Clara Mason was abandoned by her husband Thomas c 1872. When admitted to the Lambeth workhouse in 1877, she said he had left about 5 yrs ago, & gave the name of someone who might be able to find him.
Thomas was born Maidstone c 1830
Exhaustive searches in the 1881 census have been abortive. There is another Thomas b Maidstone of a similar age, but "my" Thomas Mason worked in the stationery business.
We know he was alive in March 1880, because he registered his mother's death then.
There is a Thomas Mason who dies June 1880 aged 49 in Lambeth, so that fits age wise. But...
If the address wasn't that on the earlier death certificate or the occupation wasn't exact, how could you tell?
(There was a Thomas Mason in Lambeth Workhouse of a similar age, who was a plasterer)
Thomas was born Maidstone c 1830
Exhaustive searches in the 1881 census have been abortive. There is another Thomas b Maidstone of a similar age, but "my" Thomas Mason worked in the stationery business.
We know he was alive in March 1880, because he registered his mother's death then.
There is a Thomas Mason who dies June 1880 aged 49 in Lambeth, so that fits age wise. But...
If the address wasn't that on the earlier death certificate or the occupation wasn't exact, how could you tell?
(There was a Thomas Mason in Lambeth Workhouse of a similar age, who was a plasterer)
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