Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Masters was born in 1846, in Mynyddislwyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, John Masters, was 40 and her mother, Harriet Johnson, was 40. She died before 1886.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Mary Ann Masters in household of John Masters, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, Ship Constitution, 1857
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (12)
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World Events (3)
1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.
1867 · Great Reform Act of 1867
The Great Reform Act of 1867 gave males the right to vote. This also helped to form the Welsh Liberal Party. It was the second of three reforms that would take place.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
habitational and occupational name from Middle English (atte) maisteres ‘(at the) master's (house)’, a name for someone who lived or worked there, normally a servant. Compare Master and Masterman , and for the type compare Maidens , Monks , Parsons .
variant of Master , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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