Emigrants
Like many European families, economic hardship, religious intolerance, or just the excitement of new horizons and opportunities offered by the outposts of the British Empire, or the open door policy of the USA, persuaded many Mastertons to seek their fortunes in the New Worlds. I have come across emigrants to the Americas, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand from the 19th century onwards.
Records of some Masterton emigrants from their home country.
Australia
In 1852, James, Janet and George Masterton were passengers on the notorious journey of the "Ticonderoga", the Fever Ship from Liverpool on which a quarter of the passengers died. The Emigration Commission changed the minimum acceptable standards of accommodation on immigrant ships as a direct result.
Three brothers, two sisters and their families emigrated to Melbourne, Victoria in 1853-54. David Masterton was a master mariner and Captain of 'Ferozepore' 1847-1853. He bought a 127-ton ship 'Elizabeth' and took his sisters Mary and Julia and William's wife and four children to Victoria in 1853/54. David's children and his brothers William and Fowler were already in Victoria in 1852/53. In 1877 David became mayor of Brighton, Victoria.
| Name | Age | Date | From | Ship | Port of Arrival | Final Destination |
| James Masterton | 28 | Dec 1852 | Liverpool, England | 'Ticonderoga' | Portsea, Point Nepean, Victoria | Kilmore, Victoria |
| Janet | 24 | Dec 1852 | Liverpool, England | 'Ticonderoga' | Portsea, Point Nepean, Victoria | Kilmore, Victoria |
| George | 4 | Dec 1852 | Liverpool, England | 'Ticonderoga' | Portsea, Point Nepean, Victoria | Kilmore, Victoria |
| William Masterton | 35 | Oct 1852 | 'Ferozepore' | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Fowler Masterton | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||
| Margaret Masterton | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||
| Isabella Masterton | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||
| Julia Masterton | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||
| Frances Masterton | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||
| David Masterton | Melbourne, Victoria | |||||
| David Masterton | Feb 1854 | 'Elizabeth' | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| Mary Masterton | 1854 | 'Elizabeth' | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| Julia Masterton | 7 | 1854 | 'Elizabeth' | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Isabella Masterton | 1854 | 'Elizabeth' | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| David Masterton | 1854 | 'Elizabeth' | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| Alexander McKay Masterton | 1854 | 'Elizabeth' | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| Frances King Masterton | 1854 | 'Elizabeth' | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| Julia Mitchell Masterton | 1854 | 'Elizabeth' | Melbourne, Victoria | |||
| William Masterton | after 1852 | |||||
| Janet McAllan (ms Masterton) | after 1852 | |||||
| Catherine Masterton | after 1852 | |||||
| Emilia Duncan Masterton | after 1852 | |||||
| Catherine | after 1852 | |||||
| James McDonald Masterton | after 1852 | |||||
| Thomas | after 1852 | |||||
| William | after 1852 | |||||
| Elizabeth | after 1852 | |||||
| Margaret | after 1852 | |||||
| Alexander Masterton | aft 1851 | Kyneton, Victoria | ||||
| Elizabeth Masterton (ms White) | aft 1851 | Kyneton, Victoria | ||||
| Alexander Masterton | bef 26 Sep 1854 | Sydney, NSW | ||||
| Janet Page (ms Masterton) | 1869 | Liverpool | 'Great Britain' | Melbourne | ||
| Robert Masterton | 25 | 5 Mar 1879 | 'Selkirkshire' | Kempsey, NSW | ||
| James Adam Masterton | 11 | 9 Jul 1883 | 'Nairnshire' | Queensland | ||
| Charles Smart Masterton | bef 1884 | Queensland | ||||
| William Masterton | aft 1892 | Queensland | ||||
| Anne Masterton (ms Whyte) | aft 1892 | Queensland | ||||
| Albert Edward Masterton | bef 1910 | New Zealand | Wallsend, NSW | |||
| James Alexander Masterton | New Zealand | NSW | ||||
| William Farmes Masterton | 36 | 12 Jun 1911 | Liverpool | 'Cornwall' | Ipswich, Queensland | |
| Janet Masterton (ms Richmond) | 35 | 25 Dec 1912 | 'Waipara' | Brisbane, Queensland | Ipswich, Queensland | |
| Jessie Collier Masterton | 14 | 25 Dec 1912 | 'Waipara' | Brisbane, Queensland | Toowong, Queensland | |
| Robert Masterton | after 1914 | |||||
| Hermann John Masterton | bef 1930 | NSW | ||||
| Herbert James Masterton | bef 1953 | Guernsey | NSW | |||
| James Masterton | bef 1957 | Queensland |
Sources for images of ships: 1) Simplon Postcards The Passenger Ship Website
2) Clydebuilt