In 1851 Michael Mason was farming 188 acres, employing six men and three boys. In 1881 the farm was 170 acres and his son Stewart Mason employed five men and two boys. The farm stood at the north end of the High Street, just beyond the railway line.
Michael was a member of Higham Ferrers Association for the Apprehension and prosecution of Felons, &c., in 1837.
Stewart Mason married Ann Mills in 1857 (born at Newport Pagnell) and they had three children; Fanny, George and John.
Stewart died in 1895 and Ann in 1924, and they were buried in grave B679 in Rushden cemetery:-
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