Birth

26 Dec 1809
Gateshead, Durham, England

Death

6 Jun 1852
Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony

Biography

David John James McMaster was born on 26 Dec 1809 at Gateshead, Durham, England.

He was the son of David McMaster and Frances Nicols.

He married Jane Margaret Pinchin Webber on 11 Jan 1829 at Somerset East, Cape Colony. Jane Margaret Pinchin was the daughter of Charles William Webber and Margaret Pinchin. She was born in 1809 at England. She died on 6 Dec 1850 at Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

They had 10 children: Charles Alexander McMaster, Isabella Frances McMaster, Lavinia Julia McMaster, Jesse Jane Mary Ann McMaster, David John McMaster, Jane Margaret McMaster, Joseph William McMaster, Georgina Clarissa McMaster, Emily Frances Ann McMaster and Edward Henry McMaster.

He died on 6 Jun 1852 at Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony at the age of 42.