Robert MASTERTON

Bef 1844 - 1887  (> 43 years)

• Name	Robert MASTERTON  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	Bef 6 Mar 1844	Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland   [1, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Goldsmith, Jeweller  [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Census	1851	Dysart, Fife, Scotland   [6]
  	aged 6, possible
  Census	1861	St George, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	aged 16, possible
  Census	1871	Hutchesontown, Lanark, Scotland   [6]
  	aged 25, possible
  Census	1881	51 1/2 Adelphi St, Gorbals, Lanark, Scotland   [5]
  	aged 34, married
  Cause of Death	Suicide by hanging, No medical attendant.  [1]
  Death	6 Mar 1887	12 Beaumont Place, Pleasance, Edinburgh, Scotland   [1, 7]
  	aged 43, married
  Person ID	I2182	Mastertons from Cramond
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert MASTERTON,   b. Bef 30 Mar 1825, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland d. 30 Sep 1889, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age > 64 years)
  Mother	Eleanor NICHOLSON,   b. Bef 28 Sep 1825   d. 28 Sep 1889, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age > 64 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1845	Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland   [6]
  Family ID	F1582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie PRINGLE,   b. 1850, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1922, St Rollox, Lanark, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1869	St Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Cooper MASTERTON,   b. 13 Oct 1869, St Giles, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 8 Dec 1917, Kirkhill, Royal Crescent, Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland (Age 48 years)   2. Jessie Pringle MASTERTON,   b. 9 Feb 1872, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland   3. Leah Helen MASTERTON,   b. Sep 1874, West Derby and Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   4. Robert MASTERTON,   b. 1877, St George, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1963, George Square, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 86 years)   5. Donald Sinclair MASTERTON,   b. 1879, Inverness, Inverness, Scotland d. 1880, Inverness, Inverness, Scotland (Age 1 year)   6. James Muir MASTERTON,   b. 1881, Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland   7. James MASTERTON,   b. 16 Aug 1882, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland   8. David MASTERTON,   b. Mar 1884, Newcastle on Tyne, England d. 1887, Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 2 years)   9. Thomas Fulton MASTERTON,   b. 1886, Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 3 Jul 1949, 1 Glenlockhart Road, Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Further information at https://masterton.one-name-mwp1.net/robert-masterton-suicide.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S481] Robert Masterton death certificate. [S491] James Masterton and Elsie Case marriage certificate. [S492] Robert Masterton & Jane Ann Wallace marriage certificate. [S596] National Records of Scotland, Mary Ann Hunter death. [S485] 1881 Census UK, (Church of LDS). [S486] GROS, scotlandspeople. [S682] News item in Dundee Advertiser, 7 March 1887.