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Click here for a photograph of Ann Armston-Masters, mother of Richard William Masters, and his daughter Ann Elizabeth Joel Masters-Granger.

 

 

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Click here to view pages from "Masters of Walcote" about the family of Richard Masters/William Marsters
in England

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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.