Strays

Masterton Strays

As the family trees grow, the number of unallocated Mastertons diminishes. Finding homes for these strays in one of the established trees is always a very satisfying breakthrough. The following lists contain some of the Masterton strays who appear in indices of the records, but are not yet allocated (and paying for all of the certificates would be rather expensive!). Any information on where these individuals might belong would be warmly received. Sometimes, the reason why births have not been allocated to trees is that the child died in infancy and never appeared on a Census. Some of those most likely associations from the Index of Deaths deduced from age at year of death are noted in the final column.

This page has also become something of a reminder of undeveloped potential. These infant deaths have no further contribution to subsequent generations but they were loved and grieved. Many more examples of those who have been positively identified sit within the family trees. It is difficult for us to empathise with times where infant mortality rates were much higher than today's, but the infant deaths listed below gives pause for thought. Parents in the past were quite familiar with the grief of burying a child.


Scottish Statutory Register Births

1855-1907

Source: Scotlandspeople.gov.uk - Search results of Statutory Births using M*ST*R*T*N*. There are 1308 registered Masterton births between 1855 and 1907. 1268 of those have been allocated to one of the named Family Trees on this site. This list of 51 not yet allocated includes 39 statutory Births from that period, mostly infant deaths, plus 12 between 1908 and 2006 that can be deduced to be infant deaths, and of secondary impact in building family networks. However, experience shows that many of these remaining "strays" may prove to be Mastersons that have been incorrectly indexed as Masterton in scotlandspeople.

Year Surname Forename Sex District County GROS Data Died
1873 Masterton Davina F St Peter Angus 282/01 0692 1873
1862 Masterton John Morris M Dundee Second District Angus 282/02 0725 1862
1871 Masterton James Gibson M St Mary Angus 282/02 0725 1871
1939 Masterton Ruth F St Andrew Angus 282/03 0207 1939
1878 Masterton Charles Wilson M St Andrew Angus 282/04 1559
1886 Masterton John Hutcheson M St Andrew Angus 282/04 1397 1890
1889 Masterton Margaret Jane Simp.. F St Andrew Angus 282/04 0372 1889
1858 Masterton Stewart M Forfar Angus 288/00 0253 1860
1867 Masterton George M Forfar Angus 288/00 0270 1867
1886 Masterton David Dundas Br.. M Forfar Angus 288/00 0380 1888
1978 Masterton Sarah F Aberdeen Aberdeen City 303/00 0827 1978
1995 Masterton Nicole Elizabeth F Dundee Dundee City 352/00 0039 1999
1920 Masterton Davina F Burntisland Fife 411/00 0017 1920
1857 Masterton Christina F Cupar Fife 420/00 0055
1860 Masterton Isabella F Cupar Fife 420/00 0037
1888 Masterton Robert M Dunfermline Fife 424/00 0659 1888
1905 Masterton Charles Mason M Dunfermline Fife 424/00 0460 1907
1891 Masterton William M Alva Stirling 470/00 0062 1891
1894 Masterton Elizabeth Mitch.. M Falkirk Stirling 479/00 0106 1895
1878 Masterton Lizzie Hunter F Falkirk Burgh Stirling 479/01 0287
1953 Masterton Kathleen Ann F Stirling Stirling 490/00 0711 1953
1917 Masterton Annie Hamilton F Dumbarton Dunbarton 496/00 0413 1917
1918 Masterton James M Dunoon Argyll 510/01 0031 1918
1902 Masterton Isabella Paterson F Avondale Lanark 621/00 0023 1902
1881 Masterton Margaret F Shettleston Lanark 622/02 0192
1867 Masterton Margaret F Biggar Lanark 623/00 0016 1867
1901 Masterton James M Calton Lanark 644/04 0976 1905
1892 Masterton Jessie Brown F Blackfriars Lanark 644/05 1261 1892
1901 Masterton James M Blackfriars Lanark 644/05 1179
1961 Masterton Isabel F Blythswood Lanark 644/06 1024 1961
1871 Masterton Margaret McAlpi.. F Tradeston Lanark 644/09 1453 1871
1893 Masterton Elizabeth F Anderston Lanark 644/10 0847
1881 Masterton Margaret F Gorbals Lanark 644/12 0005
1918 Masterton Margaret Lawson F Govanhill Lanark 644/16 0038 1918
1925 Masterton Isabella F Gorbals Lanark 644/17 0417 1925
1861 Masterton F Old Monkland (Middle) Lanark 652/02 0336 1861
1894 Masterton Isabella F Rutherglen Lanark 654/00 0259
1881 Masterton Marion F Bathgate West Lothian 662/01 0239 1881
1872 Masterton Alexander M Kirkliston West Lothian 667/00 0002
1857 Masterton Helen F Colinton Midlothian 677/00 0072
1866 Masterton Jane Martin F Corstorphine Midlothian 678/00 0021
1878 Masterton Isabella F St George Midlothian 685/01 0976
1883 Masterton Eleanor C N Man.. F St George Midlothian 685/01 0995 1883
1881 Masterton William M St Andrew Midlothian 685/02 1174 1881
1894 Masterton Elizabeth Yule F St Andrew Midlothian 685/02 1301 1895
1895 Masterton Jessie F St Andrew Midlothian 685/02 0648 1897
1893 Masterton John M St Giles Midlothian 685/04 0774 1894
1913 Masterton Malcolm M Newington Midlothian 685/05 0583 1914
1926 Masterton Constance Margaret F Newington Midlothian 685/06 0626 1927
1900 Masterton William M Leith South Midlothian 692/02 0345 1900
1887 Masterton James John M Dunbar East Lothian 706/00 0159 1888