David McCulloch Masterton (1869-1919)
Australian Railwayman
David McCulloch Masterton was a railway man and records survive of his role taking responsibility as watchman and repairer for a section of line to carry the Victoria Royal Train carrying the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York from Fort Melbourne to Albury in 1901.
Genealogy
David McCulloch Masterton was the eleventh child and sixth son of James Alexander Masterton and Janet Park, who had married in 1847 in Alva, Stirling, Scotland and who emigrated on the infamous "Ticonderoga" fever ship to Victoria, Australia in 1852. Further details of David McCulloch Masterton and his family can be found at this link.
Railway Department Memo
Image supplied by Geoff Masterton
Office of Chief Engineer for Existing Lines
Railway Department, Melbourne
15th May 1901
The Argus
MASTERTON.-On the 30th April, at his residence, corner Kangaroo road and Normanby street, Oakleigh, David McCulloch Masterton, aged 50 years.
The Argus
Melbourne, Victoria
Thursday 1 May 1919