Mary Ann Masters

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

John Masters
1806–1886
Harriet Johnson
1806–1851
Harriet Masters
1828–1886
John Masters
1828–
Maryanne Masters
1832–1841
Ann Masters
1839–
Charlotte Masters
1829–1886
Mary Ann Masters
1831–
George Masters
1834–1890
Joseph Masters
1835–1925
Charles Henry Masters
1836–
William Masters
1839–1863
John Masters
1840–1844
Mary Ann Masters
1846–1886

Sources (2)

  • Mary Ann Masters in household of John Masters, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild, Ship Constitution, 1857

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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