I have been googling Mobberley and low and behold it gives a lot of information on some of the names you are searcing for. There is also mention on the University of Manchester, and Shropshire and Alderley Edge. and Brierley. Good luck, it is probably just in the spelling. Regards, Barbara in New Zealand. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor Armstrong" <trevorarmstrong@iinet.net.au> To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:42 PM Subject: [ENG-MAN] Mopley Hall, County of Chester? Sally, I too may have been guilty of not "snipping" my recent posting, so I am sending it again. I hope I can be forgiven. Some little while ago I sought the assistance of the group with regard to the baptismal details of Sir Oswald Brierly (1817-1894), who was Marine Artist to Queen Victoria. I received some very helpful advice. Brierly says, in his writings, that he was entitled to armorial bearings and this was confirmed in Burkes' "General Amory of England ….", which refers to "Brierly of Mopley Hall Co of Chester". The description of the crest in Burke is exactly that used by Brierly in all his correspondence. My problem is that I cannot find any reference to either "Mopley Hall" or indeed a place called Mopley in the County of Chester. There was an ancient church of All Saints in Chester, which was rebuilt in the 19th century and is now the secular Guildhall in Watergate Street, Chester. It has some tenuous connection with the name "Mopley" I was hoping someone with "local knowledge" might be able to give me a pointer in the right direction. Regards Trevor Armstrong Email: trevorarmstrong@iinet.net.au 2/28 Black Street Brighton Vic 3186 Australia Tel: +61 3 9593 2829 :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. Other people can learn from them! Be sure list mail is in PLAIN TEXT. Please SNIP when replying. Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! :-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~:-~: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-MANCHESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Barbara, Thank you for your helpful suggestions - I now have heaps of leads, all I need to do is follow them through. I will certainly have a close look at Mobberley. Regards Trevor Armstrong Email: trevorarmstrong@iinet.net.au 2/28 Black Street Brighton Vic 3186 Australia Tel: +61 3 9593 2829