Person:Maria Mason (4)

Maria Mason was baptised on 13th December 1835 at Barnack in Northamptonshire, daughter of Ann Mason, formerly Clay, and her husband John Mason, a groom. The family lived at Pilsgate, a hamlet to the north west of the parish. The 1841 census finds Maria living there with her mother and siblings. Her father was away from home on census night.

In 1851 Maria was working as a servant to an ironmonger and his family at Kings Cliffe, about six miles to the south-west. By 1861 Maria had returned to live with her parents at Pilsgate, and she was working as a dressmaker.

On 29th December 1864, aged 29, Maria married a wheelwright and publican called Matthew Cox at Barnack. They went on to have seven children between 1865 and 1877. The first couple of children were born in the nearby town of Stamford, after which they returned to Barnack, settling at the New Inn on Stamford Road (which was also called Pilsgate Road at the time).

The family appears at the New Inn in each census from 1871 to 1901. By 1901 Maria and Matthew also had grandchildren living there with them.

Maria died at the age of 70, being buried at Barnack on 24th January 1906. Matthew survived her by nearly ten years.

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

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Barnack in the County of Northampton in the Year 1835
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   593	1835 Dec[embe]r 13	Maria d[aughte]r of	John & Ann	Mason	Pilsgate	Groom	C.H. Swann, Curate

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 815; Book 3; Folio 2; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Pilsgate, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Ann Mason, female, 40 [1796-1801], not born in county
   Mary Mason, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Emma Mason, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Maria Mason, female, 5 [1835/6], born in county
   Henry Mason, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Fredrick Mason, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   Thomas Astell, male, 40 [1796-1801], Groom, not 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 1746; Folio 347; Page 12, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire
   William Stanyon, head, married, male, 34 [1816/17], Ironmonger employing 1 man, b. Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshire
   Finetta Stanyon, wife, married, female, 33 [1817/18], b. Stansfield, Suffolk
   Agness Ann Stanyon, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Cliffe, Northamptonshire
   Lettitia Dixon, housekeeper, unmarried, female, 20 [1830/1], Housekeeper, b. Cliffe, Northamptonshire
   Maria Mason, servant, unmarried, female, 15 [1835/6], b. Pilsgate, Northamptonshire

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 2314; Folio 60; Page 6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Pilsgate, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   John Mason, head, married, male, 66 [1794/5], Lab[ourer] in General, b. Workington, Cumberland
   Ann Mason, wife, married, female, 62 [1798/9], b. Braunston, Rutland
   Maria Mason, daughter, unmarried, female, 25 [1835/6], Dressmaker, b. Pilsgate, Northamptonshire
   Mary A. Mansfield, visitor, married, female, 31 [1829/30], Domestic Baker's Wife, b. Paddington, Middlesex

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 3310; Folio 52; Page 14, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: New Inn Public House, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Mathew Cox, head, married, male, 31 [1839/40], Wheelwright, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Maria Cox, wife, married, female, 36 [1834/5], b. Pilsgate, Northamptonshire
   Edith S. Cox, daughter, female, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Stamford, Lincolnshire
   Henry M. Cox, son, male, 4 [1866/7], Scholar, b. Stamford, Lincolnshire
   Jessy C. Cox, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Mary A. Tomblin, servant, female, 12 [1858/9], Domestic Serv[an]t, b. Bainton, Northamptonshire
   Fredrick Cox, son, male, 10mo [1870], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 3194; Folio 46A; Page 22, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: New Inn, Pilsgate Road, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Matthew Cox, head, married, male, 40 [1840/1], Carpenter Master Emp[ploying] 1 apprentice & Publican, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Maria Cox, wife, married, female, 45 [1835/6], Publican's (Beer H[ouse]) Wife, b. Pilsgate, Northamptonshire
   Edith Cox, daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1865/6], b. Stamford, Lincolnshire
   Henry Cox, son, male, 14 [1866/7], Carpen[ter] (Appren[tice]), b. Stamford, Lincolnshire
   Jesse Cox, daughter, female, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Frederick Cox, son, male, 10 [1870/1], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Margaret Cox, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Charles Cox, son, male, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Oella Cox, daughter, female, 3 [1877/8], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 2554; Folio 32; Page 2, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: New Inn, Pilsgate Road, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Matthew Cox, head, married, male, 51 [1839/40], Wheelwright, Carpenter, Publican, employer, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Maria Cox, wife, married, female, 55 [1835/6], b. Pilsgate, Northamptonshire
   Henry M. Cox, son, single, male, 24 [1866/7], Wheelwright, employed, b. Stamford Baron, Northamptonshire
   Charles Cox, son, single, male, 16 [1874/5], Carpenter (Apprentice), employed, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Oella M. Cox, daughter, female, 13 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 3022; Folio 34; Page 3, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: New Inn, Stamford Road, Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Matthew Cox, head, married, male, 61 [1839/40], Carpenter and Wheelwright, employer, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Maria Cox, wife, married, female, 65 [1835/6], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Margaret Cox, daughter, single, femlae, 28 [1872/3], Housemaid (Domestic), b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Charles Cox, son, single, male, 26 [1874/5], Carpenter and Wheelwright, employed, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Oella Cox, daughter, single, female, 23 [1877/8], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Edith Naylor, daughter, married, female, 36 [1864/5], b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   May Naylor, granddaughter, single, female, 7 [1893/4], scholar, b. Ufford, Northamptonshire
   Margaret Naylor, granddaughter, single, female, 6 [1894/5], scholar, b. Ufford, Northamptonshire

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

   d. Maria COX, March Quarter 1906, Stamford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 235, aged 70 [1835/6]

10. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Barnack (Northamptonshire). Parish registers, 1695–1974. (Northampton, England: Northamptonshire Record Office).

    BURIALS in the Parish of Barnack in the County of Northampton in the Year 1906
    No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
    731	Maria Cox	Barnack	January 24 1906	70 years	La Grange Leney, Rector