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Moorsom was the youngest of the four sons of Admiral Sir [[Robert Moorsom]], who had served at the [[Battle of Trafalgar|Trafalgar]], and his wife Eleanor.<ref>[[Jehanne Wake]], ''Kleinwort, Benson: the history of two families in banking'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=Qm1fHrcgZuoC&pg=PA89 p.89], accessed 18 November 2008</ref>
He entered the Royal Military College in 1819, and became especially adept in fortification and military surveying. In 1823 he joined the [[79th Highlanders]] Regiment, then stationed in Ireland. During his stay there, he made a survey of Dublin and its neighbourhood. This remained in use until superseded by the [[Ordnance Survey]] publication. In 1825 he served in the Mediterranean at the rank of lieutenant of the [[7th Fusiliers]]. In 1826 he transferred to the [[69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot|69th Regiment]], and then to the [[52nd Light Infantry]] in Nova Scotia.<ref>1864 ''"Obituary Captain William Scarth Moorsom, 1804-1863."'' Institution of Civil Engineers: Minutes of the Proceedings, Volume 23, pages 498 –504</ref>
During this time he served as deputy quartermaster-general. He produced a survey of the harbour and environs of Halifax, along with reports on transport feasibility to all parts of the province, and published a monograph ''Letters From Nova Scotia; comprising Sketches of a Young Country'' in 1830.<ref>{{cite book|last=Moorsom|first=William|title=Letters from Nova Scotia: comprising sketches of a young country|year=1830|publisher=Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley|location=London|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6wOAAAAYAAJ}}</ref>
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