Bef 1849 -
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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 | 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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| 3 | 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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| 4 | 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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| 5 | 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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| 6 | 1849 | - 20 Sep 1849—20 Oct 1849: Cholera Epidemic
In 1849, a cholera epidemic in Dunfermline claimed many lives, including George Masterton.
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| 7 | 1851 | - 1 May 1851—15 Oct 1851: The Great Exhibition
The Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace, London, was a celebration of the British Empire. William Masterton visited it and tried to pass off a stolen ?50 note.
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| 8 | 1857 | - 21 Aug 1857—19 Dec 1937: John Buchan's mother
Helen Masterton was the mother of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, tha famous novelist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada.
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| 9 | 1914 | - 4 Aug 1914—11 Nov 1918: First World War
31 Mastertons were killed fighting "the war to end all wars".
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| 10 | 1922 | - 13 Jul 1922—13 Jul 1922: Plean Pit Disaster
John Masterton, HM Inspector of Mines, visited the Plean Colliery after an explosion killed 12 men, and reported on the cause.
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| 11 | 1939 | - 1 Sep 1939—14 Aug 1945: Second World War
Seven Mastertons lost their lives in the Second World War, including Adelaide Masterton, killed by a V1 flying bomb in the Guards Chapel, London on 18 June 1944.
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