Thomas Mason

  General Notes:

All Saints Churchyard
1841 Census HO107/1283/4 Saxton : Nicholas Simpson 30, farmer, Rachel 7 2, Joseph Greenwood 20, nephew, John Greenwood 15, nephew, Thomas La wn 13 - male servants, Thomas Mason 9, nephew, Joseph Bailey 30, agricultu ral labourer, Elizabeth 25, Nicholas 1

1851 Census HO 107/2352 Saxton cum Scarthingwell : Nicholas Simpson 39 far mer of 122 acres employing 3 labourers, Joseph Bailey 40, brother-in-la w, farmer's labourer, 1861, Elizabeth Bailey 36 sister, labourer's wife, N icholas Bailey nephew 11, Charles Bailey 9, nephew, Job Bailey 6, nephe w, Joseph Greenwood, servant 26, farmer's labourer - born in Saxton, Thom as Mason, nephew, servant 19, farmer's labourer born in Wighill

1861 Census RG9/3538 Saxton : Nicholas Simpson 50, farmer of 120 acres emp loying 4 labourers, born in Saxton, Thomas Mason 26 nephew, servant, bo rn in Wighill, Nicholas Bailey, servant 22, Charles Bailey 20, servant, J ob Bailey 26 servant (nephews), Joseph Bailey 45, head, lodger (brother-in -law), teazle dealer, Elizabeth Bailey, lodger (sister) 51 employed in tak ing charge of my brother's house - born in Saxton

1871 Census RG10/4741 Saxton : Thomas Mason, 38, potato dealer, born in Wi ghill, Mary 32, Charles 6, Arthur Dyson 3, James 1 month, Rachel Dyson, si ster-in-law, 36 , Lavinia Dyson 20, dressmaker - born in Saxton

1881 Census RG11/4714 Saxton : Thomas Mason, 49, labourer born in Wighil l, Mary 41, James 10 - born in Saxton

1891 Census RG12/3882 Saxton : Thomas Mason, 59 agricultural labourer, bo rn in Saxton, Mary 52, born in Wighill, James 20, agricultural labourer b orn in Saxton

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism: Wighill, Yorkshire, England, 29 Jan 1832.

• Occupation: Labourer.

Thomas married Mary Dyson. (Mary Dyson was born in 1838 in Saxton In Elmet, West Yorkshire England and died after 1901.)