George TIPPINS marries Rhoda MEEK and Ellen MASON

Just a narrative for researchers of Tippins, Meeks and Masons.....additions, corrections and comments welcomed, however!

George Tippins 1865 and son Fred were visiting Noah Mason in 1901, George's spouse Rhoda Meek having died 1890.

George marries Ellen Mason, daughter of Noah, in 1902 Bedwelty. She already had children Charlotte, George, Gertrude and Weston, by unknown partner/s, but they were being "provided for by father of children" (1901 census). Perhaps a clue here is Weston's middle name of Hartley?

On the 1911 census these children are listed with surname "-", beneath "Tippins" - so could be interpreted as dittos, or not knowns!

On 1911 children of George and Ellen are Frank aged 6, Elsie aged 4, Jessie aged 2 and twins Olive and Gladys, aged 10 weeks. Frank, Olive and Gladys are crossed out, however. This might refer to the "number of children died =3" on the record, but another researcher has Gladys marrying a Jack Johnson in Abertillery

George was a 1st cousin, and Ellen a 2nd cousin of mine........

I really must take up doing jigsaw puzzles blindfolded - it'd be easier!
Cheers
Bob Jenkins

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Bob

Very interesting !! Unfortunately I have not noted the source, but I have Ellen Mason with unmarried partner George Mason 1871, son of Benjamin Mason & Melinda Davies as parents of Florence Evelyn Mason. I was not aware of the marriage to George Tippins. On the 1881 Census George Mason was shown as Deaf & Dumb, as was his 3 sisters. This goes along with Phil's entry :

Noahs Daughter Ellen was my Dads grt Grandmother,it is beleaved Ellen married one of Noahs brothers(Benjamin) sons who was deaf and dumb as were several of their offspring :

1881 Census
Dwelling:
Census Place: (Westbury On Severn) East Dean, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341609 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2522 Folio 6 Page 6
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Benjamin MASON M 38 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Occ: Stone Cutter
Milinda MASON M 36 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Wife
Eliza MASON 14 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur Handicap: Deaf & Dumb
Occ: Scholar
Ellen MASON 12 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur Handicap: Deaf & Dumb
Occ: Scholar
George MASON 10 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son Handicap: Deaf & Dumb
Occ: Scholar
Alice MASON 8 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
Ernest MASON 5 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Edwin MASON 2 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Meada MASON 2 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur Handicap: Deaf & Dumb
Lewis MASON 5 m M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son

Could you possibly post the 1901 & 1911 Census entries you speak of.

George Tippins, George Mason & Ellen Mason above were each 7th cousins twice removed of mine.

Jim Ashton

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Ellen, unmarried, 1n 1901:

Name: Ellen Mason
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1872
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Civil parish: East Dean
Ecclesiastical parish: East Dean Holy Trinity
County/Island: Gloucestershire
Country: England
Registration district: Westbury on Severn
Sub-registration district: East Dean
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 21
Household Members:
Name Age
Ellen Mason 29
Charlotte Mason 7
George Mason 5
Gertrude Mason 3
Weston Mason 11 months

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2419; Folio: 96; Page: 4.

Marriage:

George Tippins
Year of Registration: 1902
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Bedwelty
County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 167

Name: Ellen Mason
Year of Registration: 1902
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Bedwelty
County: Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 167

And here she is 1911:

National Archive Reference:
RG14PN31839 RG78PN1832 RD585 SD1 ED26 SN334

Reg. District: Bedwellty Sub District: Aberystruth
Parish: Abertillery Enum. District: 26
Address: 1 Clydach Cottage Upper Tenent Cwmtillery
County: Monmouthshire
Name Relation Condition/
Yrs married Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
TIPPINS, George Head Married M 46 1865 Collier Hewer Forest of Dean
TIPPINS, Ellen Wife Married F 39 1872 Forest of Dean
TIPPINS, Fred Son Single M 23 1888 Collier Hewer Forest of Dean
TIPPINS, Charlotte Daughter Single F 17 1894 Assisting Housework Forest of Dean
TIPPINS, George Son Single M 14 1897 Collier Forest of Dean
TIPPINS, Gertie Daughter Single F 12 1899 School Part Time Forest of Dean
TIPPINS, Weston Son Single M 10 1901 Forest of Dean
TIPPINS, Elsie Daughter Single F 4 1907 Cwmtillery Mon
TIPPINS, Jessie Daughter F 2 1909 Cwmtillery Mon

(This transcript version misses off Frank, aged 6, and 10 month old twins Gladys and Olive. On the original image they have been crossed out, but Gladys seems to have died 1912. Have not yet found where they were, work in progress)

Look out, drawing-board!!

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Hi Jim

I too, have Ellen Mason as mother of Florence Evelyn, as well as these new ones - but I don't have any evidence of George Mason being the "guilty party". It would be another inter-link, as this George was a 3rd cousin......

Really good fun, as my wife's ancestors were Masons from Over Wyre in Lancashire, and there were millions of them, just as inter-related!
Cheers
Bob

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Alice MASON, daughter of Benjamin and Milinda (probably written wrong on the census and should be Malinda, as she went on to have a daughter with my Great-Grandfather Henry Aaron Simmonds who they named Ada Malinda, also think her Grandmother may have been Malinda Mason) as below in 1881 census:

(Sorry I realise there is a big previous thread but couldn't post a reply).

1881
Benjamin Mason abt 1843 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Milinda Mason abt 1845 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Alice Mason abt 1873 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Edwin Mason abt 1879 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eliza Mason abt 1867 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Ellen Mason abt 1869 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire s
Ernest Mason abt 1876 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
George Mason abt 1871 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Lewis Mason East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Meada Mason abt 1879 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury On Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

I wonder what relation Alice would have been to Winifred Mason/Foley, if any?
I have read over the threads and there is so much info, and so many Masons that I'm now confused as to which Benjamin is which!

I had bought one of Winifred's books a while ago but hadn't got round to reading it yet, would be interested to see if there is any connection.

The Masons lived in Brierley, my Great-Grandfather married Alice, who died in 1910. He then married Mabel Mills (my Great-Grandmother) who also lived in Brierley (daughter of Daniel & Henrietta Mills). I have found many relatives in Brierley alone, which I believe is one long stretch of road where the Swan Inn still stands.

Any information gratefully received!

Rachael

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The Winifred FOLEY nee MASON link is to Benjamin via Charles Enoch.
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=17866

Name: Melinda Davis
Name: Benjamin Mason
Year of Registration: 1865
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Newent
County: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 450a

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=17852
and
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=19518

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Rachael

My Family Tree software works out my relationship to anyone in it. Alice Mason would be my 7th cousin twice removed.

It also has the ability to be able to nominate anyone - temporarily - as the source and to then work out the relationship from that person to anyone else in my Family Tree. Having done that, Alice Mason 1872 was the 1st cousin twice removed of Winifred Mary Foley nee Mason born 25 Jul 1914.

Jim Ashton

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Hello Bob. I am new on this site my Mother was Winifred Tippins daughter of Ellen Tippins whos husband was Charles Tippins. I was wondering if This George Tippins was related to the above and if so i guess we are related Bob. The strange thing is i Married a Christine Jenkins and we wondered if she was in some distant way related to my Tippins crowd. i hope this makes sence Bob . Ossie62

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If there is a link its some time back your Charles is a Monmouthshire TIPPINS

Year: 1807 ???????
Month: Nov
Day: 8
Parents_Surname: TIPPINS
Child_Forenames: William
Fathers_Forenames: William
Mothers_Forenames: Sarah
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister: J H BEESTON - minister
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 61
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean

1841
Wm Tippins abt 1816 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Wm Tippins abt 1839 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Francis Tippins abt 1836 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Leticia Tippins abt 1816 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Sarah Tippins abt 1829 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Eliza Tippins abt 1831 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Jane Tippins abt 1834 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire
Mary Tippins abt 1837 Gloucestershire, England Dean Forest, Gloucestershire

1851
William Tippin abt 1806 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Letitia Tippin abt 1807 Weston, Herefordshire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Sarah Tippin abt 1829 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Jane Tippin abt 1833 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Francis Tippin abt 1836 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Margaret Tippin abt 1839 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Susan Tippin abt 1842 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire

1861
Francis Tippins abt 1836 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Louisa Tippins abt 1839 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
William Tippins abt 1858 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
John Tippins abt 1860 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershir

1871 Ruardean Hill ( Ancestry lists this as Thomas)
Francis Tippins 36
Loussia Tippins 34
William Tippins 13
John Tippins 10
George Tippins 7
James Tippins 4
Charles Tippins 1
George Watte 16

1881
Francis Tippings abt 1836 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Head Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Louisa Tippings abt 1838 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Wife Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
William Tippings abt 1858 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
John Tippings Fabt 1860 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
George Tippings abt 1864 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
James Tippings abt 1867 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Charlotte Tippings a abt 1870 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eliza Tippings abt 1872 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Albert Tippings abt 1875 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire
Fredrick Tippings abt 1879 Ruardean Hill, Gloucestershire, England Son Westbury on Severn - East Dean, Gloucestershire

1891
Francis Tippins abt 1835 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Louisa Tippins abt 1838 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
George Tippins abt 1865 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
James Tippins abt 1867 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Eliza Tippins abt 1873 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire
Albert Tippins abt 1875 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Frederick Tippins abt 1879 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire
Alfred Tippins abt 1888 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Grandson East Dean, Gloucestershire

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Slowhands

You got me a tad confused with this entry. I have Francis Tippins & Louise Cooksey in my family tree. I had the 1861,1881,1891 & 1901 Census details for them, but not 1871. Having seen your entry I have just looked it up in Ancestry and my summary from the entry is :

1871 Census
Thomas Tippins 19 Head Coal Miner East Dean
Elizabeth 17 wife Ruardean
Letitia 64 mother widow 64 East Dean
Nehemiah Baldwin nephew 10 1871 Census
Francis Tippins Head 36 Miner East Dean
Louisa wife 34 East Dean
William son 13 East Dean
John son 10 East Dean
George son 7 East Dean
James son 4 East Dean
Charles daughter crossed out and altered to son 1 East Dean
George Watts Boarder 26 Miner East Dean

Thomas Tippins 19 head is the brother of Francis Tippins. He married Elizabeth Wilce 1853 on 6 Mar 1871. Francis & Thomas Tippins were 2 of the 11 children of William Tippins 1807 & Letitia Jenkins 1807. Francis & Thomas Tippins sister Sarah Tippins 1829 married Timothy Baldwin 1832 on 13 Mar 1858. Sarah died in 1867. The Nehemiah Baldwin nephew is the son of Timothy Baldwin & Sarah nee Tippins. Nehemiah married Sarah Ann Dance in 1881 and emigrated to US in 1886. Nehemiah and wife Sarah in US Census 1900 - living Felix, Grundy, Illinois. Sarah listed as having had 9 children, none living.

In my family tree as part of the family of Francis Tippins & Louise Cooksey I had both a Charlotte 1870 & Charles 1870. As Charlotte appears in the 1881 Census and I have her as married to Enoch Preece I am going to delete Charles Tippins from the family. If anyone knows better please let me know and I can re-instate him.

In answer to Ossie if Charles Tippins 1870 does exist as a son of Francis Tippins & Louise he would be the brother of the George Tippins 1863 in this thread and 3rd cousin twice removed of Winifred Mary Mason born 25 Jul 1914 who married Sydney Foley.

Jim Ashton

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Thanks Jim

Its an Ancestry indexing problem as far as I can see- the image is as you say !!

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