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The earliest occurrence of the Masters surname in our family history documents is from 1446, and we currently have 294,690 records where Masters appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
366 Masterses were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Masterses were most likely to live in London.
Not all Masterses were law-abiding. We found 222 in criminal records.
471 Masterses served in the First World War.
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