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| 1 | 1620 | - 1 Jan 1620—1 Jan 1776: "Transportation" to the Colonies
From 1620's till American Independence, 'transportation' was used in lieu of imprisonment or execution for many convicts, including Christian Masterton of Edinburgh, sent to the American colonies as a whore.
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| 2 | 1746 | - 21 Jan 1746—21 Jan 1746: The Battle of Falkirk
As a captain in the British Army fighting against the Jacobite 'rebels', James Masterton witnessed the rout of the British forces at the Battle of Falkirk.
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| 3 | 1759 | - 25 Jan 1759—21 Jul 1796: Robert Burns and Allan Masterton
Allan Masterton, writing master at Edinburgh High School, became a great friend of Robert Burns and composed music for 'Willie Brew'd a Peck o' Maut'.
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| 4 | 1815 | - 18 Jun 1815—18 Jun 1815: The Battle of Waterloo
Thomas Masterton, bombardier in the Royal Artillery, fought at Waterloo and survived to earn the two extra years of pension credits awarded to Waterloo veterans.
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| 5 | 1843 | - 18 May 1843—18 May 1843: Disruption in Church of Scotland
474 ministers sign the Deed of Demission that creates the Free Church of Scotland. Across Scotland, elders, like Alexander Masterton of Larbert, had to decide where their consciences lay. Alexander's son William became a Free Church minister.
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| 6 | 1845 | - 1 Jan 1845—31 Dec 1894: Poor Law
Between 1845 and 1894, parochial boards administered the Poor Law (Scotland) Act and appointed Inspectors of Poor, such as Robert Masterton in Dunbar, to administer relief.
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