Birth: 8 May 1885 Westward, Cumberland, UK
Father: William Mason 1838-1905
Mother: Mary Huntingdon 1841-1905
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 23 November 1907 Crosthwaite, Cumberland, UK
Husband: Arthur Norman Nelson 1872-1935
Death: 2 April 1969 Scotforth, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
Buried: Section 3, Scotforth Cemetery, Scotforth, Lancaster, Lancashire, UK
Harold Nelson 1910-1992
Norman M Nelson 1912-a1921
Annie Waite Nelson 1914-1994
Helena Nelson [Rawson] 1916-1999
Robert Nelson 1917-a1939
Edna Nelson [Jones] 1919-a1939
Joyce Nelson [Vickers] 1920-1972
Mary Nelson 1924
Birth of Ann Mason in FreeBMD in April-June 1885 in Wigton (10B 564).
In the 1891 census as Ann Mason aged 5, born in Dalston, Cumberland, and living with her parents (William and Mary), two brothers (John and William), two sisters (Elizabeth and Sarah), and two lodgers (Richard Blades aged 59, widowed and a quarryman and John Fletcher aged 40, single and a labourer, both born in Cumberland) in four rooms at Chalk Bottom, Westward, Cumberland. Note that Dalston was in Carlisle while Westward was in Wigton.
In the 1901 census as Annie Mason aged 15, born in Westward, Cumberland and living with her parents (William and Mary), and brother (William) in four rooms at Chalk Bottom, Westward, Cumberland.
Marriage of Annie Mason and Arthur Norman Nelson in FreeBMD in October-December 1907 in Cockermouth (10B 1073).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973 for Annie Mason aged 22, father William Mason, and Arthur Norman Nelson on 23 November 1907 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland.
Her son was born on 25 July 1910 and baptised on 11 September 1910 in Low Bentham when they were living at The Ridding Lodge, Bentham.
In the 1911 census as Annie Nelson aged 25, born in Shawkfoot, Cumberland, married for 3 years with five children, two having died (these values have been crossed out, two of the living children were by her husband's first wife, and I cannot identify the two dead children) and living with her husband (Arthur Norman) and three sons (Harold, John William and Herbert) in four rooms at The Kidding Lodge, or Low Lodge, The Ridding, Low Bentham Nr Lancaster, Lancashire. Note that Bentham was in Yorkshire.
Her son was born on 24 February 1912 and baptised 7 April 1912 in Low Bentham when they were living at The Ridding Lodge in Bentham, her daughters were born 14 February 1914 and baptised on 15 March 1914 in Low Bentham when they were living at Ridding Lodge and born on 25 January 1916 and baptised on 5 March 1916 in Bentham when they were living in Bentham, and a son and two daughters wrere registered in Lancaster in 1917, and born on 5 February 1919 and 22 January 1920, both registered in Lancaster.
In the 1921 census as Annie Nelson born in Rosley, Cumberland in 1885 and living with Arthur N Nelson (husband?), Harold, Norman M and Robert Nelson (sons?) and Annie W, Edna, Helen and Joyce Nelson (daughters?) in Lancaster, Lancashire.
Her daughter was born in Lancaster in 1924.
Her husband died in Lancaster on 28 December 1935.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Ann Nelson born 8 May 1885, widowed, and living with Edna, Helena and Joyce Nelson (daughters?) at 46 Denmark Street, Lancaster, Lancashire.
Death of Ann Nelson, born 8 May 1885, in FreeBMD in April-June 1969 in Lancaster (10C 1318).
Entry in FindaGrave for Ann Nelson, spouse Arthur Norman Nelson, died 2 April 1969 and buried in Section 3, Scotforth Cemetery, Scotforth, City of Lancaster, Lancashire. "In Loving Memory of/My Dear Husband/Arthur Norman Nelson/Who died 28th December 1935/Aged 63 Years/Also his Dear Wife/Ann Nelson/Who Died 2nd April 1969/Aged 84 Years/God is Love/Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear".
There are eight entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Annie Mason.
Ann Mason was the mother of Harold Nelson, husband of Winifred Maud Hopkins, my half third cousin.
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