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Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
« on: Friday 27 February 26 17:34 GMT (UK) »
Alfred Mason b. 1863 Bishopsgate, London.
Father Thomas Mason (tailor)
Mother Dorothea Mason (nee Taylor).

In 1881 census Alfred is living with his widowed mother and siblings Jessie and Thomas in Bishopsgate. His occupation is blacksmith.

In 1891 he is still in Bishopsgate, now married to Mary. His occupation is now porter. (confusingly there is another Alfred Mason on 1891 census, b. 1862 Bethnal Green, living in Camberwell, wife also Mary, and his occupation is a journeyman smith. However, he is recorded in 1881 to parents John and Sarah).
I can't find the record of marriage for Alfred Mason (b. 1862 Bishopsgate) and Mary (maiden name unknown). It should be between 1881 and 1891. Can anyone help?
Many thanks.

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Re: Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
« Reply #1 on: Friday 27 February 26 18:01 GMT (UK) »
Are they at 1891 265/131

With children Jessie, Fannie and Primrose?

GRO shows mmn Driscoll. https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

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There is a marriage 1883 in Whitechapel where both those names are on the same page.
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Re: Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
« Reply #2 on: Friday 27 February 26 18:08 GMT (UK) »
The marriage record shows her father as Patrick Driscoll, a labourer.
Her residence possibly, 37, Lamb Street
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Re: Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 28 February 26 07:01 GMT (UK) »
A top tip for the future to find a wife/mother maiden name, as heywood has shown above, is to look up the children’s birth registrations.
Hinchliffe - Huddersfield Wiltshire
Burroughs - Arlingham Glos
Pick - Frocester Glos


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Re: Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 28 February 26 08:49 GMT (UK) »
The marriage record shows her father as Patrick Driscoll, a labourer.
Her residence possibly, 37, Lamb Street

Maybe this family (1881 census)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6T-Q9TM?lang=en

1871 census
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBDR-FHB?lang=en
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)

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Re: Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 28 February 26 09:43 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks to heywood and Neale 1961 for this help.

The Alfred Mason and Mary I had in 1891 was 235/161, which records wife Mary but no children, which was why I couldn't search for birth registrations. However, your finding 1891 235/161 (which for some strange reason doesn't come up on any of my searches: can anyone help with a link to it?) looks more convincing, especially with Mary being a tailoress (Alfred's father is a tailor and his mother is a tailoress). She could well have been working with the family.

Many thanks again for your help with this.

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Re: Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
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Re: Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 28 February 26 09:55 GMT (UK) »
On ancestry the 1891 is transcribed as

Jefred Masone

Mary Masone

The children are correctly under Mason

Have submitted a correction
Hinchliffe - Huddersfield Wiltshire
Burroughs - Arlingham Glos
Pick - Frocester Glos

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Re: Marriage of Alfred Mason 1881-1891
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 28 February 26 10:00 GMT (UK) »
Thank you softly, softly and Milliepede, that makes sense now!!