James MASTERTON

Bef 1843 - 1916  (> 73 years)

• Name	James MASTERTON  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Bef 7 Apr 1843	Biggar, Lanark, Scotland   [1, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Labourer, Paper Mill Fireman, Brewer's Carter  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Census	1851	Back Close, Biggar, Lanark, Scotland   [7]
  	aged 7, scholar
  Census	1861	66 South Side of Town, Biggar, Lanark, Scotland   [1]
  	aged 18, unmarried
  Residence	Bef 20 Mar 1868	5 Morton Street, South Leith, Scotland   [8]
  	aged 24
  Census	1871	Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland   [9]
  	aged 27, possible "Masterston"
  Census	1881	Plummers Close, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland   [5]
  	aged 37, married
  Census	1891	Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland   [9]
  	aged 47, possible
  Census	1901	Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland   [9]
  	aged 57, possible
  Census	1911	Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland   [10]
  	aged 67, possible
  Cause of Death	Senile decay as cert by John Young, MB ChB  [6]
  Death	22 Apr 1916	Westmill, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	aged 72, married
  		James Masterton death 1916 22nd April 1916 at Westmill, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I138	Mastertons from Biggar
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	UNKNOWN
  Mother	Janet MASTERTON,   b. Bef 1 Oct 1816, Biggar, Lanark, Scotland d. 20 Aug 1862, Biggar, Lanark, Scotland (Age > 45 years)
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Annie NIMMO,   b. Bef 20 Mar 1849, Killbricks, Peebles, Scotland d. 1919, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland (Age > 69 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1868	Townfoot of Culter, Lanark, Scotland   [8, 9]
  		James Masterton and Marion Nimmo marriage 20th March 1868 at Townfoot of Culter, Lanark, Scotland
  Notes	After banns according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland James Proudfoot (?), Minister of the Free Church in Culter James Masterton, witness David Stoddart, witness
  Children	1. George MASTERTON,   b. 13 Apr 1868, Culter, Lanark, Scotland d. 29 Sep 1949, 1 Hopefield Place, Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 81 years)   2. Rachel MASTERTON,   b. 27 Jul 1869, Leith South, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Scotland d. 7 Jan 1930, 10 Whitehill Street, Newcraighall, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 60 years)   3. James MASTERTON,   b. 1 Apr 1871, Leith South, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Scotland d. 1873, Leith South, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Scotland (Age 1 year)   4. Dickson Nimmo MASTERTON,   b. 13 Feb 1874, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 2 Jun 1906, Isthmus of Panama, Panama (Age 32 years)   5. James George Th MASTERTON,   b. 1875, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 1883, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 8 years)   6. Jessie MASTERTON,   b. 22 Nov 1877, White's Close West, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 29 Dec 1926, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 49 years)   7. John Nimmo MASTERTON,   b. Bef 3 Apr 1880, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 1961, Doune, Perth, Scotland (Age > 80 years)   8. William Nimmo MASTERTON,   b. 1884, Dalkeith, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 12 Nov 1917, Egypt (Age 33 years)   9. Margaret Jane MASTERTON,   b. 1886, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1944, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F96	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2022

  
  

• Notes

  illegitimate

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] 1861 Census. [S35] George Masterton death certificate. [S36] Rachel McDonald death certificate. [S38] William Nimmo Masterton & Mary Ann T Wilson marriage certificate. [S6] 1881 Census, (Church of LDS). [S34] James Masterton death certificate. [S58] 1851 UK Census. [S33] James Masterton & Marion Nimmo marriage certificate. [S1] GROS, scotlandspeople. [S123] 1911 Scotland Census.