Find Ancestors

Searched Find My Past and found my James Masson b1896
Dunnottar,Kincardine,Aberdeenshire in Army records but need
to buy credits to view. Is there some other way of getting info
without buying credits am spending enough on Scotlands
People as is. Thank you. Emma

Maybe you could find him on ancestry?

Do you have any other info, middle name maybe or his Army No.?

In which section was the record located?

Nothing on Ancestry matching the info given above

There's a William born 1896:-

William Masson abt 1896 Aberdeenshire 23

but can't see a James with this date of birth?

Is this him in 1901?

Name: James Masson
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1896
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Annie
Gender: Male
Where born: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire
Registration Number: 266/2
Registration district: Nigg Burgh
Civil parish: Aberdeen
County: Kincardineshire
Address: 94 Walker Road
ED: 6
Household schedule number: 211
Line: 23
Roll: CSSCT1901_84
Household Members:
Name Age
William Masson 30
Annie Masson 31
William Masson 12
Joseph Masson 10
Ann Masson 8
James Masson 5
Robert Masson 3
Alexander Masson 2
Joseph Wood 69

Name: James Masson
Birth Place: Dunotter, Kincardine
Residence: Stonehaven
Death Date: 20 Oct 1915
Death Location: Egypt
Enlistment Location: Aberdeen
Rank: DVR.
Regiment: Royal Army Service Corps
Number: T4/061346
Type of Casualty: Died
Theatre of War: Egyptian Theatre


Name: James Masson
Regiment or Corps: Army Service Corps
Regimental Number: T4/061346

Hi Catherine and Flick, No middle name or Army
number. Found him as I entered his name only and
it came up with his place of birth in army records.
Emma

Findmypast

Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 search results

MASSON James Dunotter, Kincardine Residence -Stonehaven



Got no credits to view the info

Yes William Masson and Ann Wood parents and
Catherine looks like you have found his death also.
Thank you. Emma

Thats it Glitter Baby. Emma

From Commonwealth Graves

Name: MASSON, JAMES
Initials: J
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Driver
Regiment/Service: Army Service Corps
Secondary Unit Text: attd. 3rd Welsh Field Amb
Age: 23
Date of Death: 20/10/1915
Service No: T4/061346
Additional information: Son of John and Ann Masson, of Redmyre, Fordoun, Kincardineshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 199 or 233 to 236 and 331.
Memorial: HELLES MEMORIAL


So not sure it is the right man

This is the transcription from FMP

Name: James MASSON

Regiment, Corps etc.: Royal Army Service Corps

Last name: Masson

First name(s): James

Birthplace: Dunotter, Kincardine

Enlisted: Aberdeen

Residence: Stonehaven

Rank: DVR.

Number: T4/061346

Date died: 20 October 1915

How died: Died

Theatre of war: Egypt


This matches with the CWGC one found, but father's name wrong.

Not sure if this is the correct death as parents of this J. Masson were John and Ann, not William and Annie, and date of birth would be 1892 and not 1896, so......................?

Thanks GB different parents and my James would
have been 19yrs old then but as you know loads
of families with same names and related in some
way. Thank you all for your help and if I can pay back
sometime re Scotlandspeople happy to try.
Emma

This looks to be the J. Masson in the Military Record:-

1901
Name: James Masson
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Dunnottar, Kincardineshire
Registration Number: 255
Registration district: Dunnottar
Civil parish: Dunnottar
County: Kincardineshire
Address: Cottar House On Mill Of Uras Farm
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 6
Household schedule number: 7
Line: 23
Roll: CSSCT1901_82
Household Members:
Name Age
John Masson 38
Ann Masson 35
John Masson 11
James Masson 9
Isabella A Masson 6
Mary Jane Masson 4
Christina Masson 1


Can you say for sure that this one is not the one you are looking for?

Catherine sorry for not getting back sooner
but my son and his family just back from Egypt
so had to sign off. I'm going to have a good look
into these Massons and get back to you with the
answers hope you don't mind. Thank you Emma

You can buy an image of the d.rego thru ScotlandsPeople - the WW1 deaths are classed as minor records - see:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&404

You can also see an example near foot of web page of a WW1 d.rego page. As you'll see, there's not much info there, but it'll only cost abt a pound in credits.

I wonder if his name is on the local war memorial:
http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=705907

mgnv thank you for that info I appreciate your
time and will look into the sites.
Catherine thanks again for all your work and
time am up to my neck in Massons and am
not sure if what you have found is my James
or not but am still checking my research and
have found another James Masson different
parents again. So onwards yet again.
Emmax