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Samuel Mason and Amelia Baker had been witnesses to the marriage of Daniel Hockley and Sophia Mason at the church of St Mary, Broxted, in 1815 and were themselves married in this same church the following year, on 3 Jan 1816. Witnesses at this wedding were Rebecca Baker and Thomas Baker.
Of similar ages, one imagines that Samuel Mason and Sophia Mason could have been brother and sister, although I've not been able to confirm this.
What records exist suggest Samuel and Amelia Mason had six children:
- Charles Mason b. around 1817
- George Mason b. 1818-20 (calculated from age at death)
- Richard Mason bap. 2 May 1824 at St Mary, Broxted
- Sophia Mason bap. 30 Jul 1826 at St Mary, Broxted
- John Mason bap. 27 Oct 1829 at St Mary, Broxted
- Thomas Mason bap. 23 May 1833 at St Mary, Broxted
The baptism record for Richard, shows Samuel's occupation as Labourer.
In 1841, Samuel Mason (45) Agricultural Labourer was living at Browns End, Broxted, Dunmow, Essex with Amelia Mason (45), Charles Mason (20), George Mason (20), Richard Mason (17), Sophia Mason (15), John Mason (11) and Thomas Mason (8). The adults' ages being rounded down to the nearest five on this census, I'm assuming that they were listed in descending order of age and that Charles was older than George.
Samuel Mason died, aged 62, in 1853 J Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 238 and was buried, on 21 May 1853, at St Mary, Broxted.
So far, I've not been able to find a record of Amelia's death.