JAMES (JOCK) MASON of GLASGOW, SCOTLAND & SELBY, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND.

[bigbazza]

Hi,
My 2nd cousin, who lives in Upstate New York, has asked me if I can locate an obituary for his uncle, JAMES (JOCK) MASON which was published in a Glasgow newspaper on his death in the 2nd quarter of 1973.  Rod's family had the newspaper cutting of the obituary but it was lost. Rod would dearly like to get another copy but I haven't been able to locate it for him.

JAMES (JOCK) MASON was born in Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire in 1900, an area which is in the registration district of Eastwood, Glasgow, Scotland. He was known by his nickname, JOCK but his actual middle name was WINGATE, his grandmothers maiden name.
I know very little about his background other than he moved to Selby, Yorkshire, England and ran a Hotel there with his second wife, Helen. Rod's father, Al Mason visited his brother just before his death from prostate cancer in 1973.
JAMES (JOCK) MASON was. apparently, a very popular character and on his death his obituary was published in a Glasgow newspaper. It may also have been published in Selby but I don't know if that is the case.
I have tried Ancestry and Find my Past without success and wondered if anyone on RootsChat could help me with their local knowledge.
I would be grateful for any help you could provide which might lead to finding the obituary.
Many thanks,
Baz.


Edit , living person , name removed.
 

[bigbazza]

Further to my original post;
My 2nd cousin has been in touch to say that JAMES (JOCK) MASON was the manager of the SELBY ARMS HOTEL, Selby, Yorkshire, England.
When Jock was dying from prostate cancer in 1972, his brother, Al Mason visited him from America.  The local newspaper picked up on this and published a human interest story, including a photograph of the two brothers.
Does anyone know which local newspaper this would be?  Does anyone have any information about the Selby Arms Hotel as there is no mention of it online.
Many thanks, Baz.

[MonicaL]

Baz, looks like James/Jock's death date was on 4 April 1973 (from the National Probate Calendar).

Two of the main Glasgow papers, thinking here of the Glasgow Herald and the Evening Times, are available to view online thanks to digitization by Google. Unfortunately, you cannot search by key word and have to looks at issues to see if you can find what your looking for (which is why having a death date for Jock is important). See links below:

Glasgow Herald -  http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC - simply add year for search to see what issues may be available (insert a year in 'Date' box).

Also, Evening Times - http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C

Monica 

[MonicaL]

His address on the Probate Calendar is given as:

MASON, James Wingate otherwise known as James of Mellstock Doncaster Road Brayton nr Selby Yorks.

May help you further with details from there.

Monica

[bigbazza]

Monica,
Many thanks for all your help, this should give me a great chance of finding what I am looking for.  I don't know why I didn't think to look in the national probate calendar- must be getting old!😀
Baz.