Mason: James Gregory (Name change from William Wright?)

[mckha489]

And yet they knew of the name change.
I don’t think there will be anything official regarding the name change.

So, was Nellie younger or older than James.  You have said James b 1927 and Nellie 1929, but that s not the order on the death cert.

[ConfusedMason]

This is the info I have about the children that were his(Not researched myself but coming from a granddaughter of James Mason)

James Douglas Mason: 1927 - 1998
Nellie (Helen) Lillian Mason: 1929 - 2000
Kenneth Frederick Mason: 1931 - 2016

My goal is to find info about the original Mason daughters of Ada Branson too who William Wright stole the name from.

"Mary Irene Mason" and "Ina May Mason" (married Fowler).
I was speaking to my grandmother who met them and she mentioned that Mary had a mental disability so I don't think I would find much info there

[mckha489]

Is that a typo by Nellie?  1929 not 1919 😀

[majm]

    

  You do not need to go through any formal legal process to change your name. 
   He married under MASON, so perhaps he did not disclose is previous name to his W.A. family for many a year.

I too think it will unlikely you will find any formal application for a name change.  He simply became known by James Gregory MASON.    It was not until the mid 1990s that there was any real need for people to formalise name changes ... perhaps due to the Qintex affair and the ease with which the late Christopher Skase left Australia.....  and the concept of needing to score 100 points by providing various ID documentation etc ... 

JM

[ConfusedMason]

I've been digging through the national library looking for info and found this.....

(22 Feb 1927)


Yikes

[majm]

 

just giving the live links to that cutting and follow ups
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58323712 Sunday Times 20 Feb 1927
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/94029008 Kalgoorlie Miner 21 Feb 1927
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83048958 Daily News, Perth 21 Feb 1927
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32015254 West Australian 28 Feb 1927

JM

[mckha489]

That top link has an address. 6 Farley Street. Does that match any documentation you have?

[ConfusedMason]

That top link has an address. 6 Farley Street. Does that match any documentation you have?

Not exactly, from what I can see Ada had her first marriage at a Farley street but I can't seem to find an exact number