Mastertons in Print

Occasionally, the rather dry information contained in Births, Deaths, Marriages and Last Wills & Testaments is enlivened by some other published reference. These add colour and substance to the bare bones of genealogical research. Here are a few Mastertons in print - famous, infamous, or just worthy souls with biographies recorded in the annals of their chosen career. All of them were players, principal or minor, in events that were recorded by harmless drudges and lodged in archives to form a rich mine for the benefit of future researchers. The harmless drudgery of website assembly has brought these together!

Links between some Mastertons and key events in Scottish history are given in this TIMELINE.

Bathgate Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
	Charles Masterton, suspected murderer (certified lunatic) (1852-1916)

Biggar Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Helen Masterton (1857-1937), mother of John Buchan, novelist	William Masterton, grocer, alleged resetter and outlaw(1833 - )
Ebenezer Braidwood Masterton, gentleman farmer (1868-1941)	John Masterton, civil engineer(1835-1886)
Robert Shaw Masterton, minister (1877-1947)	Christian Holmes, road accident victim (1870-1934)

Cramond Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
John Masterton, miner (1837-1908)	George Masterton, cholera victim (1808-1849)
James Masterton, jeweller (1845-1897)	James Masterton, innkeeper (1839-1889)
James Masterton, timber merchant (1846-1929)	David Masterton, ship's carpenter (1857- ?)
Alexander Masterton, civil engineer and gas manager (1856-1924)
James Masterton, innkeeper (1872-1950)

Culross Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Alexander Masterton, blacksmith (1791-1860)	Robert Knox Masterton, soldier and insolvent (1867-1927)
William Masterton, Free Church minister (1816-1895)	Adam Masterton, assistant pilot (1869-1949)
David Masterton, crushing machine owner (1827-1870)	Adelaide Masterton, victim of flying bomb (1872-1944)
William Masterton, pilot (1839-1902)	Daniel Masterton, tailor and railway accident victim (1878-1903)
James Lumsden Masterton, banker (1863-1942)
James Adam Masterton, register keeper(1868-1932)
Alexander Masterton, minister (1872-1930)
John William Gordon Masterton, minister (1913-2001)

Dumfriesshire Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Robert Masterton, surgeon in Canada (1799-1842)

Dunfermline (1) Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Isabella Masterton, Australian pioneer (1819-1892)

Edinburgh Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
William John Masterton, mechanic and emigrant to Jamaica (1893-1973)

Falkirk Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Henry Masterton, civil engineer (1843-1898)

Forfar Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Alexander Masterton, quarry owner and builder (1797-1859)	William Masterton, weaver and bigamist (1792-1858)
William Nevay Masterton, solicitor (1843-1885)	John Masterton, weaver and road accident victim (1817-1884)
James Masterton, headmaster (1865-1926)	Alexander Masterton, yarn merchant and bankrupt (1819-1878)
John Masterton, HM Inspector of Mines (1878-1933)	Alexander Masterton Jr, businessman and murder victim (1822-1899)
	John M Masterton, banker and bankrupt (c1832 - )
	Thomas Masterton, carter and railway accident victim (1834-1863)
	Peter Masterton, watchmaker and convict (1841-1891)
	Thomas Masterton, oiler and industrial accident victim (1854-1873)
	Robert S Masterton, messy divorcee (1854- )

Mastertons of Beath and Grange

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Adam Masterton of Grange, tutor of John Philip (died 1695)	Bessie Masterton, accused of witchcraft (fl 1622-1649)
William Masterton, maltman (c1570-c1645)

Kirkcaldy Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
John Masterton, skipper, Kirkcaldy (1616 - aft 1661)

Largo Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Henry Masterton, councillor (1852-1936)
William Masterton, arithmetical master (1855-1916)
James Allan Masterton, headmaster (1880-1962)
John Crichton Masterton, solicitor (1884-1947)

Linlithgow (2) Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Charles Masterton, presbyterian divine (1679-1750)

Newburgh Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
	George Masterton, weaver and suicide (1810-1884)
	Robert Nicol Masterton, burgh chamberlain and drowning victim(1856-1912)
	Margaret Ann Masterton, killed by a bicycle (1866-1936)

Mastertons of Parkmill

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Francis Masterton of Parkmilne, sheriff-depute of Clackmannan (1643-1719)	Colonel James Masterton, soldier and MP (1715-1777)
Francis Masterton, apothecary (1684-1718)
James Masterton of Gogar and Braco, merchant and landowner (1760-1836)

Torryburn Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
	Alexander Masterton, master mariner (1822-1904)

Unlinked Mastertons

Rather Conventional	Somewhat Colourful
Hugo Masterton, the first Masterton (fl 1225-1235)	Marion Masterton, mother of defendant, 1645
John Masterton, ship's gunner and mercenary in defence of Aberdeen (fl. 1548)	William Masterton, (1629-?)witness to 1679 Covenanters' Rebellion
James Masterton (Jacobus Maestertius), professor of law, Leiden (1610-1657)	Allan Masterton (c1750-1799), writer and friend of Robert Burns
Robert Masterton (fl 1649), beneficiary of Act of Parliament	Dewar Masterton, advocate (1767-1797)
Rita Masterton, professional singer	Robert F Masterton, company secretary

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