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James MASON (1818 - 1850)
shepherd
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Janet (Jessie) MASON (1840 - 1912)
Christina MASON (1846 - )
Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON (1849 - 1930)
 James MASON (1818 - 1850)

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Lucy MCKAY (1819 - 1883)
 Alexander MASON











Christina FAIRFUL











b. 1818 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
m. 1839 Lucy MCKAY (1819 - 1883) at Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
d. 23 May 1850 at Ginninderra, ACT, Australia aged 32
Cause of Death:
fell from tree looking at a possum
Near Relatives of James MASON (1818 - 1850)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Alexander MCKAY
Mother in Law Janet CURRIE

Father Alexander MASON
Mother Christina FAIRFUL

Self James MASON 1818 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 23 May 1850 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 32

Wife Lucy MCKAY 1819 Nestreken, France 22 Nov 1883 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 64

Daughter Janet (Jessie) MASON 1840 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland 13 Nov 1912 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 72
Daughter Christina MASON 1846 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Daughter Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON 1849 At sea 15 Sep 1930 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 81

Son in Law James LYELL 1836 Dundee, Scotland 12 Nov 1913 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 77
Son in Law John DOWNES 1911 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Son in Law James Frederick BEST

Grandson James LYELL 1860 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson John Frederick LYELL 1862 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson George Edwin LYELL 1865 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Henry Albert LYELL 1868 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1885 17
Grandson Francis Charles LYELL 1870 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1871 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1
Granddaughter Lucy Christina LYELL 1872 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Arthur Joseph LYELL 1874 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1886 12
Grandson Frank Alexander LYELL 1878 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Laura May LYELL 1882 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Lucy A M DOWNES 1867 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Mary J DOWNES 1868 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Josephine M F DOWNES 1870 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Eulalie V S DOWNES 1872 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Adel Mabel M DOWNES 1874 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Christina Jessie DOWNES 1876 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Victor Clyde M DOWNES 1881 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Edith G F DOWNES 1884 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson Clement BEST 1870 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Lilian BEST 1873 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1873 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 0
Granddaughter Lily Florence BEST 1874 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Edith Minnie BEST 1876 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia

Events in James MASON (1818 - 1850)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1818 James MASON was born Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 6
1839 21 Married Lucy MCKAY (aged 20) Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland 6
1840 22 Birth of daughter Janet (Jessie) MASON Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland 6
1846 28 Birth of daughter Christina MASON Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland 6
1849 31 Birth of daughter Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON At sea 6
13 Apr 1849 31 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Steadfast' 6
23 May 1850 32 James MASON died Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 192 (Birth)
- Reference = 192 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 192 (Marriage)
- Reference = 192 (Death)
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