MASON, BARNARD and SAUNDERS families of Ruardean (General)

by mcdonald74, Sunday, July 05, 2009, 19:58 (5693 days ago)

im in th process of tracing my family tree which includes the Mason family from Ruardean.
My great garndmother was Florence Eveline Mason who was married to Edward John Jones in 1909. Her mother was Ellen Masson whos father was Noah Mason who was married to a Charlotte Barnard.

My grandfathers mother was a Charlotte aynes Saunders. My Father and i have traced Noah back to 1838 along with his brotheres Jothan,James and Benjamin Mason, we also came across a Corneiliuss Mason who was living at the Angel pub in the High street Ruardean on the 1881 census he was 83 would this be Noahs father?

Another thing we heard thru rumour is the family may have had Romany blood originally due to the unusual first names such as Amiah.Meada,Noah,Hezekial,Jacob,Jotham,Zilpha Benjamin etc all Biblical names used by early Romany families along with the Surnames Mason,Saunders,Barnard and Jones all Romany surnames?

Any info anyone can send me would be very much appreciated by me and me father maybe he still has some relations down that way?

Yours sincerely Duncan McDonald