Born in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Peter Webster Mason
— married
15 Nov 1842 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Agnes (Mason) Matthews, Euphemia Margaret (Mason) Ellis, John Robert Mason and Sarah Jane Mason
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Margaret (Carstairs) Mason was born in Scotland.
Margaret Leslie CARSTAIRS was born in Sep 1823 in Scotland.
Margaret married Peter Webster MASON on 15 November 1842 at Cupar, Fife, Scotland.
Margaret (Carstairs) Mason migrated from Fife, Scotland to the Colony of Victoria.
Margaret (Carstairs) Mason was an Assisted Immigrant to Victoria.
Margaret, with her husband and two children (Andrew (2), Susan (infant)), emigrated to the Colony of Victoria, aboard the barque Cheapside, which sailed from London on 10 May 1848, via Plymouth, and arrived at Port Phillip on 18 August 1848. [1]
They lived in the area around Ballarat, Victoria, and had at least four more children.
Sources
- ↑ NRS5316/4_4816/Cheapside_18 Aug 1848/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5316&item=4_4816&ship=Cheapside
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Kerryn Forsyth 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DS7367221 [compare], Ancestry member Our_Ancestors
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch DS7367221 [compare], FTDNA kit #532624
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Ross Forsyth :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PC4358814 [compare], Ancestry member rosswforsyth
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Categories: Migrants from Fife to Victoria | Free Settlers to Australia | Assisted Scottish Immigrants to Australia | Cheapside, Arrived 18 Aug 1848