J T Mason of Stockport possibly Sherwood forresters

[Tunsilk]

I have found a photograph of a man in uniform with his wife and three children.

It has an address

J T Mason

8 Highfield Terrace

Low Leighton

New Mills

Nr Stockport.

It came for material connected with my grandad who was a Sherwood Forester.

I would like to reunite the picture with family of this man.

If its possible then only the power of the forum will do it

[stevem49]

I can see four J T Mason in N&D -

John Thomas Mason 70890 can be discounted as his home address is Staffs. Killed in action with 9th Bn

1733 John T Mason - 1/6th Bn killed in action - Peak Dale, Stockport - could be this man. Peak Dale is about 10 miles from new Mills.

74022 John T Mason

83627 John T Mason

Also a 53rd Bn man 6/53717 - died.

Steve M

[John_Hartley]

If I was you, I'd write to the letters page of the Buxton Advertiser and the Stockport Express asking any family to contact you. Of course, with the passing of time, there may well be several grandchildren and great-grandchildren who contact you. How would you decide which one to reunite with the photo?

Possibly, you are looking at John Thomas Mason , birth registered at Hayfield (the district covering New Mills) in 1886 (although there's boys of the same name with births registered in Chapel-en-le-Frith in 1889 and Stockport in 1890). Listed on the 1901 Census, aged 14, and the son of John & Ann living New Mills. FreeBMD has a Hayfield listing for a marriage in 1910 of a John T Mason.

The New Mills Local History Society may also be worth a punt.

[jacks4jules]

I live in New Mills and know Highfield Terrace which is still standing infact its only 100 yards away from my old house.There is now a new housing development oppsite afraid I can't add very much but do Know several members of New Mills Local history and shall show your post to them.

Would you be able to post the photo I would be very interested in seein it please!!!!

[Tunsilk]

Here is the picture.

The boss says of course that J T Mason could be a lady i.e. wife or mother

[jacks4jules]

Thanks for posting the photo will certainly check every thing in New Mills.

Maybe could be related t?

JAMES W. MASON, PRIVATE, 2^ND LINCOLNSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED 1^ST JULY 1917. AGED 41. JAMES WAS A BACHELOR WHO LIVED ON EAVES KNOLL ROAD New Mills WITH HIS MOTHER AND NIECE WHO HE SUPPORTED. EMPLOYED AT WATFORD PRINTWORKS FOR 27 YEARS. ENLISTED IN APRIL 1916. JAMES HAD ONLY BEEN IN FRANCE EIGHT WEEKS WHEN HE WAS KILLED BY A FRAGMENT FROM A GERMAN SHELL. BURIED VLAMERTINGE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, POPERINGTE.

[Tunsilk]

Thanks for looking.

He looks a proud dad. I hope the search has a happy ending

David

[Verrico2009]

There's also a James T Mason in the Notts & Derby:-

Name: James T Mason

Regiment or Corps: Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

Regimental Number: 93682

Unfortunately, Highfield Terrace only goes up to 7 in the 1911 census so it doesn't appear the family were living there then. There are two Johns living in Stockport - one born 1888 is single in 1911, the other is 34 with three children: two girls and a boy. Possible the family had enlarged by the time the photo was taken and the older children were away from home. Two James - one aged 25, married with a 7 month old son (so again potential) and the other is 23 and single. Of course, if they weren't living in Stockport in 1911, I'm barking up completely the wrong tree!

[mikebriggs]

"1733 John T Mason - 1/6th Bn killed in action - Peak Dale, Stockport - could be this man. Peak Dale is about 10 miles from new Mills."

.......was not married and had no children (his records are on ancestry); not checked for others yet.

cheers

Mike