James MASTERTON

1808 - 1891  (83 years)

• Name	James MASTERTON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	6 Sep 1808	Torryburn, Fife, Scotland   [5, 6]
  Christening	2 Oct 1808	Torryburn, Fife, Scotland   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Seaman (1841), Agricultural Labourer (1859); Forester's Labourer (1861); Labourer (1871); Forester (1891, 1900)  [1, 2, 7, 8, 9]
  Census	1841	Marquis of Glasgow, Leith North, Edinburgh, Scotland   [5, 10]
  	aged 30, with brother William
  Census	1861	50 High Street, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland   [5, 8]
  	aged 52
  Census	1871	High Street, Torryburn , Fife, Scotland   [11]
  	Age: 62y
  Census	1881	Turnpike Road North St Northside, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland   [12]
  	Age: 72y
  Census	1891	Torryburn ,Fife, Scotland   [5]
  	aged 83
  Cause of Death	Senile decay. No certificate  [7]
  Death	24 Dec 1891	Torryburn, Fife, Scotland   [5, 7, 13]
  	aged 83; witness Thomas (son).
  		James Masterton death 24 December 1891, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland
  Burial	Torryburn Churchyard, Fife, Scotland   [13]
  Person ID	I9	Mastertons from Culross
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Adam MASTERTON,   b. 10 May 1776, Culross, Fife, Scotland d. Bef 24 Aug 1849, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland (Age < 73 years)
  Mother	Cecil(ia) BLACK,   b. 13 Sep 1775, Torryburn, Fife,Scotland d. 27 Apr 1862, Torryburn, Fife,Scotland (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1799	Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian   [5, 14]
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret BLELLOCH,   b. 4 Jul 1811, Tulliallan, Perth, Scotland d. 27 Aug 1900, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1835	Torryburn, Fife   [5]
  Children	1. Janet MASTERTON,   b. 28 Feb 1836, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland d. 8 Sep 1900, Steelend, Saline, Fife, Scotland (Age 64 years)   2. Adam MASTERTON,   b. Bef 15 Apr 1838, Torryburn, Fife,Scotland d. 23 Sep 1920 (Age > 82 years)   3. Thomas James MASTERTON,   b. Bef 3 Aug 1840, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland d. 22 Jan 1910, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland (Age > 69 years)   4. James MASTERTON,   b. Bef 11 Mar 1843   d. Bef 16 Apr 1848 (Age < 5 years)   5. James MASTERTON,   b. 28 Mar 1848, Torryburn, Fife,Scotland d. 3 Dec 1923, Alloa (Age 75 years)   6. Cecilia Black MASTERTON,   b. Bef 11 Mar 1850, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland d. 1920, Grangemouth, Stirling, Scotland (Age > 69 years)   7. John MASTERTON,   b. Bef 13 Jun 1852, Torryburn, Fife, Scotland d. 19 Feb 1930, 28 Rintoul Place, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age > 77 years)
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2021

  
  

• Headstones

  James Masterton Sacred to the memory of James Masterton who died 24th December 1891 aged 83 years.

  
  

• Notes

  informant of brother John's death 1861 informant of sister-in-law Janet's death 1866

  
  

• Sources

  [S161] John Masterton death certificate. [S472] Janet Masterton & Francis Thomaney marriage. [S474] Janet Thomenny death. [S58] David Wood and Cecilia Black MAsterton marraige cert. [S9] General Registers of Scotland, Scotlandspeople. [S81] David Lowndes, Descendants of John Masterton & Christian Drysdale. [S276] James Masterton death certificate. [S277] 1861 UK Census. [S532] scotlandspeople, Margaret Masterton death 1900, (28 Aug 1900). [S279] 1841 UK Census. [S15] General Registers of Scotland, scotlandspeople. [S2] 1881 Census. [S45] David Mitchell, Sheila Mitchell, Monumental Inscriptions Pre-1855 in West Fife. [S389] Francis J Grant (ed), Register of Marriages in the City of Edinburgh 1751-1800, (Scottish Record Society).