Hi. I have just made an amazing breakthrough thanks to GR2 on the Aberdeenshire page of Rootschat. I have spent 7 years looking for information on the missing decade of my great great uncle John Masterton 1846-1908.
He was a successful grocer with a large and apparently happy family in Fife until 1897 when he was declared bankrupt and he disappeared, I don't know which came first but then he disappeared.
He died in 1908 in the Commercial Hotel, Portsoy, Banff a long way from home and was described as a photographer. In the 1901 census he also gave the same profession and was lodging in Aberlour.
Despite 7 years of searching including help from local archives and libraries there has been no trace of him working as a photographer until last night when GR2 sent me a picture of his great great grandparents, it was taken by 'J Masterton of Portsoy' which was written clearly on the card.
I now have evidence and GR2 suggested that I try this board to see if anyone has any information on John Masterton.
I have tried directories with no luck and am just hoping that local knowledge will throw up some information.
I am greedy, I have just had a bit of incredible luck and now want more! If anyone in Portsoy or Banff has come across the photographs or place of work of John Masterton I would love to hear about it.
Alison
Aberdeenshire thread merged with the Banffshire thread.