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!
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Exceptional or Disreputable Stories |
| Alexander Masterton, quarry owner and builder (1797-1859) |
Alexander Masterton, flesher (app 1785-aft 1847) |
| Elizabeth Masterton, a Forfar nonagenarian (1806-1903) |
William Masterton, weaver and bigamist (1792-1858) |
| James Masterton, shoemaker in Arbroath (1818-1891) |
John Masterton, weaver and road accident victim (1817-1884) |
| James Lyon Masterton, lapper (1843-1879) |
Alexander Masterton, yarn merchant and bankrupt (1819-1878) |
| William Nevay Masterton, solicitor (1843-1885) |
Alexander Masterton Jr, businessman and murder victim (1822-1899) |
| James Masterton, headmaster (1865-1926) |
William Masterton, weaver (1822-1885) |
| John Masterton, HM Inspector of Mines (1878-1933) |
Thomas Masterton, mariner (1826-1861) |
| William Masterton, industrial school boy (1878-1951)
| John Masterton, grocer and spirit-dealer (1826-1867) |
| Rita Masterton, professional singer (1909-2005) |
John M Masterton, banker and bankrupt (c1832 - ) |
| Wiescka Masterton (ms Walach), literary agent (1946-2011) |
Thomas Masterton, carter and railway accident victim (1834-1863) |
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Abram Masterton, weaver (1837-1880) |
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Peter Masterton, watchmaker and convict (1841-1891) |
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William Renny Masterton, pawnbroker (1845-1901) |
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George Masterton, weaver, coal merchant (1848-1915) |
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George Masterton, tinsmith (1850-1896) |
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Thomas Masterton, oiler and industrial accident victim (1854-1873) |
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Robert S Masterton, messy divorcee (1854- ) |
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James Paton Masterton, brass finisher (1855-1924) |
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Robert Munro Masterton, stonemason (1858-) |
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Allan Masterton, factory worker (1861-1940) |
| Conventional or Reputable Stories |
Exceptional or Disreputable Stories |
| John Masterton, Guernsey seaman (1850-1925) |
John Masterton, Guernsey mariner (1815-1892) |
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James Masterton, Guernsey master mariner(1846-1918) |
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Albert Masterton, Guernsey cook, seaman and petty smuggler (1854-1891) |
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John Edward Masterton, Guernsey mariner, lost at sea (1879-1914) |
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James Frederick Masterton, Guernsey mariner, torpedoed at sea (1881-1917) |
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Herbert James Masterton, Guernsey seaman, petty smuggler (1903-1953) |
Links between some Mastertons and key events in Scottish history are given in this Timeline