William Henry Masters (1872 - 1953)

Born 29 Feb 1872 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Amy (Agutter) Masters — married 1895 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England [uncertain]

Husband of Sarah Ann (Woodbridge) Masters — married 1930 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 15 Aug 1953 at age 81 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Henry Masters was the fourth known child of John Masters and Rachael Ann (Adams) Masters.^[1][2]

Birth

He was born 29 February 1872 at Daventry, Northamptonshire, England and was baptised 23 June 1872 at the Parish Church of Staverton, Northamptonshire.^{[2][3] [4]}

Marriage

William Henry Masters and Amy Agutter were married between October and December 1895 in the registration district of Warwick (Warwickshire), England.^[5] She died in 1929.^[6]

He and Sarah Ann (Woodbridge) Vann were married between October and December 1930 in the registration district of Rugby (Warwickshire), England.^[7]

Residence

• 1881 (with his parents) at Princethorpe, Warwickshire. ^[3]
• 1891 (in service) at West Haddon, Northamptonshire.^[8]
• 1901 (married) at Hunningham, Warwickshire.^[9]
• 1911 at Old House Farm, Offchurch, Warwickshire.^[10]
• 1939 (remarried) at 79 King Edward Road, Rugby, Warwickshire.^[4]
• 1953 at St. Annes Road, Rugby.^[11]

Occupation

• 1891 Domestic Servant Groom.^[8]
• 1901 Agricultural Labourer.^[9]
• 1911 Waggoner on a farm.^[10]
• 1939 Cemetry Worker.^[4]

Death

William Henry Masters died 15 August 1953 at his home at St. Annes Road, Rugby Warwickshire, England.^[11] He was 81 years of age.^[12]

Research Notes

• Not found in National Probate Calendar.

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office, England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index (London England), 1872, Jan-Mar quarter, William Henry Masters, Daventry district; digital image, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 13 Dec 2017), image 1872B1-M-0328.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Parish Church of Staverton (Northamptonshire, England), Register of Baptisms 1871-1912, p. 1, no. 5, 23 Jun 1872, William Henry Masters; "Northamptonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ : accessed 8 Dec 2016), path: Staverton > Parish Registers > 1871-1912, image 2; citing "Northamptonshire Record Office, Parish Registers, ref 300P/178".
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Census returns of England and Wales, 1881, (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Rugby [Warwickshire], ref. RG11/3081, fo. 86, pp. 1-2, sched. 7, household of John Masters; "England Census", digital image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ : accessed 30 Jan 2018), path: Warwickshire > Princethorpe > District 8, images 2-3.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} National Registration Transcript Book, 1939 (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), Borough of Rugby, Registration District 391-1, Enumeration District QEHO, np., schedule 82, Masters household; "1939 England and Wales Register", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ : accessed 23 Jun 2018), path: Warwickshire > Rugby MB > QEHO, image 8.
5. ↑ General Register Office, England & Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index (London England), 1895, Oct-Dec quarter, William Henry Masters & Amy Agutter, Warwick district; digital images, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 15 Dec 2017), images 1895M4-M-0211 & 1895M4-A-0002.
6. ↑ General Register Office, England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index (London England), 1929, Jan-Mar quarter, Amy Masters, Warwick district; digital image, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 1 Feb 2018), image 1929D1-M-0357.
7. ↑ General Register Office, England & Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index (London England), 1930, Oct-Dec quarter, William H Masters & Sarah A Vann, Rugby district; digital images, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 1 Feb 2018), images 1930M4-M-0283, 1930M4-V-0265 & 1930M4-W-0349
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Census returns of England and Wales, 1891, (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Daventry [Northamptonshire], ref. RG12/1206, fo. 108, p. 7, sched. 49, household of Lois Underwood; "1891 England Census", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ : accessed 22 Jun 2018), path: Northamptonshire > West Haddon > District 9, image 8.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Census returns of England and Wales, 1901, (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Warwick [Warwickshire], ref. RG13/2935, fo. 50, p. 4, sched. 25, household of William H Masters; "1901 England Census", digital image, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ : accessed 12 Jun 2018), path: Warwickshire > Hunningham > District 9, image 5.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Census returns of England and Wales, 1911, (Kew, Surrey, England : The National Archives of the UK), district Southam [Warwickshire], ref. RG14/18887, sched. 128, household of William Henry Masters; "1911 England Census", digital images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/ : accessed 29 Jan 2018), path: Warwickshire > Long Itchington > 12, image 256.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "SUDDEN DEATH", Rugby Advertiser, 18 Aug 1953, p. 2, col. 6, William Henry Masters; The British Newspaper Archive, digital images (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/ : accessed 18 Mar 2022).
12. ↑ General Register Office, England & Wales Civil Registration Death Index (London England), 1953, Jul-Sep quarter, William H Masters, Rugby district; digital image, FreeBMD (https://www.freebmd.org.uk : accessed 17 Dec 2017), image 1953D3-M-0058.

See also:

• Source Abstracts for William Henry Masters.
• William Henry Masters in FamilySearch Tree