Emma Mason

Emma Mason 

Born: 1841, Northampton

Baptised: 28 December 1841, Northampton 

Fathers: James Mason (b. 1791)

Mothers: Frances Mason (b. 1800)

Brothers: John Mason (b. 1828)

Sisters: Elizabeth Mason (b. 1824), Frances Mason (b. 1831)

Marriage:        8 February 1866, Northampton 

Husband:         William Jackman Clarke 

                        b. 1843

                        Brewer/Clerk

Issue – 

#1 Emma Elizabeth Clarke (b. 1867)

In 1851 – 

She is at Bradshaw Street, Northampton. Her father is listed as ‘Shoe Manufacturer Employing 15 Men’. Her brother, John, is listed as ‘Shoe Manufacturer’. Emma, her mother and sisters (Elizabeth and Frances) are unlisted.

In 1871 – 

She is at Denmark Road, Northampton. Her husband is listed as ‘Brewer Unemployed’. Emma and her daughter, Emma, are unlisted. 

In 1881 – 

She is at 40 Hazelwood Road, Northampton. Her husband is listed as ‘Law Clerk’. Emma and her daughter, Emma, are unlisted. There is a servant, Sarah E Welford (b. 1868). 

In 1891 – 

She is at Manor House, Cogenhoe, Northampton. Her husband is listed as ‘Estate Agent, Share and Mortgage Broker Public Accountant’. Emma and her daughter, Emma, are unlisted. Mary Davies (b. 1845), a visitor, is listed as ‘Living on Her Own Means’. There is a servant, Christina Barker (b. 1866).

In 04/96 – 

Address is Flore, Leicester.

In 1901 – 

She is at Boughton, Brixworth. Emma is listed as a widow. Emma and her sister, Frances, are listed as ‘Living On Own Means’. 

In 1911 – 

She is at 366 Humberstone Road, Leicester. Emma, her sister, Frances, her daughter, Emma Elizabeth Hart (b. 1867), and her daughter’s children, Cyril Hart (b. 1898), Vivian Hart (b. 1899) and Lancelot Hart (b. 1904) are unlisted. Her daughter’s in-laws Joseph Hart (b. 1834) and Mary Hart (b. 1836) are unlisted. Her grandson, Ross Hart (b. 1893), is listed as ‘Electrician’. Her granddaughter, Gladys Hart (b. 1895), is listed as ‘Flat Hand Machinist’. Her daughter’s niece, Elsie Hart (b. 1892), is listed as ‘Overlooker’. 

In 1921 – 

She is at 366 Humberstone Road, Leicester. Emma and her daughter, Emma, are unlisted. Her granddaughter, Lizzie Gwendolyn Hart (b. 1892), is listed as ‘Hosiery Hand’. Her grandson, Cyril Victor Hart (b. 1897), is listed as ‘Electrician Instrument Maker Clocks’. Her grandson, Leslie Vivian Hart (b. 1898), is listed as ‘Shoe Hand Maker’. Her grandson, Lancelot Jackman Hart (b. 1903), is listed as ‘Clerk’. Emma Jnr’s mother-in-law, Mary Hart (b. 1836), is unlisted. There are two boarders, Frank Robert Garner (b. 1893) is listed as ‘Engineer Miller’ and Elsie Ida Garner (b. 1892) is listed as ‘Hosiery Machinist’. Her great-grandchildren, Iris Sylvia Hart (b. 1912), Eric Roy Hart (b. 1914) and Winifred Irene Hart (b. 1916) are unlisted. 

d.         28 March 1925, Leicester 

CLARKE, Emma of 366 Humberstone Road, Leicester, widow died 28 March 1925. Probate London 20 May to Albert Joseph Darnell, solicitor and Fred Kilby, incorporated accountant. Effects £1108, 12s, 6d.