James Mason

  General Notes:

or Knayton
Occupation: 1825-1850 Butcher, 1864 Farmer

1841 Census HO107/1357/18 Wighill: James Mason, 45, farmer, Nancy 35, Rach el 15, Nicholas 10, James 6, William 4, Sarah 1

1851 Census HO 107/2352 Wighill : James Mason 58, butcher and grazier bo rn in Knapton, Nancy 46, born in Saxton, Nicholas 20, castrater and butche r, James 15, William 12, Sarah Anna 11, Rebecca 7, Nancy 6, Elizabeth 4, G eorge 1 - born in Wighill, Christiana Nettleton servant 13, born in Stutto n

1861 Census RG9/3209 Wighill : James Mason 68, butcher, born in Knapton, N ancy 55, born in Saxton, James 25, Sarah Hannah 21, Elizabeth 14, Geor ge 11 - born in Wighill

1871 Census RG10/4294 Wighill : James Mason 78, butcher and farmer bo rn in Knapton, Nancy 64 born in Saxton, Sarah Hannah 31 born in Wighill, R ebecca 28 schoolmistress, George 21 butcher - born in Wighill, Elizabeth M ason, granddaughter 7 born in York, James Middleton, servant, 13, bo rn in Saxton, Albin Greenwood, son-in-law, 26, railway guard, born in Chur ch Fenton, Elizabeth Greenwood, daughter, 24, Annie L. granddaught er 1 - born in Wighill

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Butcher, Farmer.

• connection.

James married Sarah Simpson, daughter of Nicholas Simpson and Rachel Atkinson, on 1 Mar 1824 in Bossall, Yorkshire England. (Sarah Simpson was born on 1 Nov 1795 in Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England and died in 1832.)