BEAN George Mason

Name	George Mason BEAN
Country Of Origin	England
Born	1884
Died	1947
Birth/ Baptism	Born 5 February 1884, Hull, Yorkshire, England Bapt. 3 March 1884, Hull, Yorkshire, England
Parents	George and Sarah Ann Bean
Apprenticeship	Englebert Brunner (five years)
Skills	Watchmaker
Work Locations	Sheffield, Launceston
Street Address	Brisbane Street, Launceston
Marriage/Spouse	8 July 1914, Chalmer’s Church, Launceston, to Emily Veda Carter
Arrival	15 September 1912, Hobart on ship Corinthia
Other	Pre Tasmania: Worked in Hull, England. 1918: Enlisted for service in World War I.1921: Launceston employee representative, Jewellers’ Wages Board of Tasmania. 1924: Sheffield: Lost all his business stock and home in a fire reported at the time to be the most devastating in the history of Sheffield. Mrs Alice Brooks, the widow of watchmaker William Edward Brooks, owned the building. 1934: George spent a month at the New Town Charitable Institute, recorded as a 50-year-old destitute watchmaker. His wife Emily was living in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.
Death	16 November 1947, 1 Abbott Street, Launceston, Tasmania
References
TAHO: File No. 999, Name Indexes 1951108, Marriage 1914; HSD274/1/2 Health & Welfare 1934. Web: Ancestry: England & Wales Birth 1884; 1911 England Census; Tasmania, Australia Passenger Arrivals 1912; Australia Marriage 1914; Australia Electoral Rolls 1914, 1922, 1937, 1943; Australian City Directories 1916-1918; West Yorkshire England Electoral Register 1934 [Emily Veda Bean]. National Archives of Australia, Series B2455, Service No. T7873. The Examiner (Launceston) 18 May 1918, 31 March 1921, 17 November 1947; The Advocate 2 April 1921.