Hello Pamela Directories are just that, forerunners of today's telephone directories and yellow pages. According to the 1900 Kelly's directory of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, George MASON was a basket maker at 16 Ber street. At that time 3 & 5 Ber street were occupied by Curl brothers, drapers. The 1881 census is more informative for family details: Dwelling: Ber St Census Place: Norwich St Michael At Thorne, Norfolk, England Source: FHL Film 1341468 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 1943 Folio 43 Page 1 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Geo. MASON M 41 M Norwich Rel: Head Occ: Basket Maker Rebecca MASON M 38 F Manchester Rel: Wife Alice R. MASON U 13 F Norwich Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Geo.Edmd. MASON U 5 M Norwich Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Then from the 1851 census, the following is possibly the same George Mason's family: Head: MASON, Samuel Neighbors 166169 Name Relationship Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace Samuel MASON Head M 50 M Basket Maker Master Norwich---- Maria MASON Wife M 50 F --- Norwich---- Maria MASON Daur U 19 F At Home Norwich---- William MASON Son U 16 M French Polisher Norwich---- Josiah MASON Son - 14 M --- Norwich---- George MASON Son - 11 M Scholar Norwich---- James MASON Son - 9 M Scholar Norwich---- Christianna MASON Daur - 6 F Scholar Norwich---- Address: Ber Street, Norwich Census Place: Norwich St Michael At Thorn Norwich, Norfolk PRO Reference: HO/107/1814 Folio: 228 Page: 41 FHL Film: 0207467 Hope this is of some help. Kind regards Rosemary Rodliffe About Victorian King's Lynn at http://pws.prserv.net/Kings.Lynn