MASON INDEX ENTRIES

[Stanley]

MASON INDEX ENTRIES AS OF 01 August 2005

18511
census reports John Mason, 42, scutcher [Cotton process] as living at Coates. Mary, wife, 39, twist winder. Daughter Rosehannah[sic], 14, creeler.

1887
Henry Mason mentioned in Barrett’s directory as ‘tinplate worker’ of Church Street.

1883
Craven Herald report dated 17/03/1883 that Joseph Mason, farmer of Gargrave owned Low Mill on the Green at Gargrave and was in court because a cow had fallen in the mill leat and drowned. The case rested on the fact that the mill leat was within 25 yards of the highway along which the cow was being walked to the river to drink. The cow belonged to a farmer on Church Lane.

1929
Craven Herald report dated 12/07/1929. Retirement of Richard Mason of 2 Clifford Street, Barnoldswick. Born in 1963 he started work half-timing at the age of 7. He came to Barlick during WW1 and worked at A and G Carr at Crow Nest Shed for the rest of his career. He had been a tackler for 48 years and was regarded as the senior tackler in the town.

LTP. 92.HD/02, page 2. Harold Duxbury talks about his mother making herb beer at home from concentrate. This was called Mason’s Extract.