William Moulsoe

William Moulsoe (died 20 October 1601)[1] (variants include Mulshaw, Mulsho,[2][3] Moulso,[4] and Mulso)[5] was the father of Mary Moulsoe Digby (died 1653),[1] who married the Gunpowder Plot conspirator Sir Everard Digby (c. 1578 – 1606), and gave birth to (among others) Sir Kenelm Digby (1603 – 1665), noted English courtier, diplomat, natural philosopher, Roman Catholic intellectual, and founding member of the Royal Society.[2] Moulsoe's spouse is listed on a memorial site as Alice Brian Moulsoe (died 1509), which would make her roughly 100 years his senior.[1]

William Moulsoe
Died20 October 1601
Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire, England
NationalityEnglish
Spouse(s)Alice Brian Moulsoe?
ChildrenMary Moulsoe Digby
Parent(s)
  • Mary Nevill Slingsby (mother)
RelativesEverard Digby, Kenelm Digby

Moulsoe owned and expanded Gayhurst House, whose initial construction dates to the Tudor period (c. 1500)[5] on the site of a Roman villa and Norman manor.[3]

References
  1. "William Moulsoe". Find a Grave. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Charles Thomas Boothman (1913). "Sir Kenelm Digby" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  3. "The Owners of Gayhurst House". Milton Keynes Heritage Association. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. "Gayhurst". Milton Keynes Heritage Association. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. "Gayhurst House". Milton Keynes Heritage Association. Retrieved 14 May 2020.


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