Person:Ella Watkin (1)

John M’Lean Masterton was married to Ella A. Watkin, only daughter of Rev. J.B. Watkin, 19aug1896 at Nukualofa, Tonga, Friendly Islands, by the bride’s father (Sydney Morning Herald, themastertons). The happy couple left for the old country after the marriage (Sydney Morning Herald). In sep1931 probate jurisdiction was announced of John McLean Masterton, late of Nukualofa, Kingdom of Tonga, Collector of Customs (Sydney Morning Herald). NZ Archives have a record (date 1933) of John Mclean Masterton, Collector of Customs, Tonga (web). In jul1934 probate jurisdiction was announced of Ella Masterton, late of Nukualofa, Tonga, widow of late John Maclean Masterton (Sydney Morning Herald). Rev. J.B. Watkin, Tonga, d. 1925 (Queenslander); his father, Rev. James Watkin, who had been a missionary in Tonga in 1830, d. 1886 (Queanbeyan Age newspaper). Jabez Bunting Watkin (b. abt 1837, Lifuka, Ha’aapai) was president of Free Church of Tonga (maxwellinstitute.byu.edu).

In 1901 John Mcl Masterton (1866 Glasgow, retd journalist), wife Ella A. (1873 Tonga, British subject), son Alex/Alen F./J. (1898 E. Molesey, Surrey) were at Sunnylawn, Branksome (census).

John MacLean MASTERTON married Ella A. ? (born about 1873 as British subject in Tonga?, census) before 1898 (1901 census). In 1901 John MacLean Masterton, journalist, was living at “Sunny Lawn”, Branksome, Dorset (census).

1.   England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.).