Mason Family History

Charles Mason

Born: 1835 in Thaxted, Essex
Parents: John Mason and Sarah Barrett.
Married 1: Catherine Gleeson, married 1856 in VIC.
Married 2: Sarah Owen
Died: 6 Sep 1885

Details

Charles Mason was born in 1835 in Thaxted, Essex, England.  His parents were John Mason and Sarah Barrett.

Charles arrived in South Australia on "The Surge"" in 1853 with his brother Joseph.

Charles was a miner.

Charles has two partners. He married Catherine Gleeson in 1856 in Victoria. Catherine was born 1835 in Neagh, County Tipperary, Ireland (the daughter of John Gleeson and Margaret Ryan), and came out to Australia in 1854. Together they had 8 children. She died 3rd Aug 1867 in Coy's Diggings, Baillieston, and was buried 3 days later in Murchison Cemetery. Her death certificate says she was 19 when she married, making her born about 1837? When Catherine died, Charles was living at Coy's Diggings.

Charles had another partner, Sarah Owen. Sarah was born about 1846 in Montgomery, Wales.Together they had two children, Henry and William. They never married. On Henry's birth certificate it says Not married and on William's it has nothing in the married section.

Charles died 6 Sep 1885 in Coy's Diggings and buried 10 sept 1885 in Whroo Cemetery. He died of Haemoptysis (bursting of blood vessel in lungs). He suffered from phthisis (old name for Tuberculosis) for a year before death. The informant on his death certificate was his son John, who was also a miner at Coys Diggings.

Children

The first eight children were from his first marriage, the final two from his second.