Searching  for more  information on  Elizabeth Mason, or Elizabeth Arnold who was alive 1930s London  when she met Herbert Richmond  and his daughter Ruth Richmond abt 13 ys old, of Kew Melbourne Australia. Madame Arnold was a music teacher,  writer of an indian poetry book,  journalist, musician,  linguist , and worked in the "cypher" [ secret service, or intelligence] office during WW1.As her husband Francis Arnold was born in Germany no doubt she was fluent in this language.
see known genealogy info  : here
She was listed in  :
Kelly's London Suburban Directory, 1901. [Vol. I: Northern. Part 1: Street & Commercial Directories]
Arnold, Elizabeth (Madame) teacher of music , 10 Gordon Road, Ealing, London, England.
1901 census; Ealing W Middlesex,
at 10 Gordon Road,
// Francis ARNOLD , Head, aged 48, journalist and author "own account" [ i.e. not a worker, not an employer.], working at home,
                                  born Germany in the disability column he is listed as B =. BLIND .
 Elizabeth     "   "         wife, aged 30, Pianist, piano music teacher, employer, working at home, born Witham Essex.
 Dina Darcourt serv age 35, Domestic Servant, France (French) [sic] ,/
//
lots of music teachers, artists accountants in  2 person houses  where one was a servant.

This section shows on the far right that the  B in last column referred to BLIND!!! To see larger  picture  of 2 Blind, right click on it then  select "view image".

 diretly below half way down the page we find this entry:
  the street name space has been removed.

Elizabeth Masons marriages said to be many!?? She  could easily have afforded a divorce from first husband too.
                           m1 ?   probably to Henry James Duff,  June q 1894, Brentford 3a/92 - one man of the same name aged 32 died <Brentford in Dec q. 1895
                          m2   Francis ARNOLD aged 48 journalist  in 1901 census born Germany -  NI
                 I think Elizabeth  Mason m. Francis Arnold in June q. 1895 Brentford,[ in  Middlesex]  3a/216
                        - need to send off for this to prove it.
                               Certainly both their names are on the same page in the same volume. on freebdm -
                                            and there area only 4 names on it in all. sept 2008 Liz

Elizabeth's Family
Her father James Mason Jr. born c 1839 was the son of Sarah Richmond and James Mason, mariner of
Maldon, Essex. Her mother was Elizabeth Glasscock, born at Great Saling, Essex very near Braintree.

James and Elizabeth Mason have been currently documented as living at: Witham, Rochford and Cressing near
Braintree, Essex. James Mason Jr. died 1916, tombstone in the churchyard of All Saints, Cressing, [recorded
1991] states "headstone of James Mason 'for 45 years a faithful official of the Great Eastern Railway Company”.

We know that he was an accountant according to the census below and from Gilbert Hember’s note on back of
Elizabeth Arnold's 1921 Xmas photograph.
James Mason Jr., had three children, all of whom we believe died without issue.
Elizabeth Mason born c1869 Witham, Essex [from 1881 Census] and
Sidney Mason Reg. Dist. Witham born June quarter 1871 Reg. District, 4a, page 336, and
Frank Victor Mason born Witham Reg. District, Dec quarter 1874.


Elizabeth Mason  bc 1868 Witham,  daughter of  James Mason [ Jr.] and Elizabeth GLASSCOCK
This would be arecord of her birth registration  as no others in Witham like her brothers "
Births Jun 1868 , MASON  Elizabeth Louisa    Witham   vol 4a  page 322
 
 
see  “Middlesex County Times,” April 29th, 1922.
Madame ELIZABETH ARNOLD.

The Travels and Writings of a former Ealing Resident.
Orientalist, Sir Denison Ross, now Director of the School of Oriental Studies in London.

In 1913, Mme. Elizabeth Arnold started on a second Indian tour, during which she had the constant  encouragement of Mrs. E. G. Coyle, Sir Malcolm Hailey, Sir John Maynard, and many others. Already in the spring of 1914 she began to write her poetry of the Vedant; .....
 

“Kavita Kaumundi” (Title “Moonlight Poet”). She, had continued her books in a quiet spot in the Himalayas, under the aegis of Sir John Maynard, then Commissioner of Lahore. He was much interested, and writes that he had “many opportunities
of assuring himself of her profound knowledge of Hinduism and sympathetic under- standing of the ancient religions of the East” . Her work greatly interested Sir Rabindranath Tagore, on whose Bengal estates she spent three weeks in 1915....
Whilst in London she continued to contribute to the “Empress” (Calcutta) until 1921....

Madame Arnold has also been busy on Japan and in recognition of her articles - ”The Women of Japan,”“Japanese Culture” and “Women and Great Ideas” (this latter appeared under her English pseudonym, Lola Hoy, in the “Daily Mail,” Feb. 11, 1921. She was invited to meet His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince of Japan ........
For this work, Mme. Arnold has just been elected a member of the Guild of Education for Great Britain and Ireland.

Elizabeth (née Mason) Arnold (bc1869)
1881 Census Dwelling Eastern Road Census Place Romford, Essex, England-
Name Relation Marital Gender Age Birthplace Occupation
James MASON                     Head M Male 43 Maldon, Essex, England Railway Auditor  [ son of Sarah RICHMOND  and James MASON mariner]
Elizabeth MASON                Wife M Female 37 Gt Taling,[Saling] Essex, England nee GLASSCOCK  b Gt Saling or Taling [near Braintree, Essex.]
Elizabeth MASON               Dau Female 12 Witham, Essex, England Scholar [bc1869]
Sidney MASON                   Son Male 9 Witham, Essex, England Scholar [1871]
Frank Victor MASON         Son Male 6 Witham, Essex, England Scholar [1874]
Eliza WISEMAN Servt U     Female 19 Wickham, Essex, England Gl Domestic Servt
Sarah Ann WISEMAN         Visitor M Female 53 Tollesbury, Essex, England Nil

Further research into the public records for Elizabeth Mason’s life events:

In 1901 Census, found Elizabeth :
Arnold age 30, born Essex, Witham, Census of Middlesex, Ealing W. occ. Pianist & Piano ...

Search for the Marriage of James Mason Jr. - Registered for Sep quarter 1866 .
[as there were only 3 entries on this page- for 2 men and this one woman named Elizabeth was born Great
Saling very near Braintree.] I am sure these 2 below married, BDM Registered:
GLASSCOCK Elizabeth, Braintree # 4a, 489, MASON James, Braintree # 4a489

Search for the Marriage/s of Elizabeth Mason b c 1869 got it!
Elizabeth Mason - later known as Madame Arnold is said to have married more than once. So a search of
public records has been made but nothing found is convincing that these records below relate to our cousin
but may do...?
see above in red marriage to a Mr Arnold has been found. first name Francis born Germany c 1850


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