Hi all,
Looking for some help with my G G Grandfather's side of the family please. John Mason was born in October 1862 in Tunbridge Wells, his mother was Anna Gibbs and his father John Jonathan Mason ( a plasterer) were married in the Parish Church of St Duntstan's West Fleet Street Westminster, 13th April 1862. Doing the maths she was clearly pregnant at the time of getting married. John married a Laura Elwig at St Steven's Tonbridge 2nd March 1887. They had 4 sons, John James (b) 24th Oct 1888, Henry Walter (b) 15th Feb 1890, Frank Hubert (b) 9th May 1891 and Walter Roland (b) 9th Sept 1893. At this time the family was living in Tonbridge and John was a platerer / journeyman. However, John abandoned his family and married (?) Annie Lucy Jackman (b) 1870 Weedon, Buckinghamshire. in 1891 census, she is working in Paddington as a servant. in 1901 census, she is in the Fulham Infirmary, where my G Grandmother, Rhoda Margaret Mason was born on May 14th 1901. On my G Grandmothers birth certificate, her mother is listed as Annie Lucy Mason ( nee) Jackman and her Father as John Mason plasterer / journeyman. I am so consufsed as I cant find andy married certificates for Annie Lucy Jackman and John Mason, however, they did go to South Africa together in July 1901 with another daughter Kathleen Vera who was born in 1899 (?) Any information would be greatfully recived x
