When Thomas Mason was born on 31 May 1760, in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Daniel Mason, was 32 and his mother, Mary Davis, was 27. He married Jane Smart on 3 November 1777, in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died in March 1791, in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 30, and was buried in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
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