MS 991
Reference code
MS 991
Title
Scrapbook album of Joyce Madeline Mason
Level
Sub-fonds
Administrative / Biographical history
Joyce Madeline Mason (née Wigan) (1898–1984) was the only child of Arthur Lawford Wigan (1868–1944) and Beatrice Bagot, and granddaughter of Sir Frederick Wigan (1827–1907). The Wigan family were hop merchants and brewery owners. Her father, uncle, first cousins, and later her husband were all educated at Eton College. In 1917 she married Paul Randle Feilden Mason (1893–1944), a British Army officer and farmer. The couple had four children.
Date
1910-1926
Extent & medium
1 volume
Content description
Scrapbook album compiled by Joyce Madeline Mason (née Wigan), containing ephemera, news cuttings, and family photographs. The album reflects aspects of her family and social life, together with material relating to British politics, World War I, the royal family, Eton College, Etonians, and Eton sporting events
Provenance
Compiled by Joyce Madeline Mason (née Wigan).
Physical characteristics
Spine broken, fragile condition.
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