Tuesday, November 6, 2012

John Masterton 1828 - 1892

John Masterton  was born in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland.  He was an AB Seaman, merchant seaman, master mariner and general laborer.  John was a boatman on the Stirling to Granton steamer and later Shipmaster. On Elisabeth's death certificate she lists her father as a sea captain. In the 1871 census he is on board the "Empress Eugenie" ship in Perth, Scotland.  

He dies from carcinoma of the neck in the Poorhouse in Dunfermline Fife, Scotland, 14 November 1892 at 66 years of age with his 26 year old son Peter as witness. 

His daughter Elisabeth Masterton married Ralph Gardiner and later ran off with Ralph's brother, Arthur, to Australia.  

Daughter: Elisabeth Masterton


Here is information on the Masterton family:
  • Birth 21 Jan 1828 Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Christened 3 Feb 1828 Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Merchant Seaman (1871, 1886), Master Mariner, General Labourer  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13] 
    Census 1841 High Street, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 14] 
    • aged 13
    Census 1861 6 Crombiepoint, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • aged 32
    Census 1871 on board "Empress Eugenie", Perth, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • aged 43, married
    John Masterton 1871 Census aged 43John Masterton 1871 Census aged 43
    On board "Empress Eugenie" berthed at Perth, Scotland
    Census 1891 Hope St, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • aged 64
    Cause of Death Carcinoma of neck many months as cert by Jas Morris  [15] 
    Died 14 Nov 1892 Poorhouse, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10, 15] 
    • aged 66; witness Peter (son)
    Person ID I105 Mastertons from Culross
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2012 

    Father MASTERTON John,   b. 13 Feb 1800, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1861, Crombie Point, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother CANT Janet (Jessie),   b. 30 Nov 1800, Bo'ness, West Lothian,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1866, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 7 Sep 1821 Bo'ness, West Lothian Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8 Group Sheet

    Family 1 WESTWOOD Janet (Jessie),   b. 28 Apr 1828, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1874, 24 Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Jun 1850 Torryburn, Fife,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 

    		1. MASTERTON Margaret,   b. 25 Aug 1851, Torryburn, Fife Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1874, Wellwood Colliery, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location

    		2. MASTERTON Mary,   b. 20 Dec 1853, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location

    		3. MASTERTON John,   b. 12 Dec 1857, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location

    		4. MASTERTON Elisabeth,   b. 18 Aug 1860, Crombie Point, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location

    		5. MASTERTON Robert,   b. 9 Jul 1862, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1940, Montrose Cottages, Scoonie, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location

    		6. MASTERTON William,   b. 2 Jul 1864, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1945, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    		7. MASTERTON Peter West,   b. 26 Aug 1866, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1938, 8 Preston Crescent, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location

    		8. MASTERTON Adam,   b. 26 Aug 1869, Crombie Point, Torryburn, Fife Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1949, 10 Buccleuch Place, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F82 Group Sheet

    Family 2 WILLEY (WYLIE) Elizabeth,   b. Bef 11 Aug 1831,   d. 1899, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 11 Aug 1875 20 High Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Notes 
    • By declaration, in presence of David Dalglish, Accountant, Dunfermline and Mary Ann Clark, Spinster, Inverkeithing Passant Sheriff substitute of Fifeshire 13 8 1875
    Family ID F154 Group Sheet
  • Notes 
    • informant of wife Janet's death 1874

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] William Masterton & Catherine Hutton marriage cert.
    2. [S25] Robert Masterton & Euphemia Burgess marriage certificate.
    3. [S98] Robert Masterton death certificate.
    4. [S102] Adam Masterton death certificate.
    5. [S303] Margaret Ferris death certificate.
    6. [S305] John Anderson and Mary Masterton marriage certificate.
    7. [S306] Ralph Gardner and Elisabeth Masterton marriage certificate.
    8. [S496] John Ferris and Margaret Masterton marriage.
    9. [S495] 1871 Scotland Census.
    10. [S9] Scotlandspeople, General Registers of Scotland.
    11. [S39] Peter West death certificate.
    12. [S85] Adam Masterton & Alison Clark marriage cert.
    13. [S467] 1891 Scotland Census.
    14. [S282] 1841 UK Census.
    15. [S152] Extra Certs: Masterton/Bisset/Westwater details, Janice McHardy.
    16. [S26] John Masterton & Elizabeth Willey marriage certificate
  

John's home in the 1940 census:

3023 West Avenue 32, LA, CA




Research:

 Subject: Re: [FIF] John MASTERTON married Janet /Jess possible m.s CASE
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 22:08:47 +0000 (GMT)


Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 12:47:34 +1300
In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal

Hello all.

While we are on the MASTERTON Family.

I have a brick wall if anyone would like to put the puzzle together for me.
Thanks.

John MASTERON born abt 1829 occupation in the 1841 census Merchant seaman
apprentice age 13 Address is Crombie Point, Torryburn, Fife.

Siblings

All born Torryburn, Fife and living at Crombie Point, Torryburn, Fife

Janet b 1833 1841 census named Jess 1851 census
Marion b 1835 on 1841 named Manney 1851 census
Mary b 1837 named Mary on 1841 census 1851 census
Gugenia b 1842 1851 census
William age 1 1841 census

Parents are John MASTERTON born abt 1801 Torryburn occupation Merchant
Seaman and Janet/Jessie Masterton m.s ????? born 1801 1841 census Torryburn
and on 1851 census Jessie is born Boness, Linlithgowshire (where is that)

Living with them is Margaret CASE born abt 1781 Fife, Scotland. Dependant.
( I am thinking this is Janet/Jessie mother living with them in 1841 in
Crombie Point.

Does anyone have this family

Looking for siblings of John MASTERTON born abt 1801 Torryburn, Fife

Thanks.

Kristina




Hi Kristina.

I know this family. In fact the young John MASTERTON is the very one who later married Janet (Jessie) WESTWOOD (and later Elizabeth WYLIE or WILLEY),
who is an ancestor of Janice and David. They too will have the following info and can correct any of my errors.

John is one of twelve (that I've found - although one may be suspect) children born to John MASTERTON and Janet (Jessie) CANT married 7th September 1821 in Bo'ness (a small town on the south bank of the Firth of Forth upstream of South Queensferry and downstream of Grangemouth). Long name Borrowstounness). John was a boatman on the Stirling to Granton steamer and later Shipmaster.

John was the eldest son of Adam MASTERTON and Cecilia BLACK (married 1799 Edinburgh).

I'd say your Margaret CASE is actually Margaret CANT, Janet's mother. Maiden name TULLOCH who married Richard CANT

Adam and Cecilia had ten children (ie siblings of John b 1801 as you request).

They were:

John (your apprentice!) b 13 2 1800
Adam b 15 1 1802
William b 20 10 1804
Peter b 20 10 1804 (twin) died 1805
George b 17 11 1806
James b 6 9 1808
Marion b 24 10 1810
Peter b 25 8 1814
Cecilia b 3 8 1815
David b 2 2 1818

Gordon MASTERTON


Carol,

I can't answer that without a few more clues!!

The Elizabeth WILLEY who married John MASTERTON was a daughter of Robert WILLEY and Janet CHRISTIE.
She died in Inverkeithing in 1899 aged 67.

THis was her second marriage, the first being to Andrew ADAMSON.

Elizabeth and Isabella are sometimes interchangeable.

That's all I can think of.

Gordon
Posted by: Gordon Masterton (ID *****3727)Date: December 23, 2006 at 08:23:58
In Reply to: MASTERTON FAMILY FROM SCOTLAND TO UTAH by Joyce Wafford of 61 

Hi Joyce,

William Masterton (b 1864 in Torryburn, Fife) was the son of John Masterton and Janet Westwood. His wife Catherine Hutton was married to William on 4 June 1886 in Dunfermline and was the daughter of William Hutton and Catherine Nicol . I can go back a few more generations on the Masterton side if your interested, but don't have any more info on descendants, except I believe that Sharon Hill from California is connected through the Catherine Nicol Masterton daughter.

Best regards,

Gordon Masterton
Adam Masterton was the ninth child and fifth son of John Masterton and Janet Westwood of Torryburn. He was the fourth generation of seafarers in this branch of the very large family of Mastertons from in and around Culross in Fife, Scotland . A fuller genealogy of the extended family of Adam Masterton can be found at this link
Adam Masterton:

  • Birth 26 Aug 1869 Crombie Point, Torryburn, Fife Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation General labourer (1891), Assistant Pilot (1897), Fitters Helper  [2, 3, 4] 
    Census 1871 Crombie Point, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    • aged 1
    Adam Masterton and family 1871 CensusAdam Masterton and family 1871 Census
    Crombie Point, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
    Census 1881 Hope Street, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • probable error
    • aged 12, listed as Adam Adamson but "son" not "stepson" so
    Census 1891 Hope St, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    • aged 20
    Residence 9 Jul 1897 West Leven Street, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1901 Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • aged 30
    Census 1911 Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • aged 42, possible
    Cause of Death Senility. Cardio Vascular degeneration as cert by R McCracken, MB ChB  [4] 
    Died 24 Jan 1949 10 Buccleuch Place, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • aged 79
    Person ID I116 Mastertons from Culross
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2012 

    Father MASTERTON John,   b. 21 Jan 1828, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1892, Poorhouse, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother WESTWOOD Janet (Jessie),   b. 28 Apr 1828, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1874, 24 Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline Burgh, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Jun 1850 Torryburn, Fife,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F82 Group Sheet

    Family CLARK Alison Beveridge,   b. Bef 9 Jul 1871,   d. 1949, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 Jul 1897 Milton Green, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 

    		1. MASTERTON Jessie Beveridge,   b. 1898, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location

    		2. MASTERTON Alison Hay Beveridge,   b. 1899, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location

    		3. MASTERTON Margaret,   b. 1904, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1973, Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F91 Group Sheet
  • Notes 

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Scotlandspeople, General Registers of Scotland.
    2. [S467] 1891 Scotland Census.
    3. [S85] Adam Masterton & Alison Clark marriage cert.
    4. [S102] Adam Masterton death certificate.
    5. [S15] scotlandspeople, General Registers of Scotland.
    6. [S390] 1871 Scotland Census.
    7. [S2] 1881 Census.

    9. [S418] 1911 Scotland Census.


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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 22:08:47 +0000 (GMT)
Hi Kristina.

I know this family. In fact the young John MASTERTON is the very one who later married Janet (Jessie) WESTWOOD (and later Elizabeth WYLIE or WILLEY),
who is an ancestor of Janice and David. They too will have the following info and can correct any of my errors.

John is one of twelve (that I've found - although one may be suspect) children born to John MASTERTON and Janet (Jessie) CANT married 7th September 1821 in Bo'ness (a small town on the south bank of the Firth of Forth upstream of South Queensferry and downstream of Grangemouth). Long name Borrowstounness). John was a boatman on the Stirling to Granton steamer and later Shipmaster.

John was the eldest son of Adam MASTERTON and Cecilia BLACK (married 1799 Edinburgh).

I'd say your Margaret CASE is actually Margaret CANT, Janet's mother. Maiden name TULLOCH who married Richard CANT

Adam and Cecilia had ten children (ie siblings of John b 1801 as you request).

They were:

John (your apprentice!) b 13 2 1800
Adam b 15 1 1802
William b 20 10 1804
Peter b 20 10 1804 (twin) died 1805
George b 17 11 1806
James b 6 9 1808
Marion b 24 10 1810
Peter b 25 8 1814
Cecilia b 3 8 1815
David b 2 2 1818

Gordon MASTERTON


Carol,

I can't answer that without a few more clues!!

The Elizabeth WILLEY who married John MASTERTON was a daughter of Robert WILLEY and Janet CHRISTIE.
She died in Inverkeithing in 1899 aged 67.

THis was her second marriage, the first being to Andrew ADAMSON.

Elizabeth and Isabella are sometimes interchangeable.

That's all I can think of.

Gordon


Thanks Kristina, I'm not knowingly part of this MASTERTON branch, but probably ultimately I guess.

I can trace back to James MASTERTON who married Rachel WARDEN in Cramond in 1733.

Three generations later, George MASTERTON married Frances (Fanny/ Ann) SHAW in 1831 in Edinburgh and moved to Dunfermline where Frances's father John SHAW was a wright..

Gordon  

1871 Census:




1871 Census, John Masterton
On board "Empress Eugenie" berthed at Perth, Scotland



Crombie Point where the family lived in the 1871 census:




Torryburn, Fife, Scotland, near Crombie Point: