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London and Middlesex / Re: Masons of Whitechapel
« on: Wednesday 11 November 15 02:36 GMT (UK)  »
You are probably right with the Silk Weavers but more research is needed. Did Edward if Spitalfields suffer through it all.
I read the document briefly but will have to go back through it again later.

I would just like to find Joseph son of Robert William after 1860. He must have gone oversees but the records for that period are lost.
I might find if he's gone to Oz from a contact there but I don't have one in America.

P.M

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London and Middlesex / Re: Masons of Whitechapel
« on: Monday 24 August 15 10:14 BST (UK)  »
I am just hoping this Mason, gunlock polishers of Castle Alley Whitechapel line is not dead.

Still looking for any info on Joseph Mason b 1827.Whitechapel
Also Joseph Mason b 1864 MEOT.
both these lines are of interest.
Funny its both Josephs that have gone awol if you see what I mean?
PM  :-\ :-* :'(

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London and Middlesex / Re: Masons of Whitechapel
« on: Monday 30 March 15 15:12 BST (UK)  »
I am just trying to see if there is any more life in this chain of Mason family.
Can anybody come up with anything about Joseph Mason b 1827 Castle Alley. Was with brothers in 1851 census and I think married probably about 1860 but is not on 1861 census so I wondered if he emigrated.
Can somebody in say Us/Canada or Australia/New Zealand come up with anything.

PM

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London and Middlesex / Re: Masons of Whitechapel
« on: Sunday 01 March 15 10:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hope this line of Mason FH research has not gone dead.
I would love to open it up again with news from any of Joseph Mason b 1825ish Castle Alley, Whitechapel . He was in 1851 census and then married after when he has disappeared I suspect emigrated but where?
Similarly Joseph Mason born 1865ish in Gloucester Road, Mile End OT. He was still in 1911 census with having had 9-10 children (not sure as to exact number) but then disappeared from family knowledge to Brighton or Bournemouth. Not easy to track but said to have had possibly two more children with second woman. Not known if he married her but was not divorced from first wife.
As I am last in line from Robert William-Edward-Edward. Edward William Mason line I would be keen to meet/talk with Masons from other parts of this family.
PM :o

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London and Middlesex / Re: Masons of Whitechapel
« on: Friday 31 January 14 11:47 GMT (UK)  »
As far as I can ascertain and using my Mason family notes left by my aunts and uncles most of previous FH previously posted by lizb and wingtuns is correct. My line goes back via my father Edward William b 1890 whose father was Edward Mason (m Anna Ostler) whose father was Robert William from his marriage to Mary Gains. That much is certain and family knowledge.
Robert William and Robert George were Gun Polishers, Gunlock Polishers and later RG was Gunsmith. Edward carried on this trade early in his marriage but later became a cutler.
I have research the Gun trade of the times and it appears that Gun Polisher refers only to the trigger and loch of a gun. They would do this work in refining the inside to very set measurements on probably a military contract and then they would send their work to other manufacturers like Lee Enfield. They are not known to have made complete guns.
The Mason-Ostler marriage had Anna, Edward, George Robert and Joseph. This Edward tried gun work but soon gave it up and assemble bicycles which he sold in a shop in Bethnal Green. George Robert (sometimes in censuses as R.G.) Anna married a Benjamin Stacey was was a Master Gunsmith. he died in 1897 and Anna carried on till 1907.. Joseph was a electrical engineer. He can be found on 1911 census with 9 kids but family story is he left that wife to go to another woman in Brighton area but we have lost him. He is said to have made "What the butler saw" seaside slot machines?
Would love to make connections to any of the lines I have not yet found.
PM
PM

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London and Middlesex / Re: Masons of Whitechapel
« on: Sunday 29 September 13 10:58 BST (UK)  »
Hallo all Whitechapel related Masons. Gun polishers/gunlock polishers/gun makers.
I am in direct line of Robert William Mason to Edward Mason b 1823 married Anna Ostler to Edward Mason b 1861 to Edward William Mason b 1890 to me.
I have researched whole family from 1740. Robert William married twice. First to Elizabeth Virgin.
Cant find her death as so many Elizabeth Mason death. Then RW married Mary Gains then lived in Castle Alley, Whitechapel. he died 1827 and Robert George, Edward, Joseph and two sisters lived in Prescot Street. Edward Married Anna Ostler (from Devon) 1857. Not found in 1861 census but their first daughter also Anna was born 1859 so we know the address where they were at that time. Later they lived Gloucester St, MEOT. till Anna died 1867. Any body want to know more best to make contact some how.
I would like to contact any so as to further the story. PM

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Cambridgeshire Completed Lookups / Re: 1861 look up Aldreth/Haddenham please :o)
« on: Sunday 11 November 12 11:14 GMT (UK)  »
Additional to my last post. I have researched further Peacocks in Haddenham. They are very complicated and seem to have three different threads. I am interested in a Read Peacock line but because not all records are on Haddenham Parish records and finding right ones on freeBMD is complicated and can be costly @£10 a time any help will be gratefully recieved. Ultimately I want to get correct parentage of a Frederic Peacock and birth date, who later became a blacksmith and Thrashing machine operator.
He married a Mary Ann Peacock from a different Peacock line!
That helps a lot I dont think.

PaulM

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Cambridgeshire Completed Lookups / Re: 1861 LOOK UP ALDRETH/HADDENHAM PLEASE :o)
« on: Wednesday 03 October 12 10:58 BST (UK)  »
The Read-Martha Peacock family are NOT the same as William-Martha Peacock family. Though they did link up some years later. All lived in Aldreth a hamlet within Haddenham Parish, Cambridgeshire .
My late wife was GGdaughter of the second Martha Peacock nee Seekins. This Martha reached her 90s dying in the 1930s out living her daughter Catherine who married daniel Collin and her grandaughter Mary Ann Collin later Maskell. She died in late 1920s.
I think Martha was a formidable woman.
If you want to talk more I will send address email
Paul Mason

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