Grace MASTERTON

1853 - 1941  (87 years)

• Name	Grace MASTERTON  [1]
  Birth	19 Nov 1853	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Governess  [2]
  Census	1861	Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland   [1]
  	aged 7, possible
  Census	1871	St Andrew, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Age: 17y
  Census	1891	West Pilton Farm, Cramond, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Age: 36y
  	visitor (to sister Ann)
  Death	4 Nov 1941	Mississipi, USA   [4]
  Burial	Hebron Cemetery, Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
  Person ID	I1700	Mastertons from Cramond
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander MASTERTON,   b. 1 Jul 1815, Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland d. 26 Feb 1899, 4 Windsor Street, St Andrew, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Ann DICKSON,   b. 16 Apr 1815, Newlands, Peebles, Scotland d. 17 Sep 1906, 4 Windsor Street, Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1845	St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F1127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dr James Francis POU,   b. 6 May 1846, Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, USA d. 20 Oct 1927, Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	22 Sep 1893	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Annie Alexandra Masterton POU,   b. 7 Feb 1896, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 24 Nov 1980, Waynesboro, Wayne County, Mississippi, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2025

  
  

• Photos		Grace Pou (ms Masterton) (1853-1941)
  		Grace Pou (ms Masterton)

  
  

• Sources

  [S200] GROS, scotlandspeople. [S560] 1891 Scotland Census. [S733] Email from Rachel Stephenson to Gordon Masterton, "Some Masterton Info to Share", 24 February 2025. Hey there! I have some information regarding my great-great-grandmother Grace Masterton . She was born 19 Nov 1853 in Edinburgh and died 4 Nov 1941 in Mississippi, USA I updated her find-a-grave page with a photo today and also added some very old ones I have for other Mastertons listed on your website that can be found here . One includes a photo of Alexander Masterton who you have a short writeup on in front of his house at 85. St. John Road. The reason she vanishes from record in Scotland is this (as told by my uncle): Dr. Pou's 1st wife Ada West passed away and because she and Grace Masterton were friends previously in Scotland he wrote to her to tell her of her friend's passing. They continued their correspondence until he eventually proposed marriage. She came to America with her brother Alexander who was prepared to take her back home if things weren't satisfactory. Well everything went well and they were married in Birmingham, Alabama. They went on to live in Waynesboro, Mississippi. She actually returned to Scotland in 1896 to have their child, Annie Alexandra Masterton Pou, and remained there for 3-4 years and Dr. Pou had to go retrieve her. I recently ordered the birth certificate of Annie Alexandra Masterton Pou (my great-grandmother) from the Scotlands People website. Pretty cool! Many of my family members have visited the family's former home of 4 Windsor Street in Edinburgh. It is now a bed and breakfast. My parents visited Scotland last year and were able to stop by Piershill Cemetery where many of my Mastertons are buried so I have added them to find-a-grave. Thank you for all the information you have shared on your website. It has been an amazing resource! Rachel Stephenson [S733] Email from Rachel Stephenson to Gordon Masterton, "Some Masterton Info to Share", 24 February 2025. [S199] David Masterton, New Jersey. [S736] Rachel Stephenson website "Ancestry".