Marriages Mar 1877 (>99%) Ball Thomas Stafford 6b 5 MASON Charlotte Stafford 6b 5
Thomas Ball in 1901 is a beerseller.
Thomas Ball in the 1881 England Census Name: Thomas Ball Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Relationship to Head: Head Spouse: Charlotte Ball Gender: Male Where born: Caverswall, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Stoke Upon Trent County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street address: 210 Normacott Rd Marital Status: Married Occupation: Beerseller <<<<<<<<<<<< Registration district: Stoke Upon Trent Sub registration district: Longton ED, institution, or vessel: 17 Neighbors: Piece: 2734 Folio: 140 Page Number: 7 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Ball 30 Charlotte Ball 27 Emilia Jane Mason 5 - visitor
Thomas Ball in the 1911 England Census Name: Thomas Ball Age in 1911: 60 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Relation to Head: Head Gender: Male Birth Place: Longton, Staffordshire Civil Parish: Longton County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street address: Cheshire Cheese, 66 Edensor Rd, Longton, Stoke On Trent Marital Status: Married Occupation: Beerseller <<<<<<<<<<< Registration district: Stoke upon Trent Registration District Number: 361 Sub-registration district: Longton ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Household schedule number: 218 Piece: 16590 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Ball 60 Charlotte Ball 54 Charlotte Ball 20 - daughter Florrie Ball 15 - niece
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Charlotte Mason in the 1871 England Census Name: Charlotte Mason Age: 14 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857 Relation: Servant Gender: Female Where born: Bradley, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Castle Church Ecclesiastical parish: Forebridge St Paul Town: Stafford County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Stafford Sub-registration district: Castle Church ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Household schedule number: 42 Piece: 2819 Folio: 65 Page Number: 9 Household Members: Name Age Thomas C Hopkinson 40 Lettice Hopkinson 39 Elizabeth Hopkinson 10 Thomas C Hopkinson 8 Alfred Hopkinson 7 John J Hopkinson 1 Charlotte Mason 14
Charlotte Mason in the 1861 England Census Name: Charlotte Mason Age: 4 Estimated Birth Year: 1857 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Henry Mason Mother's name: Charlotte Mason Gender: Female Where born: Bradeley, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Stafford St Mary County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Stafford Sub-registration district: Stafford ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: Household schedule number: 14 Piece: 1906 Folio: 69 Page Number: 3 Household Members: Name Age Henry Mason 38 Charlotte Mason 42 Mary Mason 14 Hannah Mason 12 William Mason 9 George Mason 8 Ellen Mason 6 Charlotte Mason 4 Samuel Mason 1
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In 1871 there's an Albert Lees with the Mason family. Is this Emily's husband-to-be?:
Albert Lees in the 1871 England Census Name: Albert Lees Age: 5 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866 Relation: Grandson Gender: Male Where born: Stafford, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Castle Church Ecclesiastical parish: Forebridge St Paul Town: Stafford County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Stafford Sub-registration district: Castle Church ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Household schedule number: 39 Piece: 2819 Folio: 64 Page Number: 8 Household Members: Name Age Henry Merson 47 Charlotte Merson 53 Ellen Merson 16 William Merson 20 George Merson 18 Samuel Merson 11 Albert Lees 5
Yes, looks like it:
Albert Leese in the 1881 England Census Name: Albert Leese Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865 Relationship to Head: Son Father: Henry Leese Mother: Mary Leese Gender: Male Where born: Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Castle Church County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street address: Wolverhampton Road Occupation: General Labourer Registration district: Stafford ED, institution, or vessel: 18 Neighbors: Piece: 2687 Folio: 102 Page Number: 7 Household Members: Name Age Henry Leese 32 Mary Leese 31 Albert Leese 16 Alice Leese 12 James Leese 9
Then in 1891 he's with Emily, Sarah, and Alice, as already posted.
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Charlotte's sisters in 1861:
Henry Mason in the 1861 England Census Name: Henry Mason Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: 1823 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Charlotte Mason Gender: Male Where born: Bradeley, Staffordshire, England Civil Parish: Stafford St Mary County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Stafford Sub-registration district: Stafford ED, institution, or vessel: 13 Neighbors: Household schedule number: 14 Piece: 1906 Folio: 69 Page Number: 3 Household Members: Name Age Henry Mason 38 Charlotte Mason 42 Mary Mason 14 <<<<<<<<<<<<< Hannah Mason 12 William Mason 9 George Mason 8 Ellen Mason 6 Charlotte Mason 4 Samuel Mason 1
Mary Mason in the England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988 Name: Mary Mason Gender: Female Age: 19 Birth Date: abt 1846 Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1865 Marriage Place: Forebridge, Staffordshire, England Father: Henry Mason Spouse: Joseph Henry Lees
Joseph Henry Lees in the England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 Name: Joseph Henry Lees Gender: Male Marriage Date: 1865 Marriage Place: Forebridge, Stafford, England Father: James Lees Spouse: Mary Mason
[Deleted 1851 census for Henry Lees - irrelevant to this line of enquiry.]
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Henry (aka Joseph Henry) and Mary are Albert's parents:
Albert's birth (probably already posted):
LEES, ALBERT HENRY mms MASON GRO Reference: 1865 S Quarter in STAFFORD Volume 06B Page 18
So Charlotte Ball is Albert's aunt, and therefore Sarah's great-aunt.
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A civil marr could be a rego office marr, or a non-conformist marr where the church was not approved to keep an official marr register so the registrar would need to attend with his official marr rego for the couple plus witnesses to sign to complete the ceremony. Pre-1898, the only non-conformists approved to keep an official marr rego were jews and quakers. After 1898, any non-conformist church could apply to be approved (although the RCs chose not to apply until 1980-ish)
Staffordshire Marriage indexes for the years: 1885 Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference EMBERTON Emily LEESE Albert Henry Civil Marriage (Stafford) Newcastle-Under-Lyme SDRO/09/179 http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk/marriagesearch.php
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