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1871
Piece 458 Folio 1 Page 4
Registration District: Torryburn
Civil Parish: Torryburn
County: Fife
Address: High Street, Torryburn
MASTERTON, James Head Mar M 62 Labourer Torryburn, Fife
MASTERTON, Margaret Wife Mar F 59 Labourers Wife Kincardine, Perthshire
I'd like a look up please for James in 1881.
Thanks,
Fred
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Hi Fred, no census ref, but:-
James Masterton 72 occ General Labourer b Torryburn
Margaret 69 b Perthshire
Residing at North Side, Turnpike Road, Torryburn
Keyboard86
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Hello Keyboard86,
Thank you very much.
Margaret is still alive. I'll check for their deaths.
Regards,
Fred
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Hello Keyboard86,
Thank you very much.
Margaret is still alive. I'll check for their deaths.
Regards,
Fred
Hi again Fred, looks like they are both alive in 1891 although Margaret is now shown as born Torryburn:-
James Masterton 83 occ Retired Forester b Torryburn
Margaret 80 b Torryburn
Residing at Main Road, Torryburn
No census ref
Keyboard86
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Thanks Keyboard86,
Death 1891 MASTERTON James Torryburn, Fife Age 83
Pob for Margaret varies in the census. I'm not sure of her maiden name.
Death 1900 MASTERTON Margaret (BLELLOCH) Torryburn, Fife Age 89.
Regards,
Fred
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James MASTERTON & Margaret BLELLOCH
Marriage: 19 Sep 1835 Torryburn, Fife
One of his brothers:
William MASTERTON & Margaret WYND
Marriage: 11 Jun 1828 Perth, Perth
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1871
Piece 387 Folio 21 Page 10
Registration District: Perth
Civil Parish: Middle Church
County: Perthshire
Address: 72 Watergate, Middle Church
MASTERTON William Head Widower M 67 Sailor (Unemployed) Torryburn, Fife
BLYTH Margaret Grand Daughter Unm F 20 Mill Worker Perth, Perthshire
Death 1877 MASTERTON William Perth, Perth Age 70
Having no luck so far finding a death for William's spouse Margaret. I don't know if William is a widower in 1861.
1861
Civil Parish: Torryburn
County: Fife
Address: 51 High Street
James Masterton Head 52 pauper (tarnbourer ?) Torryburn
Margaret Wife 47 Culcross
Thomas son 20 Torryburn
James son 13 Torryburn
Cecilia dau 11 Torrybourn
John son 8 Torryburn
William Masterton brother 55 Torryburn
Jane Bain lodger
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Not sure about this one yet:
Death 1875 MASTERTON Margaret ( ? ) Dunfermline, Fife Age 65
William is listed as a widower in 1871.
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James died in December 1891, buried in Torryburn churchyard. Margaret died in 1900 aged 89 years.
Various back-up documents visible here: http://www.themastertons.org/genealogy_tng/getperson.php?personID=I9&tree=culross
William Masterton, brother of James, died in 1877 in Perth. Margaret Wynd, his wife, had died in 1850.
http://www.themastertons.org/genealogy_tng/getperson.php?personID=I32&tree=culross
Details of the rest of the family also available by exploring the links on the site. Hope this helps.
Gordon Masterton
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Nothing to do with the original question but here is the most famous (or infamous) of the Mastertons
W. B. "Bat" Masterson
Sheriff and other occupations.
November 26, 1853 - October 25, 1921
William B. 'Bat' Masterson, Ford County Sheriff and resident of Dodge City. was born in
Iberville County, Quebec, Canada on November 26, 1853.