate LA FURIEUX.

From "NAVAL HISTORY of GREAT BRITAIN - Vol V:" 6 July 1809: The BONNE-CITOYENNE was a British ship-sloop of 18 carronades, 32-pounders, and two long nines, with a crew of 127 men and boys, commanded by Commander William Mounsey. On her way front Halifax, Nova-Scotia, to Quebec she descried a large frigate, in the act of taking possession of an English merchant ship. Though the french ship was twice her size and appeared to be of 38-40 guns, the BONNE-CITOYENNE went immediately in chase. This ship turned out to be the FURIEUSE, a ship of 20 guns, many of her gunports being empty [the entire engagement is described @ http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_V/P_166.html]. After a fight of six hours, when Commander Mounsey showed his willingness to board, the french frigate struck its colors. This kind of bold action was typical of British captains of this era. The FURIEUSE was bought into the British Navy as a 36 gun frigate with Mounsey her captain. Mounsey received his promotion to Post Captain as a result of this action as well as the Navy Gold Medal. This medal was conferred on only three men below the rank of Post Captain. The FURIEUSE required a thorough repair and was not ready for commissioning before November 1811.

On 11 November 1811 Captain Mounsey in FURIEUSE escorted a convoy to Lisbon and the Mediterranean. He was then relieved by the famous Sir Edward Pellew, one of the greatest frigate captains, who was then employed with the inshore squadron off Toulon.

Apparently William took command of the FURIEUSE again. On 26 February 1813 the British 12-pounder 32-gun frigate THAMES, then Captain Charles Napier [another extremely famous frigate commander], and 18-pounder 36-gun frigate FURIEUSE, Captain William Mounsey, having on board Lieutenant-colonel Coffin and the second battalion of the 10th regiment of foot, bore up for the narrow entrance to the harbour of the island of Ponza on the coast of Naples; and, giving and receiving a fire from the batteries on each side, anchored close across the mole-head. Colonel Coffin and the troops were then landed, and pushed for a tower into which the enemy had retreated. The appearance of the troops, aided by the severe fire of the ships, induced the governor to hoist a flag of truce. This led to a capitulation, and the island on the same day surrendered to the arms of his Britannic majesty.

From his letters it appears William may have seen the Empereor Napolean after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

In 1829 Captain William Mounsey, RN, was living at Tarn Lodge Castle-Carrock, see the photo below. Castle Carrock is a small, straggling village in east Cumberland, four miles south of Brampton. Tarn Lodge is a "handsome villa," built around 1811 by John Bell, Esq. The Captain appears to have bought it from him, probably before 1827. The obituary of Jane Bell, John Bell's wife, terms her "late of Tarn Lodge" in 1827. The Captain later sold it to John Nixon, Esq., who was residing there in 1847.

Our Captain may be the man, known as Captain W. H. Mounsey, who lived at Castletown House for a time. His will was dated 26 August 1831.

I also have a William Mounsey [Mountsey], mariner belonging to His Majesty's Sloop of War ALERT. His will is dated 30 September 1796. Who was he?

MOUNSEY has been the name of at least two Royal Navy ships. In World War I the MOUNSEY, a destroyer, was at the Battle of Jutland. Later she saved many of the survivors of the troopship OTRANTO, which sank after a collision off the Isle of Islay. In World War II a frigate of the CAPTAIN class (these were American EVARTS class destroyer escorts built and lend-leased to Britain), K 569, was built at the Boston Navy Yard for the Royal Navy. Delivered in December 1943, it was returned on 27 February 1946 and scrapped. She had an active career as a convoy escort and in 1944 she was hit by a torpedo from U-295, but survived.

She was christened on 26 August 1804 at St. Cuthberts, Carlisle. She did not marry.

He was christened on 21 March 1767 at St. Cuthberts, Carlisle. There was a Thomas Mounsey living on 11 Abbey Street, Carlisle in 1847. He apparently never married.

She was christened on 20 April 1768 at St. Cuthberts, Carlisle. In the International Genealogical Index citing of her birth, her last name is spelled Mouncey. She married Christopher Thornhill on 2 April 1804 at St Cuthberts. The story goes that she became a Methodist, perhaps under the influence of her then fiance, much to her parents dismay. They may have disowned her. Her siblings, Robert, James and Ann attended the wedding, but it appears her parents did not.

The Thornhill Party. They (William & Adam Gilfillian) spent over three months on the voyage out [to South Africa], in the company of the Thornhill family who were the leaders of the settlers party in the ZOROASTER sailing ship in 1820. The leaders of the party, Christopher Thornhill, 47, of Thornhill, Yorkshire, left estates in Cumberland and brought with him his wife, Dorothea Mounsey, 35, their two sons, Christopher Mounsey Thornhill [he had a huge family in South Africa], 8, and John Thornhill, 15, and their two daughters, May Francis, 10, and Anna Margaret, 13.

Her child was Anna Margaret Thornhill (1807-1879) who married William Frederick Anderson Gilfillian. Their child was Dorothea Mounsey Gilfillian, born 14 February 1834 and died 13 April 1898. There is a town in South Africa named Thornhill.

He was christened on 1 July 1769 at St. Cuthbuerts, Carlisle. He married Sarah. On the other hand, "Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland" indicates he did not marry and was "of London." He may have been a lawyer, like his Uncle Robert.

She was christened on 16 May 1824 at Saint Mary, Carlisle.

She was christened on 18 November 1827 at Saint Mary, Carlisle.

James Mounsey, the son of George and Margaret Mounsey, was christened on 9 June 1771 at Saint Cuthberts, Cumberland. Noted to be the son of "Mounsey and Margaret."

James married Ann Ewart on 22 February 1808 in Brampton, Cumberland, England. There was a James Mounsey & Company brewers/maltsters at Denton Holme Foot, Carlisle in 1829. There was also a James Mounsey, attorney/supt registrar Devonshire Street, Carlisle in 1847. It would make sense that he was a lawyer, who conceivably invested his extra income in a brewery.

The will of James Mounsey, gentleman of Carlisle, was dated 14 June 1852. I see also that in a later document he was addressed as Esquire (i.e. lawyer).

An Ewart James Mounsey (1901) ends up in Australia in the 1940/50's. He was baptized on 24 February 1901 at Streatham Common Immanuel, London, Surrey, the son of Douglas James and Florence Isabel Mounsey. George and Margaret's children were,
(21) Margaret Mounsey (1812)
(21) David Ewart Mounsey (1814)
(21) James Mounsey (1816)
(21) George Mounsey (1820)
(21) Ewart Simon Mounsey (1827)
(21) John Thomaas Mounsey (1822)

She was christened on 8 October 1812 at Saint Cuthberts, Carlisle. She may have married John Ewart, her cousin, on 11 February 1839 at Saint Cuthbert.

David Ewart, the son of James and Ann Mounsey, was christened on 23 October 1814 at Saint Cuthbert. He died on 8 April 1815.

He was baptized on 11 July 1816 in Nichol Forest, Cumberland, the son of James and Ann Mounsey. In the 1841 census of Nicholforest Upper, Kirkandrews Upon Esk, Cumberland as James Mounsey, a 15 year old agricultural laborer living with Eliza Armstrong and family. The father of Ewart Simon Mounsey (1828). He married Ann. He died before the 1841 census.

In the 1841 census English Street, St. Cuthbert, Cumberland as George Mounsey, 20, living with his mother, Ann, 55, and brother, Ewart, 14. In the 1851 census of English Street, Cumberland as George Mounsey, a 31 year old attorney, of Kingfield, Cumberland. In the 1861 census of Nichol Forest as George Mounsey, a 41 year old Solicitor. Living with him were his brothers, Ewart Simon and John Thos.

George Mounsey married Julia Grace Jessie Jane Boswell in June 1867 in Croyden, Surrey/Kent. She was born on 8 July 1905 in Scotland.

In the 1871 census of St Cuthbert Within, Cumberland as George Mounsey, a 51 year old Solicitor, of Kingfield, Cumberland. Living with him was his wife, Julia Grace J. J., 34, of Edinburgh.

In the 1881 census of of St Cuthbert Within, Cumberland as Geo. Mounsey, a 61 year old "Clerk to the Guardians & Supt. Registrar & J.P. for County." Of Nichol Forest. Living with him was his wife, Julia G. J. J., 42.

In the 1891 census of Nichol Forest, Cumberland as George Mounsey, a 71 year old J.P. and Landowner, of Nichol Forest. Living with him was his wife, Julia G. J. J., 50, of Edinburgh, and his brother Ewart S., a 68 year old solicitor, of Nichol Forest.

George Mounsey, Esquire of Kingfield, Cumberland died on 19 October 1904 at Auchinlech-house, Aye, Scotland. He left an inheritance of 14584 pounds to his wife, Julia. Julia Mounsey, of Devonshire-street, Carlisle died on 8 July 1905 in Carlisle, Cumberland.

Ewart, the son of James Mounsey and Ann Ewart, was baptized on 21 October 1827 at Nichol Forest, Cumberland.

In the 1841 census of English Street, St. Cuthbert, Cumberland as Ewart Mounsey, 14. He was living with his mother, Ann, 55, and brother George, 20.

In the 1851 census of Amwell, Clerkenwell, Middlesex as Ewart Simon Mounsey [Mkonntey in Ancestry.com], a 23 year old Solicitor & Clerk to G.M. Gray at Staple Inn. He was born in Cumberland

He was a lawyer, or solicitor.

"Mounsey, Ewart Simon, Esq. 6, Ladbroke road, Notting hill, w & 9, Staple inn, Holborn, wc
Mounsey, John Thos." - from the London Royal Blue Book of 1860

In the 1861 census of Nichol Forest, Cumberland as Ewart Simon Mounsey, a 33 year old solicitor. He was living with his relative, brother actually, Goerge Mounsey, a 41 year old solicitor. Also present was John Thos., a 38 year old Tea Broker. All were of Nichol Forest.

In the 1871 census of Ealing, Middlesex as Ewart S. Mounsey, a 43 year old Solicitor & Landowner, of Nichol Forest. He was a relative, visiting with James L. Ewart, a 74 year old Retired Member of the Stock Exchange.

Ewart Simon, the son of James Mounsey, married Cicely Ann Vivian, the daughter of Charles William Elgie, on 9 May 1876 in St. Peter, Brighton, Sussex. He was 48 and she 33.

Cicely died on 1 September 1879 at Eskdale, Surry.

In the 1881 census of Croydon, Surrey as Ewart S. Mounsey, a 52 year old Solicitor, of Nichol Forest, Cumberland. Living with him were his brother, John T., a 58 year old Tea Broker, and his son, Harold J., 7, of Middlesex.

In the 1891 census of Nichol Forest, Cumberland as Ewart S. Mounsey, a 68 year old solicitor, of Nichol Forest. He was a widower. He was visiting his brother, George [brother, not relative], a 71 year old J.P. and Land Owner, of Nichol Forest, and his wife, Julia G. I. I., 50, of Edinburgh.

Ewart died and was buried on 17 September 1897, in London. He was 70 years old.

John Thomas Mounsey, the son of James Mounsey and Ann Ewart, was born on 10 November 1822. He was a lawyer, a tea broker and a merchant.

"Mounsey, John Thos., teabroker, see Ewart, Maccaughey & Co." - from 1851 London Post Office Directory

"Mounsey, Ewart Simon . . .
Mounsey, John Thos. Esq. 2, St. Jame's place, sw" - from the London Royal Blue Book of 1860

In the 1861 census of Nichol Forest, Cumberland as John Thos. Mousney, a 38 year old Tea Broker, of Nichol Forest. He was living with his brothers, George, a 41 year old Solicitor, and Edward [Ewart] Simon Mounsey, a 33 year old Solicitor. All were born in Nichol Forest.

Johh Thomas Mounsey, Esquire, of St. James, Piccadilly, the son of James Mounsey, Esquie, married Isabel Lucinda Smith, of St. James, Paddington, the daughter of Robert Smith, Esquire, on 9 August 1862.

In the 1871 census of Northaw, Hertfordshire as John Thomas Mounsey, a 41 year old merchant, of Nichol Forest, Cumberland. Living with him were his wife, Isabell Lucinda, 32 (1839), and children, Harold, 7, Douglas, 5, Beatrice, 4, Oswald, 3 (1868), Kenneth, 1, and Maud, 4 months, all born at St. Johns in London. They had 12 servants as well.

In the 1881 census of Croydon, Surrey as John T. Mounsey, a 58 year old Tea Broker, of Nichol Forest, Cumberland. He was visiting his brother, Ewart S. Mounsey, a 52 year old Solicitor, of Nichol Forest, Cumberland. With John was his son, Harold J., 7, of Middlesex. John's wife remained in Sussex with the children. In the 1881 census of Eastbourne, Sussex as Isabel Mounsey, a 42 year old merchant's wife, of London. It doesn't say she was a widow or divorced. Living with her were her children, Maud I., 10, Hilda M., 8, Mariel L., 7, and Ridley E., 5. All were of London except Mariel, who was born in Northern Hants. At this time they had only 5 servants.

John Thomas Mounsey died 25 December 1887 in Kirkella Sevenoaks, Kent, and was buried at St. Thomas a Becket church, Northaw, Welwyn Hatfield district, Hertfordshire, England. His probate of 1888,

"Mounsey John Thomas
Personal Estate £14,261 14s.
13 April. The Will of John Thomas Mounsey late of Northaw Place in the County of Hertford and of Fenchurch-street in the City of London Teabroker who died 25 December 1887 at Kirkella Sevenoaks in the County of Kent was proved at the Principal Registry by George Mounsey of the City of Carlisle Esquire and Ewart Simon Mounsey of 9 Staple-inn in the County of Middlesex Solicitor the Brothers and John Ewart of 4 Fenchurch-street Merchant three of the Executors."

In the 1891 census as Isabel Mounsey. Living with her were her childen, Beatrice A., 24, school teacher, Kenneth W., 21, Solicitor's articled clerk, Maud J., 20, Hilda M., 18, musical student, and Ridley E., 15.

Isabel died on 27 December 1927 at the age of 87 in Hampstead.

Their children were,
(22) Oswald Robert Mounsey (1865)
(22) Douglas James Mounsey (1865), son of John Thomas Mounsey and Lucinda Isabel Smith; 1881 census: Preshute, Marlborough - 15yr Pupil at Boarding School; 1891 census: Beulah Hill, Croydon. Surrey - Douglas J. Mounsey Head M. Un. 1865 London. Married Florence Isabel Heath in December 1896; 1901 census: Lower Cheam, Surrey, Douglas J. Mounsey Head M. Marr. 1865 London - Stockbroker, Florence I MounseyWifeF35U Norwood, Surrey, John D MounseySonM3U Norwood, Surrey, Kathleen B Mounsey DaughterF2Streatham, Surrey London, Ewart J MounseySonM0Streatham, Surrey London, 1911 census: SUNDRIDGE HOUSE, Croydon, Surrey Douglas James Mounsey Head M. Marr. 1866 Marylebone, London - MEMBER LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE JOBBER, Florence Isabel MounseyWifeF44Upper Wood, John Douglas MounseySonM13Upper Wood, Kathleen Beatrice MounseyDaughterF12Streatham, London Ewart James MounseySonM10Streatham, London; Douglas J Mounsey, Age 65, Death Date [8 November] 1930, Death Place Kent, England, United Kingdom, Birth Year (Estimated) 1865; Florence I. Mounsey died in June 1946, aged 79. Their children:
- (23) John Douglas Mounsey (1898)
- (23) Kathleen Beatrice Mounsey (1898–1976)
- (23) Ewart James Mounsey (1901)
(22) Maud I. Mounsey (1871), married Charles John Macdonald
(22) Hilda M. Mounsey (1873)
(22) Mariel L. Mounsey (1874)
(22) Harold J. Mounsey (1874)
(22) Ridley Ewart Mounsey (1876), the son of John Thomas and Isabell Lucinda Mounsey, baptized on 26 January 1876 at Kensington, St Stephen, Middlesex. He married in the 2nd quarter 1901 in Croydon, Surrey. He was a doctor.

Listing a pass by the examining board of Part IV, Elementary Anatomy:
Mounsey, Ridley Ewart, St. George’s Hospital.

1911 Frimley, Camberley, Surrey:
Ridley Ewart Mounsey Head M. Marr. 1876 London - MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
May MounseyWifeF41Liverpool, Lancashire
Doris MounseyDaughterF5Camberley, Surrey
Betty MounseyDaughterF2Camberley, Surrey
Other People on This Record:
Elizabeth PriceF35 Thame Orfordshire, Oxfordshire - COOK DOMESTIC
Charlotte Jane TruemanF21Bayshot, Surrey - PARLOUR - MAID DOMESTIC
Emily BarrettF22Bayshot, Surrey - NURSE DOMESTIC

Marriages Jun 1901
BRIGHT May = Mounsey Ridley Ewart Croydon 2a / 557

Deaths Jun 1949 (probate; Wife of Ridley Ewart Mounsey)

Name May Mounsey
Residence Place Surrey Probate Date 17 Sep 1949
Probate Place London, England, United Kingdom
Death Date 14 Jun 1949
Beneficiary's Name Ridley Ewart Mounsey
Event Type Probate

Name Ridley E Mounsey
Event Type Death Event Date 1950
Event Place Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Age 75yrs Birth Year (Estimated) 1875
Page 801 Volume 5G Affiliate Line Number 45" - Mark Heath

Oswald Robert, the son of Isabel Lucinda Smith and John Thomas Mounsey, was baptized on 12 February 1868 in Paddington, St. John, Middlesex. In the 1871 census of Northaw, Hertfordshire as Oswald Mounsey, 3, born at St. Johns, London. He was living with his parents, John Thomas and Isabell Lucinda Mounsey.

In the 1881 census of Little Wymondley, Hertfordshire as Oswald R. Mounsey, a 13 year old pupil, of Middlesex. He was living with John Johnson Tack, 70, and his wife, Lucy, and a houseful of boys.

In the 1891 census of Headcorn, Kent as Oswald R. Mounsey, a 23 year old Tea Broker Agent, a visitor, of London. He was residing with Henry L. Blane, 35.

He first married Amy Gertrude Whitley-Deans Dundas, aged 20, on 3 June 1891 in Headcorn, Kent. Their son was Guy. Amy divorced and went on to have two more partners.

"Amy Gertrude Dundas born 1871 in Gloucestershire, married Oswald Robert Mounsey in 1891. Amy Gertrude Deans Dundas and Oswald Robert Mounsey's marriage ended in divorce in 1901. In 1902 Amy married James Dalzell Niven. They had no children. Later Amy lived with Charles Kenneth Preston-Cole. She was never divorced from Niven but took Preston-Cole's surname by deed poll. Preston-Cole was a bon viveur and a regular habitué of the Carlton Club. The couple lived a luxurious lifestyle, often in the south of France. On her death in 1944 Amy left a mere £359 including the "worthless" Press Association shares (left to her by her grandfather and brother) to her lover. Preston-Cole continued to live in a lavish manner until his death, almost penniless in 1956. He earmarked the residue of his estate - which appeared to be worth hardly anything to four charities: Dr Barnardo, The Royal National Lifeboat Association, The National Institute for the Blind and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. A quarter of a century later, the "worthless" shares were worth some £1,500,000!" - Mark Heath

In the 1901 census . . .

On 28 November 1908 Osward R. Mounsey, a 43 year old merchant, arrived in New York City from Liverpool, England on the CAMPANIA. He was enroute to Toronto, Ontario.

In the 1911 census of Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England as Oswald Robert Mounsey, 46. Living with him were his wife, Margaret Caroline, 36 (1875), and children, Robert Roy, 8 (1903), Claude Oswald, 6 (1905), Charles Francis Ewan, 5 (1906), George Pete, 1 (1910) and Margaret Isabel Mira, 5 month (1910).

on 8 February 1912 Oswald Robert Mounsey, a 44 year old Director, of Chalford St. Giles, arrived in New York City from Southampton, England on the OCEANIC [the twin ship of the TITANIC]. He was enroute to San Antonio, Texas.

Osward R. Mounsey died in the 1st quarter 1929 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. Margaret died in December 1942. Their children were,
(23) Guy Oswald Mounsey (1894)
(23) Robert Roy Mounsey (1903), son of Oswald Robert Mounsey, of Colnbrook, Middlesex, b. 20 March 1903. An Old Westminster.
(23) Claude Oswald Mouney (1905), An Old Westminster.
(23) Charles Francis Ewart Mounsey (1906)
(23) Harold George "Pete" Mounsey (1908)
(23) Margaret Isabel Mira Mounsey (1910), born November 1910 at Chesham Bois, Buckinghas shire

Guy Oswald Mounsey, the son of Oswald Robert Mounsey and Amy Gertrude Whitley-Deans Dundas, was born in December 1894 at St. George, Hannover Square, London.

In 1901 of Ryde, Hampshire as Guy O. Mounsey, 6. He was living with his aunt, Lucie D. Dundas, 29. In 1911 Guy Oswald Mounsey, 16 (1895), was living in an institution (orphanage or school?) in Staines, Middlesex.

In 1947 a notice was put in the newspaper: "Will Guy Oswald Mounsey, who in 1935 resided in Singapore, communicate with Mssrs. Lawrence, Graham and Co. of 6 New-square, Lincoln's Inn, London, W.C.2, when he may hear of something to his advantage."

Guy went to the Far East and was last heard of in Singapore in 1929. He was officially presumed dead in 1962.

Charles Francis Ewart Mounsey, the son of Oswald Robert Mounsey and Margaret Caroline Mann, was born in the 1st quarter 1906 in Kensington, Middlesex, London. He attended Westminster School.

"Mounsey, Charles Francis Ewart, brother of Robert Roy Mounsey [q.v.]; b. Dec. 8, 1905; adm. Sept. 25 1919; left July 1921." - from "Old Westminsters, Up to 1927"

On 12 August 1932 a Charles Francis Ewart Mounsey, a 27 year old assistant agent*, arrived in London from Penang, Malaya onboard the ERRIA. He was going to stay at the Lyng House, Wortham, Norfolk.
- * Rubber Estate Agency Malaya Ltd., agent for the Societe Internationale de Plantations et de Finance (SIPEF) in Kuala Lumpur. The latter is a Belgian company, incorporated in 1919 with the principal aims of promoting and managing plantation companies in tropical areas. At that time, the company had two ‘agencies’: one operating in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, and another in Medan in Indonesia.

The Straits Times of Sinapore, of 16 February 1935, "PENANG WEDDING. Mr. C. F. E. Mounsey And Miss A. W. [Audrey Winifred] Soden. 'From Our Own Correspondent.) Penang, Feb. 15. The wedding took place at St. George's Church yesterday of Mr. C. F. E. Mounsey and Miss Andey Wlnilred Soden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Soden. of Horsam. Norfolk . . ."

| On 25 August 1936 Charles, a 30 year old merchant, sailed from Southampton for Penang, Malaysia onboard the JUTLANDIA.

Charles was given an emergency commission as 2nd Lt. on 20 January 1942. This would have been after the Battle of Kampar, in defense of Kuala Lumpur, which slowed the Japanese advance, but could not stop it. He was in the 2nd [Selangor] Battalion, of the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force. 2nd Lt. Charles F. E. Mounsey was taken prisoner in Singapore, which fell on 15 February 1942, and sent to Thailand. Might this have been the prison camp made famous by the movie, "Bridge on the River Kwai?"

On 26 May 1946 Charles Francis Ewart Mounsey, of th Rubber Estate Agency, sailed from Liverpool, England onboard the EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA bound for Singapore.

On 10 July 1948 Charles I. [sic] E. Mounsey, a 42 year old merchant of Malaya, arrived in Southampton from Singapore onboard the WILLIAM RUYS. He was going to stay at Escomb.Mc.Grath [?] at Lloyds building, London.

Charles F. E. Mounsey of 25 Stanhope Gardens, Kensington, London died 0n 24 February 1964 [Midhust, Sussex] at the age of 58. The probate of his will included £964 to Simon Charles Finch Mounsey, his son, a television executive.

His children were,
(25) Serena Margaret Mounsey (1936). She married John Temple Gore on 29 April 1957. There are all kinds of associations with Duchesses and Earls and such with this family. She died in 2015.
(25) Simon Charles Finch Mounsey (1937), born August 1937. Company director Barnes House Piltdown, Uckfield. He married Susan Everett in 1963 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England. He later married Jane Bennion. He died on 7 December 2018.

"Mounsey Simon Charles Finch on 7th December 2018, died at home surrounded by his family. So much loved husband of Jane (formerly Irwin, née Bennion) and adored father of Sarah, Camilla and Georgie and loved grandfather of ten. Good friend of stepson Jake Irwin, and three sons-in-law.

Harold George Mounsey, the son of Oswald Robert Mounsey and Margaret Caroline Mann, was born on 28 September 1908 in Great Missenden, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England. He married Margaret Anne Gordon-Dean in June 1943 in North Buckinghamshire. He was a Pilot Officer (Air Bomber) in the RAF. He died on 1 September 1943 while on a raid on Berlin. A very short wartime marriage.

"Pilot Officer ( Air Bomber ) Harold George Mounsey
BIRTH unknown
DEATH 1 Sep 1943
BURIAL Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany PLOT: Coll. grave 5. F. 24-29.
MEMORIAL ID 18404454·
Harold George Mounsey
more details re above Mi.
Air Crew Member
PILOT OFFICER
HAROLD GEORGE PETE MOUNSEY
Service Number: 148050
Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 214 Sqdn.
Date of Death: Died 01 September 1943 Age 33 years old
Buried or commemorated at: BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY Coll. grave 5. F. 24-29. Germany
Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
Country of Service United Kingdom
Additional Info;
Son of Oswald Robert Mounsey and Margaret Caroline Mounsey; husband of Margaret Anne Mounsey.
Personal Inscription
"CHRIST BENEATH ME, CHRIST ABOVE ME, CHRIST IN HEARTS OF ALL THAT LOVE ME..."
War Dead
214 Squadron

Photo is probably of the crew of EE959. Photo was rescued from the Marquis Cornwallis pub, opposite RAF Chedburgh which closed in 2016.
Air Crew Losses
Take off from Chedburgh at 20:29hrs. The operation was to Berlin. The aircraft was intercepted by a night-fighter roughly five minutes after leaving the target area. A fierce fire developed in the centre part of the fuselage and the order to abandon was given. The pilot engaged the auto pilot and left the Stirling by the forward escape hatch. Date of loss : 31 August 1943
Crew of Stirling Mark III EE959 BU-E consisted of :
Sgt Maurice Butler, 985083, Flight Engineer, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 1 September 1943, Aged 24
Fg/Off Ian Crichton, Navigator, Royal Air Force, POW 31 August 1943
Sgt Leslie Charles Gale, 1384752, Rear Gunner, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 1 September 1943, Aged 21
FS Edgar Edward Hartland DFM, 1195242, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, POW 31 August 1943
Sgt William Albert 'Bill' King, 1384545, Wireless Operator / Air Gunner, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 1 September 1943, Aged 28
Flt/Lt Frank Lee, Pilot, Royal Air Force, Nationality : United Kingdom, POW 31 August 1943
Plt/Off Harold George Pete Mounsey, 148050, Air Bomber, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Nationality : United Kingdom, KIA 1 September 1943, Aged 33

There is a splendid photo of his bomber crewmates that was rescued from the pub opposite the airbase & I found some more details about him on the LDS site.

I’ve put a lot more info onto a Word document about others related to him & will forward the lot with pleasure. Let me know either way.

Regards, Mark Heath"

Sterlng Mark III

He was born in about 1737 in Bampton, Westmorland. George's brother, he was a lawyer of Staple Inn, High Holborn, London, of the firm of Mounsey and Gray - which was still in business in 1851. He was an associate of William Hazlitt, the famous essayist, and figured prominently in many of his works. A number of sources claim that Hazlitt's friend and member of Mounsey & Gray of Staple Inn was Robert's brother, George Mounsey. However, the following deposition from the trial of the Reverend William Jackson, 1795, does show that Robert was an attorney in Holborn.

"Robert Mounsey.--Examined by Mr. Soliciter General.
Where do you live, Sir?--In Castle-street, Holborn, in the city of London.
Of what profession are you?--I am an attorney and solicitor of Westminster-hall."
- from "A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason"

From the will of Anthony Rymell, Gentleman of Dean Street, Fetter Lane, London. Proved 23 May 1795 at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London, by Robert Mounsey.

"I also give to Mr Robert Mounsey of Castle Street Holborn London gentleman his executors and administrators as much money arising from my personal estate or stock and to be transferred into his name now standing in my name in the bank of England as the interest arising therefrom will bring in twenty pounds per annum, in trust that he or they do and shall pay and apply the interest or dividends arising therefrom to and for the use of my housekeeper Mary Fielder for and during the term of her natural life."

I also give to the said Robert Mounsey the sum of twenty pounds for his trouble in the execution of the trust hereby deposed in him them and I will and direct that the said Robert Mounsey his executors and administrators shall be allowed all such costs charges damages and expenses as they or any of them shall sustain all be put to in the execution of the trusts under this my will, but in case there shall be any surplus after payment of all my debts legacies and funeral expenses and proving of this my will then I give devise and bequeath all such surplus and all the rest residue and remainder of my estate and effects whatsoever to the said Robert Mounsey his executors administrators and assigns in trust to convert such part thereof into money as shall not be so at the time of my death and to be given applied and paid after the death of the said Mary Fielder to such charitable uses as the said Mr Kingdon and my executor Robert Mounsey shall think fit to appoint and I do make constitute and appoint the said Robert Mounsey sole executor of this my last will and testament

signed sealed and published by the said Anthony Rymell as his last will and testament in the presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names... J. P. Mounsey and Henry James Heatley Gray's Inn Robert Wilson

I give rings to the following persons viz. one to Mr Mounsey one to Mr Boyle one to Mr Allan and his son each one to Mr Wilson and one to Mr Austin dated the fifth day of May 1795 A. Rymell witness Mary Bentely

23rd of May 1795 on which day appeared personally James Powell Mounsey of the parish of St Andrew Holborn in the county of Middlesex gentleman and by virtue of his corporal oath deposed that he knew and was well acquainted with Anthony Rymell of Dean Street Fetter Lane in the parish of St. Andrew Holborn London deceased and hath twice seen him write and subscribe his name and thereby came well to know and be acquainted with his manner and character of handwriting and subscription and having now carefully viewed and perused the paper writing hereunto annexed purporting to be and containing a codicil to the last will and testament of the said deceased beginning thus "I give rings to the following persons" ending thus "dated this fifth day of May 1795" and thus subscribed "A. Rymell" this deponant said he doth verily and in his conscience believe the said name and subscription "A. Rymell" so set and subscribed to the said codicil to be of the proper handwriting and subscription of the said Anthony Rymell deceased J. P. Mounsey same day the said James Powell Mounsey was duly sworn to the truth of this affidavit before me S. P. Parson surrogate George Bogg notary public."

Catherine Bambrick writes,

"I have a record of Robert Mounsey and his wife Jane (nee ?) having a daughter Jane Mary.

JANE MARY MOUNSEY-Female
Christening: 16 JAN 1784, Saint Andrew, Holborn, London, England
Father: Robert Mounsey
Mother: Jane

I wonder if this is 'your' Robert Mounsey (of London). I hope so as we believe the daughter, Jane Mary, is my ancestor and are trying to establish the line.

Family history (legend) has it that she was an only child (though I may have found evidence of an older brother - James Powell Mounsey) and was disowned by her father; either for marrying beneath her (though we are checking on a marriage at Westminster Abbey) or, more likely that she emigrated to Canada (Ontario) with her husband Thomas Johnstone.

More legend has it that she was descended from the Earl of Darnley (Darnley is a middle name that has been passed thru the generations - don't even get me started on how many "Janes" we have...). True? Who knows?

Jane Mary - if she is descended from these Mounseys, was one of the first women pioneers in the colonies. We believe she married/emigrated about 1810 to 1812 and ran an inn across from the naval establishment in Penetanguishene, Ontario. She is mentioned in a book entitled "The Pioneer Papers of Simcoe County". Thomas died young and she remarried to a Robert Wallace.

He was christened on 10 April 1773 at St. Andrew, Holburn, London, the son of Robert and Jane Mounsey. As an adult, known as James Powell Mounsey of Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, Middlesex, gentleman. "For James Powell Mounsey, who married, in 1814, Ann, daughter of William Webb, of Quendon Hall, Essex. She took the name of Cramner in accordance with the will of Miss Martha Cramner in 1813. On her marriage, her husband also assumed the name and arms of Cramner. She died 1853 - from "Hatchments in Britain: 6," edited by Peter Summers.

She was christened on 16 January 1784 at St. Andrew, Holburn, London, the daughter of Robert and Jane Mounsey. She married Thomas Johnstone and emigrated to Canada.

He married Anne.

She was christened on 7 December 1856 at Saint Mary, Carlisle.

He married Margaret. I have a John Mounsey who married Margaret Monkhouse on 7 April 1771 at Saint Mary, Carlisle.

He married Sarah Corrie on 17 June 1852 at Saint Mary, Carlisle.

He married Ann.

Married Jane Dalton on 5 December 1772 at Saint Cuthbert, Carlisle, Cumberland, England. He was 26 and she was 23 at the time of the marriage.

Steve Hissem
San Diego, California