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Janet (Jessie) MASON (1840 - 1912)
grazier's wife
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
James LYELL (1860 - )
John Frederick LYELL (1862 - )
George Edwin LYELL (1865 - )
Henry Albert LYELL (1868 - 1885)
Francis Charles LYELL (1870 - 1871)
Lucy Christina LYELL (1872 - )
Arthur Joseph LYELL (1874 - 1886)
Frank Alexander LYELL (1878 - )
Laura May LYELL (1882 - )
 Janet (Jessie) MASON (1840 - 1912)

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James LYELL (1836 - 1913)
 James MASON (1818 - 1850) Alexander MASON



Christina FAIRFUL



Lucy MCKAY (1819 - 1883) Alexander MCKAY



Janet CURRIE



b. 1840 at Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
m. 1858 James LYELL (1836 - 1913) at Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
d. 13 Nov 1912 at Gunning, New South Wales, Australia aged 72
Near Relatives of Janet (Jessie) MASON (1840 - 1912)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Alexander MASON
Grandmother Christina FAIRFUL
Grandfather Alexander MCKAY
Grandmother Janet CURRIE

Father in Law John LYELL abt 1806 Dundee, Scotland
Mother in Law Elizabeth MCNAUGHTEN 1810 Dundee, Scotland 12 Sep 1850 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 40

Father James MASON 1818 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 23 May 1850 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 32
Mother Lucy MCKAY 1819 Nestreken, France 22 Nov 1883 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 64

Self Janet (Jessie) MASON 1840 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland 13 Nov 1912 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 72

Husband James LYELL 1836 Dundee, Scotland 12 Nov 1913 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 77

Son James LYELL 1860 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Son John Frederick LYELL 1862 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Son George Edwin LYELL 1865 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Son Henry Albert LYELL 1868 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1885 17
Son Francis Charles LYELL 1870 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1871 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1
Daughter Lucy Christina LYELL 1872 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Son Arthur Joseph LYELL 1874 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1886 12
Son Frank Alexander LYELL 1878 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Laura May LYELL 1882 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia

Sister Christina MASON 1846 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Sister Jane Elizabeth Frances MASON 1849 At sea 15 Sep 1930 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 81
Half Brother James NEWMAN 1851 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 15 Nov 1906 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 55
Half Sister Jane NEWMAN 1853 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Half Sister Lucy NEWMAN 1855 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Half Sister Agnes NEWMAN 1858 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Half Brother Charles NEWMAN 1860 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia

Niece Lucy A M DOWNES 1867 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary J DOWNES 1868 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Josephine M F DOWNES 1870 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eulalie V S DOWNES 1872 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Adel Mabel M DOWNES 1874 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Christina Jessie DOWNES 1876 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Victor Clyde M DOWNES 1881 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Edith G F DOWNES 1884 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Clement BEST 1870 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lilian BEST 1873 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1873 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Lily Florence BEST 1874 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Edith Minnie BEST 1876 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Francis Eswald NEWMAN 1873 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1874 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Ida May NEWMAN 1875 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Lilian Ivy NEWMAN 1877 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Croydon, New South Wales, Australia 76
Niece Emily Pearl NEWMAN 1879 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Arthur James NEWMAN 1881 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Charles Malcolm NEWMAN 1883 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ethel Daisy NEWMAN 1885 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Robert Joseph NEWMAN 1887 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Adelaide NEWMAN 1890 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Kathleen Isabel NEWMAN 1893 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ellen Frances NEWMAN 1895 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eola Aureola BELL 1877 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 1877 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Charles E J BELL 1878 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 1881 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia 3
Niece Olive Marian BELL 1880 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Leonie Florance BELL 1882 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Vernie R BELL 1884 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Cecil Newman BELL 1886 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ina G BELL 1888 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Bertie N BELL 1891 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Kenneth R BELL 1894 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Vera G BELL 1896 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Muriel F BELL 1898 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Doris BELL 1901 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elizabeth ROFFE 1854 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1934 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 80
Nephew George ROFFE 1857 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 02 Feb 1931 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia 74
Nephew James ROFFE 1859 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1945 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 86
Niece Jeanette ROFFE 1861 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1863 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 2
Nephew Edward ROFFE 1863 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1912 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 49
Niece Agnes Marjory ROFFE 1866 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 69
Niece Angelina Caroline ROFFE 1868 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1921 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 53
Niece Janet Louisa ROFFE 1870 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1933 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 63
Niece Lucy Emma ROFFE 1872 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1922 Young, New South Wales, Australia 50
Nephew William Henry Herbert ROFFE 1875 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1945 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia 70
Nephew John William Frederick ROFFE 1879 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 1918 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 39

Sister in Law Janet LYELL 1838 Dundee, Scotland 17 Jul 1920 Yass, New South Wales, Australia 82
Brother in Law John DOWNES 1911 Yass, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law James Frederick BEST
Sister in Law Mary Jane WILSON 1854 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 17 Mar 1930 Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 76
Brother in Law John Wesley BELL 1851 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Events in Janet (Jessie) MASON (1840 - 1912)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1840 Janet (Jessie) MASON was born Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland 6
13 Apr 1849 9 Immigration Sydney, New South Wales, Australia per 'Steadfast' 6
23 May 1850 10 Death of father James MASON (aged 32) Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 6
1858 18 Married James LYELL (aged 22) Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1860 20 Birth of son James LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1862 22 Birth of son John Frederick LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1865 25 Birth of son George Edwin LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1868 28 Birth of son Henry Albert LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1870 30 Birth of son Francis Charles LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1871 31 Death of son Francis Charles LYELL (aged 1) Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1872 32 Birth of daughter Lucy Christina LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1874 34 Birth of son Arthur Joseph LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1878 38 Birth of son Frank Alexander LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1882 42 Birth of daughter Laura May LYELL Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
22 Nov 1883 43 Death of mother Lucy MCKAY (aged 64) Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
1885 45 Death of son Henry Albert LYELL (aged 17) 6
1886 46 Death of son Arthur Joseph LYELL (aged 12) 6
13 Nov 1912 72 Janet (Jessie) MASON died Gunning, New South Wales, Australia 6
Source References:
6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001
- Reference = 192 (Birth)
- Reference = 188 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 192 (Immigration)
- Reference = 188 (Marriage)
- Reference = 192 (Death)
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