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Joseph Masters 1802 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1802

Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 21 Dec 1873

Death Location: Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: William Masters

Mother: Mary Gee

Spouse(s): Sarah Bourton, Sarah Kerry

Children(s): Sarah Masters, Mary Masters

In 1802, Joseph Masters entered the world in Derby, Derbyshire, England, born to William Masters and Mary Gee. In 1809, Joseph Masters was employed. In 1820, Joseph Masters was employed in He completed an apprenticeship as a cooper before . Joseph Masters married Sarah Bourton, Sarah Kerry, and had children including Sarah Bourton Masters, Mary Anne Masters. Joseph Masters passed away in 1873 in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1802, Joseph Masters entered the world in Derby, Derbyshire, England, born to William Masters and Mary Gee.
  • In 1809, Joseph Masters was employed.
  • In 1820, Joseph Masters was employed in He completed an apprenticeship as a cooper before .
  • Joseph Masters married Sarah Bourton, Sarah Kerry, and had children including Sarah Bourton Masters, Mary Anne Masters.
  • Joseph Masters passed away in 1873 in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Masters
1759 – 1807
Birth Location: England
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Mary Gee
– 1803
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bourton
1807 – 1859
Birth Location: Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Sarah Kerry
1810 – 1880
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Masters
1828 – 1870
Birth Location: London, England
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Mary Masters
1833 – 1895
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Joseph Masters's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Masters
1802 – 1873
Birth Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England
Parents
William Masters
1759 – 1807
England
Mary Gee
– 1803
Grandparents
James Masters
Elizabeth Huff
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Masters's Descendants

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Joseph Masters (1802 – 21 Dec 1873) m. Sarah Bourton (1807 – 12 Mar 1859) m. Sarah Kerry (18 Mar 1810 – 19 Feb 1880)
  1. 1. Sarah (Bourton) Masters (11 Jun 1828 – 17 Jan 1870) m. Richard lorns (20 Nov 1808 – 14 Nov 1855) m. Henry Bannister (20 Nov 1814 – 14 Aug 1879)
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Iorns (19 Jan 1848 – 09 Sep 1933) m. Augustus (William) Cave
    2. 2. William Iorns (07 Dec 1849 – ) m. Mary (Logan) Thompson
      1. 1. William (Augustus) Iorns (Bet. 1870–1880 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Iorns (04 Dec 1851 – 14 Dec 1938) m. Ellice (Upton Nora) Dundon (1860 – 06 Nov 1912)
      1. 1. Joseph Iorns (25 Jan 1877 – 22 May 1949)
      2. 2. Arthur Iorns (22 Dec 1878 – 09 Aug 1969)
      3. 3. Kate Iorns (13 Sep 1880 – 22 Sep 1958)
      4. 4. Augustus Iorns (08 Dec 1881 – 04 Jun 1928)
      5. 5. Bennett Iorns (08 Sep 1883 – 20 May 1977) m. Florrie Cox (1886 – )
      6. 6. Reginald Iorns (13 Dec 1885 – 19 Feb 1890)
        1. 1. Barbara Iorns m. Nate Nichols
      7. 7. Clarice Iorns (04 Nov 1889 – 19 Feb 1890)
    4. 4. Sarah Iorns (17 Apr 1854 – 17 Jan 1941) m. George (William) Cox
      1. 1. Florrie Cox (1886 – ) m. Bennett Iorns (08 Sep 1883 – 20 May 1977)
      2. 2. Eunice Cox (1888 – )
      3. 3. John (Masters) Cox (06 Mar 1892 – )
    5. 5. Henry Bannister (28 Feb 1858 – 25 Jun 1936) m. Annie Welch (1864 – 11 Mar 1948)
    6. 6. John Bannister (1859 – 23 Apr 1930) m. Harriet McKenzie (1869 – 04 Apr 1951)
      1. 1. John Bannister m. Annie McGovern
        1. 1. Nola (Harriet) Bannister
    7. 7. George Bannister (1860 – 1952) m. Mary (Ann) Hullen m. Edith McKenzie
    8. 8. Edwin (Masters) Bannister (1862 – 1942) m. Jenny Warner (25 Jun 1866 – )
    9. 9. Charles Bannister (1863 – 05 Mar 1947) m. Agnes Mckenzie (1863 – 29 Dec 1947)
      1. 1. Charles (Dudley) Bannister ( – 1972) m. Mae (Victoria Hornig) Allen ( – 1974)
        1. 1. Terry Bannister (08 Oct 1929 – ) m. Jean McCallum (04 Jan 1931 – )
        2. 2. Dorothy (Maye) Bannister m. Lawrence (Neville) Foster
        3. 3. Brian (Dudley) Bannister m. Doreen (Janette) Seatter
        4. 4. Michael Bannister m. Susan
    10. 10. Richard Bannister (1865 – 1948) m. Harriet Welch (1873 – 09 Jul 1950)
      1. 1. Clarence (Herbert) Bannister (30 Dec 1900 – )
    11. 11. Phoebe Bannister (1867 – 1950) m. Frank (Herbert) Johnstone
    12. 12. Thomas (Cave) Bannister (1870 – 1925) m. Annie (Margaret Henrietta) Whitlock ( – 1923)
  2. 2. Mary (Anne) Masters (19 Jan 1833 – 16 Jan 1895) m. Bennet (Pascoe) Perry (29 Mar 1822 – 25 Dec 1894)
    1. 1. Fanny (Sarah) Perry (21 Nov 1851 – 19 May 1938) m. Raymond (White) Marshall
      1. 1. Raymond (Bennet) Marshall m. Dorothy (June) Hopkins
      2. 2. Reginald Marshall
      3. 3. George (John) Marshall
      4. 4. Mava (Letita Fanny) Marshall
      5. 5. Ella (Mary Victoria) Marshall m. Roland (Bilton) Ellison
      6. 6. Harold (Athelstane) Marshall m. Annie Handcock
    2. 2. Mary (Masters) Perry (29 Jan 1853 – 27 May 1936) m. Charles (Frederick) Gawith
      1. 1. Alyson (Masters) Gawith (23 Sep 1890 – 03 Nov 1970) m. Herbert (Guy) Moser (1890 – 03 Mar 1931)
      2. 2. Catherine (Margaret) Gawith (18 Sep 1896 – 25 Jan 1984) m. Trevor (Campbell) Thomson (08 Jul 1898 – 28 Jan 1962)
        1. 1. Katherine (Helen) Thomson (18 Nov 1928 – ) m. Bernard (James Campbell) Bowden (22 Feb 1927 – 28 Nov 1980)
      3. 3. Doris Gawith (13 Apr 1899 – 21 Jan 1961) m. Bertram (Vivian) Skeet (04 May 1876 – 07 Aug 1963)
        1. 1. Frederick (Lufkin) Skeet (21 Oct 1914 – 27 Apr 1993) m. Mary (Jocelyn Prendergast) Knight (1908 – 24 Apr 1980)
      4. 4. Freda (Mary Isabel) Gawith m. Kenneth (McLean) Ellison m. Ken Ellison
        1. 1. Mary (Helen) Ellison m. Archibald (Bruce) Wallace
        2. 2. Mary Ellison m. Bruce Wallace
      5. 5. Samuel (Roy) Gawith m. Florence (Mildred) Edwards
      6. 6. Alan (Clyfford) Gawith m. Justine (Isabell) Antill
        1. 1. Juanita Gawith m. Glen Speedy
        2. 2. Alan Gawith m. Elliot Wallace
        3. 3. Peter Gawith ( – 1942)
        4. 4. David Gawith m. Mary Wallace
        5. 5. Brian Gawith m. Ruth Brown
        6. 6. Dorothy Gawith m. Bryan Mahon
        7. 7. Molly Gawith m. Alan Akers
    3. 3. Ellen Perry (17 Mar 1855 – 07 Jun 1945)
    4. 4. John (Pascoe) Perry (20 Dec 1857 – 06 Nov 1947) m. Edith (Anne) Perks (21 Aug 1855 – 20 Dec 1941)
      1. 1. Florence (Maude) Perry (11 Nov 1888 – 15 Mar 1977)
      2. 2. Bennett (Pascoe) Perry (20 Apr 1890 – 16 May 1959) m. Dorothy (Lucy Lilian) Vile (18 Jan 1898 – 02 Nov 1983)
        1. 1. Richard (Pascoe) Perry (27 Dec 1923 – ) m. Audrie (Lilias) Ramage (29 May 1921 – )
        2. 2. John (Bennett) Perry m. Dorothy Baird
      3. 3. Mary (Frances Evelyn) Perry m. John (James) Cowan
        1. 1. David Cowan
      4. 4. Winifred (Edith) Perry m. Stanley Ronaldson
        1. 1. Betty Ronaldson
        2. 2. Peggy Ronaldson
        3. 3. Joan Ronaldson
      5. 5. Alice Perry m. Cuthbert (William) Free
        1. 1. Patricia Free
        2. 2. Ann Free
        3. 3. Bill Free
      6. 6. Ethel Perry
    5. 5. Bennet (Pascoe) Perry (09 May 1859 – 18 Jun 1929)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Perry (03 Jan 1861 – )
    7. 7. William Perry (04 Apr 1863 – 20 May 1956) m. Margaret Bridson ( – Aft. 1956) m. Olive (Treve) Lipscombe
      1. 1. Corran (Masters) Perry (1893 – 1929) m. Lillian Austin
        1. 1. Kathleen (Margaret) Perry (9 Apr 1918 – 2 Apr 1987) m. Keith (Allan) Morris (11 June 1915 – 9 Aug 1990)
        2. 2. William (Austin Corran) Perry m. Phyllis Cretney
      2. 2. William Perry m. Unknown
        1. 1. Victoria Perry (1946 – )
    8. 8. Joseph (Walter) Perry (05 Nov 1864 – 26 Jul 1963) m. Catherine (Maud) Drummond
      1. 1. Robert (Drummond) Perry m. Mary (Frances) Buchanan
        1. 1. Barbara Perry
        2. 2. Donald Perry m. Mary (Elizabeth) Huntly ( – 23 Jun 2024)
        3. 3. John Perry m. Christine Flower
        4. 4. Michael Perry
    9. 9. Katherine (Ann) Perry (23 Mar 1865 – ) m. Walter (Edward Charles) Tylee
      1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth) Tylee
      2. 2. Edith (Eleanor Perry) Tylee m. Theodore Lloyd
      3. 3. John (Perry) Tylee m. Alice (Helen) Miller
      4. 4. Charles (Basil) Tylee m. Marion (Henderson) Rutherford m. Mary (Stuart) Hooper
    10. 10. Francis (Edwin) Perry (31 Jul 1867 – ) m. Ellen (Lillie Amelia) Nicholls
      1. 1. Geoffrey (William Arps) Perry m. Phyllis (Marjorie) Charters
        1. 1. Hugh (Gundry) Perry m. Raewyn Fowler
      2. 2. Francis (Masters) Perry m. Elsie (May) Robinson
      3. 3. Joseph (Pascoe) Perry m. Lilla (May) Lamb
        1. 1. Peter (Stanley) Perry m. Pamela Hardy
        2. 2. David Perry m. Jocelyn Keegan
      4. 4. Frederick (Walter) Perry m. Peggy (Elizabeth) Moon
      5. 5. Maurice (Henry) Perry m. Barbara (Jean) McLeod
    11. 11. Alice (Lethbridge) Perry (02 Sep 1869 – ) m. Alfred Avery
      1. 1. Norman (Alfred) Avery m. Esther (Marguerita) Williams
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Avery m. Nigel Cotching
        2. 2. Jonathan Avery m. Gonda Gordon
      2. 2. Alan (Leonard Masters) Avery m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Beadel
        1. 1. Judith Avery m. Tony Sutton
        2. 2. Geoffrey (Alan) Avery m. Genevra Barker
    12. 12. Florence Perry (04 Sep 1870 – ) m. William (Norman Jersey) MacKay
      1. 1. Ian (Dougall) MacKay m. Anne (Mabel) Gudsell
      2. 2. Margaret (Masters) MacKay m. Cyril (Augustus) Sead-Gowing
        1. 1. Julie Sead-Gowing
    13. 13. George (Henry) Perry (10 Jan 1872 – 1956) m. Ada (Mary) Maunsell
      1. 1. Roland (Maunsell O.B.E.) Perry m. Jocelyn (Annie) Ludbrook m. Jean (Hairstens) Marshall
      2. 2. Jessie (Masters) Perry m. James (Coutts) Crawford
        1. 1. Simon Crawford
      3. 3. Ada (Mabel) Perry m. Alfred (De Bathe D.S.O. M.C.) Brandon
        1. 1. Peter Brandon
    14. 14. Julia (Feodore) Perry (11 Jan 1874 – ) m. Robert (Edward) Maunsell
      1. 1. Edward (Robert) Maunsell m. Phyllis (Rehu) Tatham
        1. 1. Brian Maunsell m. Pamela Wade
        2. 2. Jane Maunsell
        3. 3. Sue Maunsell m. Kenneth McCredie
      2. 2. Frederick (Beresford) Maunsell m. Dora (Raymonde) Parker
        1. 1. Elizabeth Maunsell m. Richard Holmwood
        2. 2. William Maunsell
    15. 15. Jessie (Gertrude) Perry (11 Nov 1876 – 1889)

Joseph Masters's Timeline

8 Records

1802
1802
Birth of Joseph Masters in Derby, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derbyshire, England
1809
Bet. 1809–1810
Age 7
Joseph Masters was employed
None
1820
Bet. 1820–1826
Age 18
Joseph Masters was employed in He completed an apprenticeship as a cooper before serving for six years in the Grenadier Guards
He completed an apprenticeship as a cooper before serving for six years in the Grenadier Guards
1832
Bet. Sep 1832–1841
Age 30
Joseph Masters was employed in Hobart, Tasmania, Cooper for a whaling firm (John Gore & Co)
Hobart, Tasmania, Cooper for a whaling firm (John Gore & Co)
1841
1841
Age 39
Joseph Masters immigrated in Deciding to start afresh, Masters, his wife and their two daughters left Hobart in 1841 and travelled to Wellington, via Sydney, the Bay of Islands and Auckland
Deciding to start afresh, Masters, his wife and their two daughters left Hobart in 1841 and travelled to Wellington, via Sydney, the Bay of Islands and Auckland
1842
Bet. 1842–07 Apr 1853
Age 40
Joseph Masters was employed in Ginger-beer manufacturer at Te Aro then Cooper on Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand
Ginger-beer manufacturer at Te Aro then Cooper on Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand
1854
Mar 1854
Age 52
Joseph Masters was employed in Masters became a key figure in the early settlement of Wairarapa. He took the lead in the planning and establishment of Greytown in March 1854, and Masterton in May of the same year
Masters became a key figure in the early settlement of Wairarapa. He took the lead in the planning and establishment of Greytown in March 1854, and Masterton in May of the same year
1873
21 Dec 1873
Age 71
Death of Joseph Masters in Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1802
    Event Place: Derby, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: Bet. 1809–1810

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: Bet. 1820–1826
    Event Place: He completed an apprenticeship as a cooper before serving for six years in the Grenadier Guards

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: Bet. Sep 1832–1841
    Event Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Cooper for a whaling firm (John Gore & Co)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Deciding to start afresh, Masters, his wife and their two daughters left Hobart in 1841 and travelled to Wellington, via Sydney, the Bay of Islands and Auckland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: Bet. 1842–07 Apr 1853
    Event Place: Ginger-beer manufacturer at Te Aro then Cooper on Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: Mar 1854
    Event Place: Masters became a key figure in the early settlement of Wairarapa. He took the lead in the planning and establishment of Greytown in March 1854, and Masterton in May of the same year

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1873
    Event Place: Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
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