

Sir Walter Hamilton Moberly GBE KCB DSO (1881-1974), British academic, son of Rev.Clarence Wishaw Moberly (1838-1902), Canadian civil engineer, chief engineer of the Northern Railway of Canada, from Toronto to Collingwood.1845), Canadian civil engineer, member of the Canadian Pacific Survey in June 1871 Robert Campbell Moberly (1845-1903), English theologian, the first Principal of St Stephen's House, Oxford (1876-1878).George Moberly (1803-1885), English divine, father of Charlotte Anne Moberly.Charlotte Anne Elizabeth Moberly (1846-1937), English academic and writer, the first Principal of St Hugh's College, Oxford she believed that she had slipped back in time whilst visiting the Petit Trianon in Versailles, her co-written An Adventure, a ghost story based at Versailles and became a best-seller.1952), English theologian and professor of theology and biblical interpretation at Durham University Ralph de Modberleg was listed in the Assize Rolls of Cheshire in 1260. Almost one hundred years later, William de Modburlegh was listed in Cheshire in 1308. One of the first records of the family was Patrick Moberlegh who was listed in East Cheshire c. Nearby, Mobberley Old Hall is a country house that dates back to 1612. During a restoration in 1888, remains of a Saxon church were also found. Wilfrid, but the priory only existed for a short time. St Wilfrid's Church, Mobberley traces it's origin to the oldest part of the church dating about 1245.Įarly records revealed Patrick de Mobberley founded an Augustinian priory here in 1206 in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Moberly was held by Bigot de Loges at the time of the taking of the Domesday Book and conjecturally, the family name is descended from this ancient Norman Baron.

The parish dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first listed as Motburlege and literally meant "clearing at the fortification where meetings are held," from the Old English "mot" + "burh" + "leah." The surname Moberly was first found in Cheshire at Mobberley, a parish, in the union of Altrincham, hundred of Bucklow.
