RICHARD
WILLIAM MASTERS
aka WILLIAM MARSTERS (b.1831, d.1899)
From Walcote,
Leicestershire, England
to Palmerston Island, Cook Islands
(Hard copy) US$70 plus US$5.00 postage
Click
BUY NOW to purchase
a digital copy (US$30) of
"Stories of Palmerston"
(Hard copy) US$70 plus US$5.00 postage
Click
BUY NOW to purchase
a digital copy (US$30) of
"Masters of Walcote"


Map of Palmerston Island drawn by Liam Hilyard, great (x4)-grandson of William Richard Marsters

NEW
Click here to view pages from "Masters
of Walcote" about the family of Richard
Masters/William Marsters
in England
2011 - Visit to Coventry
A visit to the UK in 2011 was a special birthday present I promised myself. And the icing on the cake was that I was able to meet a direct descendant of Ann Elizabeth Joel Masters-Granger, daughter of Richard Masters (aka William Marsters). I had the best time ever meeting the family of Steven and Jackie Hughes, wandering (rather aimlessly I must admit) through cemeteries in areas the Masters family had lived, and learning as much as I could about Ann Elizabeth's family. There is still a lot of ground to cover as this information is still quite sparse. But this is a small step for our family, and I am sure as time goes on we will learn more. Here are some photos of the amazing time I shared with my new cousins. Thank you Steven and Jackie.xxx
Steven, Jackie and I visited several
churches and cemeteries around the South Leicester area over just a
few days.
The resting places of Des Masters and
Harriet Jeffs (Steven's great-grandmother)
Relaxing time - Walcote Inn and Coombes
Castle, Coventry
This very precious relic has been passed
down to the eldest daughter of each generation from Ann Elizabeth.
It is a wooden box which contains the jet jewels she wears on the
photo on this site with her grandmother, Ann (This was donated by
Steven). The little box also contains tools and little booklets that
have been inserted by those who have owned it in the past.