John Mason

John was born in 1865 in Sharples.¹ 

• Birth Notes

  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1865
  MASON    John    MATHER    Sharples        SH/9/409

John's father was James Mason and his mother was Ann Mather.  His maternal grandparents were James Mather and Tootel. He had three brothers and two sisters, named James, William, Joseph, Elizabeth and Mary.  He was the third youngest of the six children. He had a half-sister named Mary.