George Sparrow Masters and Mary Pope

St Peter's Church, Liverpool Grove, Walworth
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George Sparrow Masters (bap. 26 May 1811 St Mary's, Rotherhithe), son of Benjamin Searle Sparrow Masters and Sage Boulton Ayres, married Mary Pope at St Peter's Church, Walworth, Surrey on 4 Dec 1833.

George and Mary Masters had one daughter:

1. Caroline Masters b. 1837 D Quarter in OF SAINT GEORGE THE MARTYR SOUTHWARK Volume 04 Page 107

In 1851, George Masters (40) Coach maker from Rotherhithe, Surrey; Mary Masters (45) and Caroline Masters (13) School teacher - both listed as from London - were at 41 New Canal Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire.

George Sparrow Masters, it appears, probably died in 1860 S Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 91, though his age was listed as 55.

In 1861, Mary Masters (49) Widow, from Hampshire was a Lodging house keeper at 23, Daniel Street, Bathwick, Bath, Somerset and living with her were Caroline Masters (23) born in Southwark, Surrey; and Eliza Shell (19) House Servant from Bath, Somerset. (Widow Masters may be long gone, but you can still lodge at 23, Daniel Street, Bathwick, with Sykes Cottages.)

(Didn't find the family anywhere in 1841. There's a possible marriage of Caroline Masters, in bath in 1861, but [as yet] I've been unable to find further records to confirm if this is her. I've also not been able to isolate further records for Mary Masters: In 1851, she had been listed as being from London; but in 1861, Hampshire. She also only managed to age by four years in the intervening decade, therefore, it hasn't been possible to determine where she was really from and when, to be able to be sure of the right records.)

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19-36 Daniel Street, Bath