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Barry - do you have any marriage details for Mary born 1857?

No father's name was given when Ada was baptised:

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
Name: Ada Mason
Birth Date: abt 1874
Parish: Carleton, Pontefract, St Michael
Baptism Date: 27 Dec 1874
Father's Name: - left blank
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Mason

(Can't see a baptism for Henry)

Ada's marriage:

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1922
Name: Ada Mason
Birth Year: abt 1875
Age: 26, spinster of 47 Pontefract Road, Castleford
Marriage or Bann Date: 25 Jun 1901
Parish: Castleford All Saints and St John
Father's Name: John Mason < Farm bailiff (deceased)
Spouse's Name: James Ambler, bachelor - a miner of the Woodman Inn, GlassHoughton
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph < Publican (deceased)
Witnesses: John & Ellen Thompson.

Although Ada has given the name of John as her father, this is most likely a fabrication using her grandfather's details. A common practice to preserve decency and disguise illegitimacy (although Mary Ann had no qualms about it on Mary jnr baptism).

Moving back to Mary Ann's children, this 1911 shows her son Henry living with his now married sister Ada:

AMBLER, James Head Married M 42 1869 Licensed Victualler Yorks Barnbow
AMBLER, Ada Wife Married 9 years F 36 1875 Yorks Carlton
AMBLER, Nelly Daughter F 9 1902 Yorks Glass Houghton
AMBLER, James Son M 8 1903 Yorks Glass Houghton
AMBLER, Joseph Edward Son M 6 1905 Yorks Glass Houghton
AMBLER, Ernest Son M 4 1907 Yorks Glass Houghton
AMBLER, Jessie Daughter F 1 1910 Yorks Glass Houghton
>MASON, Henry Boarder Single M 43 1868 Colliery Labourer Above Ground Yorks Carlton
WALTON, Rose Servant Single F 16 1895 Servant Domestic Lancashire Copple
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Registration District: Pontefract
Sub District: Castleford
Enumeration District: 25
Parish: Glass Houghton

Address: Woodman Inn Leeds and Pontefract Road Glasshoughton County: Yorkshire (West riding)

** The 5 children born to Ada & James were the only ones at that time.

Hi Marie Celeste,
Many thanks for all your help.
Kind Regards
Barry

Barry, I'll leave it here so I don't spoil your fun! There's lots of Worfolk information on FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org

Happy hunting!

WILLIAM WORFOLK Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Marriages:
Spouse: SARAH CROSLAND Family
Marriage: 08 OCT 1750 Methley, Yorkshire, England

Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage date.

This may be Joseph's baptism:

JOSEPH WORFOLK Male

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 28 APR 1765 Methley, Yorkshire, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: WILLIAM WORFOLK
Mother: SARAH

Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

A sibling for Phoebe?

JOSEPH WORFOLK Male

Event(s):
Birth: 24 MAY 1789
Christening: 12 JUL 1789 Methley, Yorkshire, England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: JOSEPH WORFOLK
Mother: MARY

Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

This is a submitted record on FamilySearch:

Phoebe Worfolk Female

Event(s):
Birth: 21 AUG 1808 Methley, Yorkshire, England
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: Joseph Worfolk
Mother: Mary Simpson

(After messages with Bazil have said I'd see if there was any further info out there)

Joseph & Mary's marriage:

West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
Name: Joseph Worfolk
Marriage Date: 3 Dec 1787
Parish: Methley, St Oswald
Spouse's Name: Mary Simpson

Both were of that parish. Witnesses were Peter Rodley and John Walton.

Mistranscribed in 1851:

MAXTON, John Head Married M 49 1802 Agricultural Laborer Methley Yorkshire
MAXTON, Phoebe Wife Married F 44 1807 Methley Yorkshire
MAXTON, Mary Ann Daughter Unmarried F 14 1837 Servant Carleton Yorkshire
MAXTON, Henry Son M 9 1842 Scholar Carleton Yorkshire
MAXTON, Hannah Daughter F 7 1844 Scholar Carleton Yorkshire
MAXTON, Phoebe Daughter F 5 1846 Scholar Carleton Yorkshire
MAXTON, Sarah Daughter F 3 1848 Carleton Yorkshire
MAXTON, Fanny Daughter F 1 1850 Carleton Yorkshire
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Registration District: Pontefract
Civil Parish: Pontefract
Municipal Borough: Pontefract

Address: Carleton, Pontefract County: Yorkshire (West riding)

Possible 1841 - I'd guess Margaret may be Mary Ann:

MASON, John M 35 1806 Yorkshire < Ag Lab
MASON, Phoebe F 35 1806 Yorkshire
MASON, Thomas M 14 1827 Yorkshire
MASON, William M 13 1828 Yorkshire
MASON, Joseph M 10 1831 Yorkshire
MASON, Margret F 4 1837 Yorkshire
MASON, Henry M 0 (7 weeks) 1841

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Registration District: Pontefract
Civil Parish: Pontefract

Address: Carlton, Pontefract, Carlton County: Yorkshire

Possibly Mary Ann's baptism, given the mother's name and birthplace in 1861:

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
Name: Mary Ann Mason
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1836
Parish: Methley, St Oswald
Baptism Date: 24 Jan 1837
Father's Name: John Mason < Husbandman
Mother's Name: Phabe Mason

and possibly the banns of her parent's marriage:

West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1922
Name: John Mason
Marriage or Bann Date: 26 Dec 1826
Parish: Methley, St Oswald
Spouse's Name: Phoebe Worfolk

Mary Ann's sister Sarah is with her in later census. This 1861 looks like it could be young Mary with her gran while mum is in service:

MASON, Phoebe Head Widow F 52 1809 Methley Yorkshire
MASON, Sarah Daughter F 13 1848 Scholar Carleton Yorkshire
MASON, Frances Daughter F 11 1850 Scholar Carleton Yorkshire
MASON, Mary Granddaughter F 4 1857 Scholar Carleton Yorkshire
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Registration District: Pontefract
Civil Parish: Carleton

Address: Town Street, Carleton County: Yorkshire (West Riding)

Mary's baptism?

West Yorkshire, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
Name: Mary Mason
Birth Date: abt 1857
Parish: Carleton, Pontefract, St Michael
Baptism Date: 30 Aug 1857
Father's Name: < None entered
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Mason < Domestic Servant

1891:

MASON, Mary A Head Single F 52 1839 Charwoman Carleton Yorkshire
MASON, Henry Son Single M 22 1869 Farmers Labourer Carleton Yorkshire
MASON, Ada Daughter Single F 16 1875 Dressmaker Carleton Yorkshire
MASON, Sarah Sister Single F 43 1848 Carleton Yorkshire
REDMAN, William M 2 1889 Pontefract Yorkshire
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Registration District: Pontefract
Civil Parish: Carleton

Address: Carleton, Carleton County: Yorkshire (West Riding)

1881:

MASON, Mary Head Single F 41 1840 Charwoman Carleton Yorkshire
MASON, Henry Son Single M 12 1869 Scholar Carleton Yorkshire
MASON, Ada Daughter Single F 6 1875 Scholar Carleton Yorkshire
MASON, Sarah Sister Single F 33 1848 Carleton Yorkshire
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Registration District: Pontefract
Civil Parish: Carleton

Address: ?, Carleton County: Yorkshire (West riding)

Possible 1861 (don't know where young Mary would be - perhaps with Mary Ann's parents?)

SCOTT, Harriet Head Widow F 57 1804 Farmer Fo 95 Acres... Rawcliffe Yorkshire
SCOTT, John Son Unmarried M 28 1833 Farmers Son Womersley Yorkshire
SCOTT, James Nil Son Unmarried M 17 1844 Farmers Son Womersley Yorkshire
SCOTT, Sarah Ann Daughter Unmarried F 14 1847 Farmers Daughter Womersley Yorkshire
MASON, Mary Ann Servant Unmarried F 24 1837 House Servent Carlton Yorkshire
SAYLER, Joseph Servant Unmarried M 20 1841 Farm Servant Sneaton Yorkshire
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Registration District: Pontefract
Civil Parish: Womersley

Address: Farm House, Village Of Womersley, Womersley County: Yorkshire (West Riding)

Possible 1871:

MASON, Mary Ann Head F 32 1839 Yorkshire < Unmarried, Charwoman
MASON, Mary Daughter F 13 1858 Yorkshire
MASON, Henry Son M 2 1869 Yorkshire
MASON, Sarah Sister F 23 1848 Yorkshire
(All born Carleton)
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Registration District: Pontefract
Civil Parish: Carleton

Address: Carleton, Carleton County: Yorkshire

EDIT: Given that her sister has same surname it confirms she wasn't married.