Thomas Mason

Male18 April 1742–

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Mason was christened on 18 April 1742, in Houghton le Spring, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Mason, was 34 and his mother, Mary Robson, was 28.

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Family Time Line

John Mason
1709–
Mary Robson
1713–
Joseph Mason
1735–
Dorothy Mason
1737–
John Mason Jr.
1740–
Thomas Mason
1742–

Sources (1)

  • Thomas Mason, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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Siblings (4)

World Events (3)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

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 .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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