Person:Mary Wright (321)

Mary Wright was baptised on 1st March 1801 at Alwalton in Huntingdonshire, daughter of Thomas and Susannah Wright.

On 25th November 1830, aged 29, Mary married John William Mason, who worked as a joiner. Mary was described as a dress maker when they married. They married at Alwalton, but shortly afterwards moved about 13 miles north-west to Stamford in Lincolnshire, where they had a daughter in 1831 and a son in 1835, both of whom were baptised at a Wesleyan Methodist chapel there.

Some time between 1835 and 1838 they left Stamford and moved over 60 miles further north to Tealby, where they had another daughter. They did not stay long in Tealby, and by 1840 had moved another 16 miles north again to the area around the town of Brigg, where they had a further three sons between 1840 and about 1845, and appear in the 1841 census.

By the time of the 1851 census the family had moved back south to Huntingdonshire, living on Church Street in Woodston, the neighbouring parish to Mary's native Alwalton. However, a bigger move was ahead. A couple of months later the family emigrated to America, sailing from Liverpool on the 'Augustus' to Philadelphia.

By 1870 they had settled at Detroit in Michigan, with Mary and John appearing there in the census with three of their adult children. Mary appears to have died some time between 1870 and 1880, as John was described as a widower in the 1880 census. He died in 1884.

1. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 1 Mar 1801, Alwalton, Huntingdonshire: Mary daughter of Thomas & Susannah Wright

   Needs to be confirmed at Huntingdonshire Archives.

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 650; Book 9; Folio 19; Page 31, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Calvin Chapel Yard, Glandford Briggs [sic], Wrawby, Lincolnshire
   John Mason, male, 35 [1801-6], Builder, not born in county
   Mary Mason, female, 40 [1796-1801], not born in county
   Elizabeth Mason, female, 9 [1831/2], born in county
   W[illia]m Mason, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   Mary Mason, female, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Josiah Mason, male, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   Jacob Wright, male, 15 [1821-6], Joiner, 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 1747; Folio 284; Page 9, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Church Street, Woodstone, Huntingdonshire
   John W. Mason, head, married, male, 45 [1805/6], Building Surveyor, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Mary Mason, wife, married, female, 51 [1799/1800], b. Alwalton, Huntingdonshire
   Elizabeth Mason, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1831/2], b. Stamford, Lincolnshire
   William Mason, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], Joiner' Ap[prentice], b. Stamford, Lincolnshire
   Mary Mason, daughter, female, 12 [1838/9], Scholar, b. Tealby, Lincolnshire
   Josiah Mason, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Scawby, Lincolnshire
   Edward Mason, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Scawby, Lincolnshire
   Thomas Mason, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Scawby, Lincolnshire

4.   Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1882.

   Manifest of Passengers: Ship Augustus, 28 May 1851
   Bound from Liverpool to Philadelphia
   John W[illia]m Mason, 46 [1804/5], male, Joiner, b. England
   Mary Mason, 51 [1799/1800], female, b. England
   Elizabeth Mason, 19 [1831/2], female, b. England
   W[illia]m Mason, 16 [1834/5], male, Laborer, b. England
   Mary Mason, 12 [1838/9], female, Laborer, b. England
   Josias Mason, 10 [1840/1], male, Laborer, b. England
   Edward Mason, 8 [1842/3], male, Laborer, b. England
   Thomas Mason, 5 [1845/6], male, Laborer, b. England
   Jacob Wright, 29 [1821/2], male, Joiner, b. England
   Matilda Wright, 29 [1821/2], male [sic], b. England
   Joseph Wright, 3 [1847/8], male, b. England
   Charles Wright, 2 [1848/9], male, b. England

5. ↑ United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
   Ward 05, 1 Jun 1870.

   Address: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
   Mason, John W. / 67 [1802/3] / Carpenter / b. England
   Mason, Mary / 71 [1798/9] / Keeping House / b. England
   Mason, W[illia]m / 36 [1833/4] / Carpenter / b. England
   Mason, Mary / 30 [1839/40] / Keeping House / b. England
   Mason, Thomas / 24 [1845/6] / Book Keeper / b. England