James was born in 1886 in Mairangi Heads.[1] He married Edith Wright in 1913.[2] He married Madeleine Wright nee Byers in 1933.[3] He passed away in 1962.[4] He is buried in Maunu Cemetery.[5]
Sources
↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-Q248 : 27 November 2017), James Mason, 1886; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1886/5288, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 June 2018), memorial page for James Mason (14 Mar 1884–3 Jul 1962), Find A Grave: Memorial #157071222, citing Maunu Cemetery, Whangarei, Whangarei District, Northland, New Zealand ; Maintained by Bev (contributor 48653127). Note Birth year is incorrect on grave stone as confirmed by BDM index.
Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Paula Cullen and her second cousin once removed Geoffrey Beardsall. Their most-recent common ancestors are Henry Mason and Eleanor Wech. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd -3rd Cousins, based on sharing 219 cM across 11 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: