George Masson born Longside in 1851; died 1930. According to 1881 census he was the son of Margaret DAVIDSON . who later married a man named John WHYTE in Cruden. Margaret was the daughter of Alexander Davidson and Jean Wilson . I have traced Margaret's maternal line back to 1690. George's father was JAMES MASSON a station master at Keith, Banffshire, born 1827 at Peterhead. He retired to Huntly where he died in 1926. He married Mary Baigrie in 1913 at Mintlaw.He was a farm worker. He had 2 children A.2. James Masson [1885-87], he died of scarlet fever within hours of his brother . A.3. William Scott Masson { 1887 - 1887] A.4.Jane Masson(1888- 1961) born in Longside who married Alexander Vass Jane in Stirling on 6 June 1913. A.5. James Masson [ 1889-1889] who died from congestion of the lungs. A.6. Mary McGregor Masson (born 1891 at Longside) who had Hazel Masson . Mary married a man called Mackay and had a son Sandy MacKay.She used to be a cleaner at the school. Later she moved to Aberdeen . A.7. Alexander (Sandy) ( born 1892 at Longside )who married Annie Strachan in 1914 at Longside. They had 11 children including Peggy had 6 children, [4 girls and 2 boys] most of whom are living with descendants A.8 William Masson born 1894 at Longside, who was killed on the Somme in 1917.
A.9. Margaret Masson (born 1895 at Longside) married John Stuart in 1926 in Aberdeen. They had a croft near Fetterangus and Mintlaw ,and had 4 children: 3 sons ,and a daughter who died in early childhood. A.10. Flora Masson (born 1899 at Longside) who had a son who worked in Malaysia .She worked in hotels and died in Inverness. Children of John McGregor and Margaret Barry were:
James was married to Elspeth Thomson or Johnson [as appears on his death certificate] (born 1829 at Turriff) but they had no children.
George married Jane CLARK possibly originally called Jean McGregor, (born Longside in 1863), in 1882 in Longside. She was the daughter of Mary Anne MCGREGOR[1833-1924] and James CLARK , a farmer . Mary Anne McGregor was the daughter of John MCGREGOR, born Kirkmichael, Banff c 1795 to Mary GRANT and possibly Alexander McGREGOR ,and Margaret BARRY who married 17 December 1829 at Old Machar in Aberdeen. John MacGregor had served in the army from the age of 17, and had been in the Peninsular War, being wounded in the leg on the Frigate Phoenix. He then signed on for service in India, at Fort William, Calcutta. After Margaret died he remarried a Janet KELMAN and had several more children, namely:John [1845], Helen [1846], James [1848-1852], Janet Andrewina , Alexander Keith, and Margaret Sangster McGregor. John Mcregor died at Longside in 1855.
George Masson was a farm labourer/gardener , and Jane had been a domestic servant, living with her cousin William CULLEN at Longside in 1881. George and Jane had 11 children:
A1. George Masson born 1883 at Longside.
1.1. Cathy born about 1914
1.2. George born about 1916.
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They had 2 children:B1 Jean Clark Vass born 10.11.1914 in Stirling. She married Clifford George Moscati (born 24 July 1914). She had 2 children , 6 grandchildren.
B.2.Another daughter ,still living ,who married and had three daughters. She now has 6 grandchildren and 9 greatgrandchildren 4.1. Peggy
4.3. Mary .
4.4. Robert
4.5. Ina
4.6. Nancy
4.7. Gladys
4.8 William
4.9. Leslie
A.11..Lillie Masson born 25 July 1902. Lill worked as a housekeeper in hotels in Aberdeenshire and Perthshire 1.Alexander McGregor christened 22.9.1831 at Saint Nicholas , Aberdeen. Died very young.
2. Mary Anne McGregor [see above] Christened 4.6.1833 at Longside and died 1924 at Longside.
3. Margaret McGregor christened 24.5.1835 at Longside and died 1836.
4. Williamina Jack McGregor christened 10.5.1837 at Longside and died 1838.
5. Isabella McGregor christened 29.10.1839 at Longside