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Alexander Mason 1840–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1840

Birth Location: Bowenfels, NSW, Australia

Death Date: 27 Jan 1911

Death Location: Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Hugh Mason

Mother: Ann Collis

Spouse(s): Maria Whiley

Children(s): Olive Mason, Hugh Mason, Maria Mason, Zillah Mason, Gordon Mason, James Mason, Ann Mason, Ada Mason, Charles Mason

In 1840, Alexander Mason entered the world in Bowenfels, NSW, Australia, born to Hugh Mason And Ann Collis. Alexander Mason married Maria Florence Whiley, and had children including Ada Louisa Mason, Ann Whiley Mason, Charles Alexander Mason, Gordon Mason, Hugh George Mason, James Mason, Maria Mason, Olive Mary Mason, Zillah May Mason. Alexander Mason passed away in 1911 in Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Alexander Mason entered the world in Bowenfels, NSW, Australia, born to Hugh Mason And Ann Collis.
  • Alexander Mason married Maria Florence Whiley, and had children including Ada Louisa Mason, Ann Whiley Mason, Charles Alexander Mason, Gordon Mason, Hugh George Mason, James Mason, Maria Mason, Olive Mary Mason, Zillah May Mason.
  • Alexander Mason passed away in 1911 in Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Mason
1813–1868
Birth Location: Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Ann Collis
1819–1844
Birth Location: Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Maria Whiley
1840–1923
Birth Location: Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
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Children(s)

Olive Mason
1878–1963
Birth Location: Gulgong, NSW, Australia
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Hugh Mason
1875–1877
Birth Location: Gulgong, NSW, Australia
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Maria Mason
1873–1876
Birth Location: Gulgong, NSW, AU, New South Wales, Australie
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Zillah Mason
1881–1963
Birth Location: Gulgong, NSW, Australia
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Gordon Mason
1885–1957
Birth Location: Leadville, NSW, Australia
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James Mason
1871–1872
Birth Location: Gulgong, NSW, Australia
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Ann Mason
1866–1962
Birth Location: Orange, NW, Australia
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Ada Mason
1869–1958
Birth Location: Gulgong, NSW, Australia
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Charles Mason
1867–1936
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Mason's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Mason
1840–1911
Birth Place: Bowenfels, NSW, Australia
Parents
Hugh Mason
1813–1868
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Ann Collis
1819–1844
Castlereagh, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Mary Colliss
1789–1824
Holme, Cumberland, England
George (Colless.) Convict.
1771–1851
Herefordshire, England
Ann (E) Goodwin
1781–1853
Potton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Colless
1745–
Elizabeth Ford
1740–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Collis
1728–
John Ford
1715–
Elizabeth Osborn
1715–

Alexander Mason's Descendants

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Alexander Mason (30 Aug 1840–27 Jan 1911) m. Maria (Florence) Whiley (3 Sep 1840–13 Sep 1923)
  1. 1. Olive (Mary) Mason 1878–1963 m. Robert (Thomas) McKnight 1868–1959
    1. 1. Irene (May Maude) McKnight 1898–1962 m. Austin (James Sylvester) Payne 1896–1966
      1. 1. Doreen (Alma) Payne 1925–
    2. 2. Oliver (Robert) McKnight 1900–1985 m. Edna (May Greenfield) Wilson 1904–1995
      1. 1. Robert (Oliver) McKnight 1926–1984
      2. 2. John McKnight 1929–1983
      3. 3. Heather (Gertrude) McKnight 1924–1995
      4. 4. Vida (Mildred) McKnight 1927–2008
      5. 5. Hedley Macknight –1923
    3. 3. Vida (C) McKnight 1904–1925
    4. 4. Thelma (Maria) McKnight 1901–1987 m. Haddon (Abbey) Moase 1901–1994
      1. 1. Sheila (Leonie) Moase 1933–2019
    5. 5. Zeta (Naomi) McKnight 1910–1999 m. Edward Zeidler 1907–1967
  2. 2. Hugh (George) Mason 1875–1877
  3. 3. Maria Mason 1873–1876
  4. 4. Zillah (May) Mason 1881–1963 m. Phillip (Francis) Barrett 1879–1961
    1. 1. Mervyn (Clifford) Barrett 1907–1975
    2. 2. Alex (Keith) Barrett 1914–
  5. 5. Gordon Mason 1885–1957 m. Louise (May) Smith 1893–1971
    1. 1. Merle Mason 1917–2015 m. Alfred (Kenneth) Shrimpton 1917–1992
    2. 2. Enid (W) Mason 1914–1921
  6. 6. James Mason 1871–1872
  7. 7. Ann (Whiley) Mason 1866–1962 m. Ambrose Minslow 1860–1903
    1. 1. James (Frances) Minslow 1884– m. May (Minnie Sarah) Pratt 1878–1966
      1. 1. Hilton Minslow 1905–1990
      2. 2. Clarice (Maria) Minslow 1911–1986
  8. 8. Ada (Louisa) Mason 1869–1958 m. John McManus 1852–1936
    1. 1. Zillah (Eileen) McManus 1904–1958
    2. 2. Ernest (Alexander) McManus 1886–1907
    3. 3. Lottie (O) McManus 1891–1898
    4. 4. Percy McManus 1893–
    5. 5. Harold McManus 1895–
    6. 6. Pearl (May) McManus 1897–1985 m. Cecil (Horwood) Warry 1886–1963
      1. 1. Leslie (Ernest) Warry 1917–
    7. 7. Charles (Alfred) McManus 1899–
    8. 8. Oscar McManus 1902–1926
    9. 9. Annie (Nolean) McManus 1909–
  9. 9. Charles (Alexander) Mason 1867–1936 m. Eliza Barton 1867–1919
    1. 1. Ivy (May) Mason 1891–1967 m. Alexander Carmichael –1920 m. Leslie (James) Allenby 1896–
      1. 1. Eric (C) Carmichael –1917
    2. 2. Elsie Mason 1893–
    3. 3. Charles (Alexander) Mason 1895–1987 m. Elizabeth (Ada) Mobley 1906–

Alexander Mason's Timeline

3 Records

1840
30 Aug 1840
Birth of Alexander Mason in Bowenfels, NSW, Australia
Bowenfels, NSW, Australia
1842
30 Aug 1842
Age 2
Alexander Mason was baptized in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales, Australia
1911
27 Jan 1911
Age 71
Death of Alexander Mason in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1840
    Event Place: Bowenfels, NSW, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1842
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1911
    Event Place: Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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