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Born in Lincolnshire.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 27th April 1916 (aged 19).
He was buried at Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery, France. [Grave Ref IX G 34]
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
During World War II,
he served as a Guardsman
with the 1st Battalion
Coldstream Guards.
He died 27th February 1942 (aged 21)
and was buried at Octagonal Methodist Chapel, Heptonstall
[F 26]
Born in Sowerby Bridge [Q1 1855].
He was
a woollen twister-in [1871] /
a railway locomotive stoker [1881] /
a railway engine driver in Sowerby Bridge [1891, 1899].
He married (1) Unknown.
In [Q2] 1885, he married (2) Elizabeth in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1911] was boarder Albert Pollitt [b
Prescott, Lancashire 1885] (railway store keeper).
Elizabeth died in 1916.
Charles died in 1921.
The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
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He was a cotton spinner [1823, 1851].
On 23rd August 1823, he married Sally Atkinson [1803-1881] at
Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The children were all born in Soyland.
They lived at New House, Soyland [1851].
Sally was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
[26th March 1881]
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Before he was 5 years old, he was adopted by Lydia & Thomas William Mason.
He was
a silk dresser at Phoenix Mill, Brighouse.
During World War I,
he enlisted [June 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 12th Battalion
Norfolk Regiment.
He was killed in action [15th August 1918] (aged 23).
He was buried at Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery, Morbecque, France [Grave Ref 2 E 6].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial
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He was
a woollen beamer [1861] /
a winder-on at woollen mill [1871] /
an overlooker woollen warper [1881].
In [Q4] 1853, he married Elizabeth Greenwood in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Elizabeth died 9th February 1898.
John died 4th November 1906.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
with their grandchildren:
Joe [1887-1889],
Eliza [1889] who died aged 9 weeks,
Ada who died 3rd October 1899 (aged 4 months),
and
Janet [1891]
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Question:
Does anyone know which inn this may have been?
He lived at 4 Lister Court, Chapeltown, Halifax [1886].
He died 26th April 1886 (aged 57).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery [Grave Ref: K 1030 D]
Son of William Mason.
Born in Manchester.
He was
an errand boy [1881] /
a printer and compositor [1891] /
a printer & served his apprenticeship with W. Waddington & Sons of
Todmorden /
a master printer /
partner in Mason & Howorth of Hall Street, Todmorden.
He served in the Boer War as described in his record:
He was in the 2nd J. B. Lancashire Fusiliers when he enlisted as a
Corporal.
He was in South Africa [March 1900 to May 1902], being promoted to
Sergeant [July 1900].
He was awarded
He was discharged in May 1902 on termination of engagement.
Next of kin was his brother: Thomas Hutchinson Mason of 50
Industrial Street, Todmorden
On 13th April 1909, he married Bertha Greenwood [1877-1958]
at Todmorden Unitarian Chapel.
The Todmorden & District News [16th April 1909] reported the wedding.
Child:
Ernest [1911-1958]
They lived at 767 Burnley Road, Cornholme [1911-1921].
During World War I,
he served as a Company Sergeant Major
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He was sent to Gallipoli.
He was killed in action [7th August 1915] (aged 47)
in the Dardanelles, when he and 14 other officers went over the
parapet.
The Todmorden & District News [3rd September 1915] published
3 articles about his death in the one edition:
The Todmorden & District News [17th September 1915] published
The Todmorden & District News [10th December 1915]
He was a member of the Order of Oddfellows.
He volunteered to fight in the South African War.
His officers in Gallipoli thought so highly of him that they insisted
that he be buried in the burial ground reserved for officers
The Todmorden & District News [31st December 1915] published
a Local Death Roll for 1915
Lived at 767 Burnley Road, Cornholme.
He had 27 years service with the Volunteers and Territorials
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [21st April 1916]
He and Mr Mason purchased the printing business from the
late Mr Thomas Dawson about ten years ago
He was buried at Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey [Grave Ref A 68].
He is remembered on Todmorden War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Todmorden Unitarian Church,
and on the Memorial at Oddfellows' Hall, Todmorden.
His brothers-in-law Bernard Greenwood & Harry Baron also died in World War I
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He was
a carter [1892].
In 1892, he married Lilly Whiteley [1868-1942].
Children:
They lived at
Lilly died 19th October 1942 (aged 75).
John William died 11th October 1944 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland
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She was one of the children who came to the district
and worked
as a
worsted spinner
at Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
She lived
with Amos Bentley [1891]
Born in West Hartlepool.
He lived in Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 9th Battalion
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
He was killed in action [3rd July 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 4A],
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Halifax
In [Q1] 1887, he married Lydia Ann Hargreaves [1864-1921] in Halifax.
They had no children.
Around 1900, they adopted 4-year-old Harry Rothwell.
They lived at 7 Gooder Street, Brighouse [1911]
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In 1851, he was declared bankrupt
Vicar of Rastrick [1904-1937]
He was
a cork cutter [1854, 1861] /
a cork cutter & broker [1871] /
a furniture dealer [1881].
In [Q2] 1851, he married Mary Ann Ingham [1829-1894] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
William died 26th August 1883 (aged 55).
Mary Ann died 10th March 1894 (aged 65).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3240]
with Mary Elizabeth Walker [1864-1895]
Question:
Does anyone know whether this Mary Elizabeth Walker
[1864-1895] is the married daughter of the family?
Born in Manchester.
He was
an iron turner [1861, 1871] /
a mechanic [1881].
He married (1) Unknown.
In 1860, he married (2) Ann Hutchinson [1830-1895] in Manchester Cathedral.
Children:
They lived at
William died Q1 1883 (aged 54).
Ann died in 1895 (aged 65).
They both died in Todmorden
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Son of John William Mason.
Born in Greetland.
He was a cotton spinner [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 26th April 1916 (aged 22).
He was buried at Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery, France. [Grave Ref IX G 20].
He is remembered on the family grave at Christ Church, Barkisland,
on Ripponden War Memorial,
on Barkisland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Barkisland
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Mason, Mrs Ref 388-404
She ran a private school in Halifax [around 1870]
Mason, Albert Ref 388-1225
Son of Amelia Josephine & Fredrick George Thomas
Mason of 30 Beech Hill Terrace, Pellon Lane, Halifax.
Mason, Arthur A. Ref 388-1183
Son of Mary Ann & William Mason of Heptonstall.
Mason, Charles Ref 388-M921
Son of John Mason.
Mason, Douglas Harry Ref 388-2
Landlord of the Lord Nelson, Luddenden [1959-1961]
Mason, Ellis Ref 388-1546
Born in Soyland.
Sally was the daughter of Isaac Atkinson
Mason, Harry Rothwell Ref 388-1594
Born Harry Rothwell in Halifax.
Mason, James Ref 388-945
Cotton spinner at Hanging Lee Mill, Ripponden [from 1812].
In 1822, he bought the mill from the owner, Thomas Stead
Mason, John Ref 388-922
Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
Elizabeth was born in Sowerby Bridge, the daughter of Joseph Greenwood
Mason, John Ref 388-1761
He was
an innkeeper /
retired [1886].
Mason, John Ref 388-397
GCM.
John Mason, joined the Lancashire Fusiliers in Bury in
January 1900, aged 31.
Bertha was born in Cornholme, the daughter of Thomas Greenwood
Company Sergeant Major John Mason was killed when hit in the
neck by shrapnel
Letter from Private George Owen of Knotts Road, Lydgate, who
assisted in the burial of Company Sergeant Major John Mason:
I and another chap took a blanket into the firing line and brought
him back for burial.
We carried him about a mile behind the firing line to a little
cemetery.
Before we buried him, Harold [Lieutenant Harold Smith]
sent down to tell me that he wished Mason to be buried in the
officers' cemetery at Lancashire landing, a distance of 3½
miles.
Three of us carried his body down on a stretcher and laid him to rest
amongst the officers
Memorial service at Todmorden Unitarian Church for Sergeant Major
John Mason last Sunday.
The church bells were muffled all day and in the evening a memorial
service was held.
He was Grand Master of the Humility Lodge of Odd Fellows and a former
Provincial Grand Master of the order.
During the South African War he was for a time in charge of the Boer
prisoners at Tintown near Ladysmith
Letters from several of his officers praising him, including an
extract from his Commanding Officer's report on the operation from
August 7th to 9th:
He frequently rallied the men when they appeared shaky and prevented
them from panic. He was afterwards killed
A portrait of the late Sergeant Major John Mason was unveiled
at the Unitarian Sunday School, Todmorden.
He was secretary and teacher at the school for 25 years.
Sergeant Major John Mason died on the 7th of August at
Gallipoli.
Having lost his partner in the business, the late Sergeant Major
John Mason who was killed in Gallipoli, Mr Samuel Howorth, printer, of the firm Messrs. Mason & Howorth of Hall
Street, Todmorden has decided to sell the business and move to
Manchester.
Mason, John William Ref 388-M1700
Born in Barkisland.
Lilly was born in Greetland
Mason, Katy Ref 388-1000
Born in Liverpool.
Mason, Matthew Ref 388-149
Of Hubberholme-in-Craven.
He was articled to John Maude and became a Halifax attorney,
taking over the practice after Maude's death.
After Mason's death, his practice was taken over by his
brother-in-law, John Beaumont
Mason, Robert Ref 388-562
He was Constable of Northowram [1701]
Mason, Thomas Mansell Ref 388-946
Or Thomas Marshall Mason.
Mason, Thomas William Ref 388-1699
Born in Hartshead.
Lydia Ann was born in Rastrick
Mason, William Ref 388-1136
Cork cutter and furniture broker at 24 Swine Market, Halifax [1874]
Mason, William Ref 388-1180
Draper at Halifax.
Mason, Rev William Ref 388-499
BA.
Mason, William Ref 388-3
Born in Halifax.
Mary Ann was born in Halifax
Mason, William Ref 388-4
Son of John Mason, carder.
Ann was born in Manchester
William Mason, a mechanic of 50 York Street, Chorlton, son
of John Mason, married Ann Hutchinson, of 15 Blanshard
Street, Greenkeys, daughter of Thomas Hutchinson, sailor
Mason, William Ref 388-M1228
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