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Alexander MASTERTON (1830 - 1904)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
James MASTERTON Jennet (?? Isabella) MASTERTON ( - 1935) Isabella MASTERTON (1859 - 1881) Elizabeth MASTERTON (1863 - 1935) Jane White (Ginnie) MASTERTON (1864 - 1920) Marian Minnie MASTERTON (1864 - 1950) Alexandrina MASTERTON (1868 - 1958)	Alexander MASTERTON (1830 - 1904) + Elizabeth WHITE ( - 1884) Elizabeth GARDINER (1843 - 1916)

Pic S2. ALFRED BIRKIN SAMUEL AMY JOANNA HANNAH ABELL Elizabeth’s mother ELIZABETH wife of above GEORGE

b. 1830 at Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

m. (1) 1851 Elizabeth WHITE ( - 1884) at Lanarkshire, Scotland

m. (2) 1891 Elizabeth GARDINER (1843 - 1916) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1904 at Cohuna, Victoria, Australia aged 74

Near Relatives of Alexander MASTERTON (1830 - 1904)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	John WHITE
Mother in Law	Unknown LINDSAY
Father in Law	John GARDNER			1849	Port Adelaide, SA, Australia
Mother in Law	Hannah JONES GILL	1804		1889	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia	85
Self	Alexander MASTERTON	1830	Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1904	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia	74
Wife	Elizabeth WHITE			1884	Victoria, Australia
Wife	Elizabeth GARDINER	1843	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia	1916	Sandringham, Victoria, Australia	73
Son	James MASTERTON
Daughter	Jennet (?? Isabella) MASTERTON			bef 1935
Daughter	Isabella MASTERTON	1859		1881	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia	22
Step Son	John Thomas LOCKWOOD BIRKIN	1859	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia	1915	Newport, Victoria, Australia	56
Step Son	Henry LOCKWOOD BIRKIN	1862	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia	1938	Upwey, Victoria, Australia	76
Daughter	Elizabeth MASTERTON	abt 1863		1935	Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia	72
Daughter	Jane White (Ginnie) MASTERTON	abt 1864	Scotland	1920	Kerang, Victoria, Australia	56
Daughter	Marian Minnie MASTERTON	1864	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia	1950	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia	86
Daughter	Alexandrina MASTERTON	1868	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia	1958	St. Kilda, Victoria, Australia	90
Step Son	Melville Essex BIRKIN	1884	Echuca, Victoria, Australia		Possibly Zimbabwe
Son in Law	William James SEMPLE			1940
Son in Law	George Walter HALL	abt 1857		1945	Malvern Victoria, Australia	88
Son in Law	Joseph Peter HALL	1862	Victoria, Australia	1889	Kerang, Victoria, Australia	27
Son in Law	Walter Cornelius HALL	1865	Victoria, Australia	1939	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia	74
Son in Law	John Lyall STRACHAN	1864	Daylesford, Victoria, Australia	1939	St Kilda, Victoria, Australia	75

Events in Alexander MASTERTON (1830 - 1904)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1830		Alexander MASTERTON was born	Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland	Ancestry trees
1851	21	Married Elizabeth WHITE	Lanarkshire, Scotland	Ancestry trees
1859	29	Birth of daughter Isabella MASTERTON		Died 1881 - age 22 = c 1859
abt 1863	33	Birth of daughter Elizabeth MASTERTON
abt 1864	34	Birth of daughter Jane White (Ginnie) MASTERTON	Scotland	Died 1920 - age 56 = 1864
1864	34	Birth of daughter Marian Minnie MASTERTON	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia	Note 1
1868	38	Birth of daughter Alexandrina MASTERTON	Kyneton, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1881	51	Death of daughter Isabella MASTERTON (aged 22)	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia	Note 3	22, 60
1884	54	Death of wife Elizabeth WHITE	Victoria, Australia	Note 4	52
1891	61	Married Elizabeth GARDINER (aged 48)	Victoria, Australia	Note 5	52
1904	74	Alexander MASTERTON died	Cohuna, Victoria, Australia	Note 6	22, 60
		Death of step son Melville Essex BIRKIN	Possibly Zimbabwe	Note 7

Note 1: Burial info POSSIBLE Menie Masterton in the Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name: Menie Masterton Birth Date: Abt 1864 Birth Place: Kyneton, Victoria Registration Year: 1864 Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Alexander Masterton Mother: Elizabeth White Registration Number: 9358

Note 2: Burial records Alexandrina Masterton in the Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917 Name: Alexandrina Masterton Birth Registration Date: 1868 Birth Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: Alexander Masterton Mother Maiden Name: White Reference Number: 3354

Note 3: Deceased in sister Elizabeth’s death notice in 1935 Not in Vic bdm 1900 - 1935 under family name of Masterton Vic bdm Event: deaths Registration number 9949 / 1881 Family name: MASTERTON Given name(s) Isabella Place of event: COHUNA, Australia Mother's name Elizth Mother's family name at birth WHITE Father's Name: Alexr Age = 22 years The Argus (Melbourne) 23 November 1881 KERANG, TUESDAY. An inquiry into the cause of the death of a young woman named Isabella Masterton, aged 22, who was found dead against a fence on the 19th inst., was held at Cohuna yester- day, before Mr. A. Kirwin, J.P. Seven wit- nesses gave evidence at the inquiry. Dr. Wakefield, who made the post-mortem exami- nation, stated that deceased was suffering from consumption, and had died from rupture of a blood vessel of the lungs. The finding was in accordance with this evidence. De- ceased has friends living at Kyneton.

Note 4: Elizabeth Masterton in the Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988 Name: Elizabeth Masterton Death Registration Year: 1884 Death Registration Place: Victoria, Australia Father: White Jno. Mother Maiden Name: Lindsay Spouse: Alexander Masterton Reference Number: 4952

Note 5: Alexr Masterton in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Alexr Masterton Spouse Name: Ellzth Birkin Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1891 Registration Number: 3873

Note 6: Vic bdm MASTERTON Alexr Death Parents - UNKNOWN Died - Cohuna Age - 74 1904 8269/1904 Kerang New Times 2 Sept 1904 COHUNA. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) On the 27th ult. Mr Alexander Mas- terton passed away at his son's (James Masterton) residence at the ripe age of 74 years. He has been many years a resident of Kyneton, but finding his health rapidly failing, he came to reside at Cohuna. He was formerly a large con- tractor in the Kyneton district and an active member of the Kyneton cavalry. His two daughters residing in this dis- trict are Mrs W. C. Hall, of Cohuna, and Mrs George Hall, of Koroop. Two other daughters are married and reside in Mel- bourne. His remains were interred in the Kyneton cemetery on Tuesday, many old residents by whom he was so highly respected following the remains to the grave.

Note 7: Fought in Africa corp during WW1. POSSIBLY child of Melville James Melville Birkin in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 Name: James Melville Birkin Death Place: Western Australia Registration Year: 1906 Registration Place: Mount Margaret, Western Australia Laverton and Beria Mercury (WA) 9 Dec 1906 We regret having to record. the death, at Mrs. Haberley's Home, in Watkins street, Morgans, on Wednesday, of James Melvilla Birkin, aged 12 days. Much sympathy is felt for the bereaved parents, who are widely known and much respected. The remains were interred in the local cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. The Rev John Lee officiated at the grave. James Melville Birkin Birth 26 Jan 1906 Mount Morgans, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia Death 7 Feb 1906 (aged 12 days) Mount Morgans, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia Burial Mount Morgans Mount Morgans, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Personal Notes:

see death notice for son John Lockwood Birkin 1915

Source References:

22. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Victoria bdm index, Title: Victorian bdm

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Vic bdm MASTERTON Alexr Death Parents - UNKNOWN Died - Cohuna Age - 74 1904 8269/1904

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Alexr Masterton in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: Alexr Masterton Spouse Name: Ellzth Birkin Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1891 Registration Number: 3873

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: Kerang New Times 2 Sept 1904 COHUNA. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) On the 27th ult. Mr Alexander Mas- terton passed away at his son's (James Masterton) residence at the ripe age of 74 years. He has been many years a resident of Kyneton, but finding his health rapidly failing, he came to reside at Cohuna. He was formerly a large con- tractor in the Kyneton district and an active member of the Kyneton cavalry. His two daughters residing in this dis- trict are Mrs W. C. Hall, of Cohuna, and Mrs George Hall, of Koroop. Two other daughters are married and reside in Mel- bourne. His remains were interred in the Kyneton cemetery on Tuesday, many old residents by whom he was so highly respected following the remains to the grave.

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