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From: Pat Galovich <>
Subject: Re:HARRY vs HENRY
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 10:07:14 -0800
References: <200202011328.g11DSHY09509@lists5.rootsweb.com>


Hi Maureen: No problem! Harry is a diminutive of Henry. My grandfather's legal
christening name was Henry, but he was known to one and all as Harry. (As in, Bill for
William, Jack for John, etc.) The difference in the surname spelling (Mozley/Mosely)
is probably due to difficulty interpreting handwriting or just a simple spelling error
on the part of the transcriber.

> My grandfather's baptism records him as "Henry Mozley" and his death
> certificate as "Harry Mosely" (his own grandfather's name was Henry). The
> latter version is how my father remembered him. As HM died in 1930 & my Dad
> in 1984, & with no other living relatives of my Dad's generation, I will
> never discover why there was this change. Some genealogical mysteries cannot
> be solved!
> Regards
> Maureen

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