Person:Josiah Mason (6)

Josiah Mason was baptised on 26th July 1812 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, son of Elizabeth Mason, formerly Gamble, and her husband William Mason, a cottager.

By 1835 Josiah had moved to Oakham in Rutland. He was married there on 12th May 1835, aged 22, to Mary Ellingworth. They went on to have five children between 1836 and 1851, although their eldest died when she was only one year old.

The 1841 census finds the family living on Mill Street in Oakham. Josiah worked as a baker.

Back in Barnack, Josiah's mother died in 1842 and his father died in 1850.

Josiah and Mary spent several years moving around various villages in Rutland. In 1843 they were living at Braunston, the 1851 census finds them living at Glaston, and in 1861 they were living at Bisbrooke.

Some time between 1861 and 1871 the family left Rutland and moved to Leicester, living at 1 Bay Street. Josiah died in Leicester in 1872, aged about 60. Mary survived him by about three years.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Barnack (Northamptonshire). Parish registers, 1695–1974. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire Record Office).

   Baptisms / 1812 / Josiah Son of William & Elizabeth Mason - July 26th

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 897; Book 11; Folio 32; Page 8, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Mill Street, Oakham, Rutland
   Josiah Mason, male, 25 [1811-16], Baker, not born in county
   Mary Mason, female, 30 [1806-11], not born in county
   Martha Mason, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Henry Mason, 7 months [1841], born in county
   ~
   William Cooper, male, 20 [1816-21], Tailor J[ourneyman], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2093; Folio 392; Page 53, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Glaston, Rutland
   Josiah Mason, head, married, male, 38 [1812/13], Baker, b. Barnock, Northamptonshire
   Mary Mason, wife, married, female, 41 [1809/10], b. Baston, Leicestershire
   Martha Mason, daughter, female, 13 [1837/8], b. Oakham, Rutland
   Henry Mason, son, male, 10 [1840/1], b. Oakham, Rutland
   Emma Mason, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], b. Branston, Rutland

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2308; Folio 97; Page 3, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Bisbrooke, Rutland
   Josiah Mason, head, married, male, 47 [1813/14], Baker, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Mary Mason, wife, married, 49 [1811/12], b. Plunger, Leicestershire
   Francis Mason, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Glaston, Rutland

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3281; Folio 31; Page 25, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 1 Bay Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
   Josiah Mason, head, married, male, 59 [1811/12], Baker, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Mary Mason, wife, married, female, 61 [1809/10], Baker Wife, b. Barston Lodge, Nottinghamshire
   Emma Mason, daughter, unmarried, female, 27 [1843/4], Machine Hand (Shoe), b. Braunston, Rutland
   Francis Mason, son, unmarried, male, 19 [1851/2], Baker, b. Glaston, Rutland

6. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Josiah MASON, June Quarter 1872, Leicester Registration District, Volume 7a, page 108, aged 60 [1811/12]