Francis John Mason1

M, #5820, b. circa 1831
FatherJames Mason2 b. c 1805, d. 9 Feb 1854
MotherElizabeth Stafford2 b. 1815, d. 10 Sep 1859
Relationship3rd great-uncle of Keith Graham Bassett
Last Edited23 Jun 2020
Birth*circa 1831 Australia2 
News-Arct30 January 1847 "The South Australian Register", Adelaide, SA, Australia;
CAUTION.
ALL persons are hereby cautioned against harbouring my son Francis, he having been decoyed away from his own home. The above youth being several years under age, any person harbouring him after this date will be prosecuted; and any information respecting him thankfully received by
JAMES MASON, Claireville Farm, McLaren Vale, near Willunga.
June 25, 1847.;Principal=James Mason3 
Confirmation*February 1852 Willunga, SA, Australia;
James Mason: A convert aged 47, not confirmed: perhaps not made his 1st communion: out of the Church:
Elizabeth, (Stafford) not Confirmed: out of the Church
Francis John 19, not Confirmed: out of the Church
Elizabeth 16, not Confirmed: out of the Church
Sarah 15, made first Holy Communion 2nd Feb. Gives meat and cheese: bench rent paid for the quarter in butter:

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News-Arct*8 February 1853 "The South Australian Register", Adelaide, SA, Australia;
MR. FRANCIS MASON, late of McLaren Vale, and now of the Eureka Diggings, is anxious to hear from his Father, Mr. James Mason, and of his late Mate, Mr. Thomas Collison, through the Adelaide Observer.;Principal=James Mason5 
News-Arct*26 February 1853 "The Adelaide Observer", Adelaide, SA, Australia;
MR. FRANCIS MASON, of Maclaren Vale, is requested to return home immediately, as his Father is very ill.
WM. JOHNSTONE, North Adelaide.6 
News-Arct26 August 1854 "The Adelaide Observer", Adelaide, SA, Australia;
SUPPOSED to be at the Victoria Diggings.
—To FRANCIS JOHN MASON, formerly of Clare Villa Farm, Maclaren Vale.—Your Mother requests you will immediately return home on seeing this advertisement, in consequence of your Grandfather's decease.
ELIZABETH S. MASON, Maclaren Vale.
August 24th, 1854.;Principal=Elizabeth Stafford7 

Citations

  1. [S201] Will.
  2. [S1395] VIC Death certificate.
  3. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The South Australian Register, Wednesday, January 30, 1847.
  4. [S1689] Portion of Father Thomas Caldwell OSB's Willunga Register, 1850- July 1852., online http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/condon/CatholicLetters/…
  5. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The South Australian Register, Tuesday, February 8, 1853.
  6. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Adelaide Observer, Saturday, February 26, 1853.
  7. [S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Adelaide Observer, Saturday, August 26, 1854.