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EDGOOSE, William Groom (Mastin)
1855 - 1900 (44 years) Has 18 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
1833 - 1874 (42 years)-
Name EDGOOSE, William Groom (Mastin) Birth 7 Aug 1855 Kirton, Lincolnshire 
Gender Male Death 8 Mar 1900 Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia Burial 9 Mar 1900 Waverley Cermetery, New South Wales, Australia Person ID I1105 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father MASTIN, William Groom, b. 2 Sep 1828, Frampton, Lincolnshire, England d. 1855, Frampton, Lincolnshire, England (Age 26 years) Mother EDGOOSE, Sarah Lawson, b. Between 1832 and 1833, Newport, Shropshire, England d. 27 Mar 1874, Kirton In Holland, Lincolnshire (Age 42 years) Marriage No Marriage Information Family ID F418 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SMITH, Rose Ann Amy, b. Between 1868 and 1869, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia d. 1901, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia (Age 33 years) Marriage 11 Jan 1886 Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Children 1. MASTIN, Annie, b. 3 Aug 1886, Railway Parade, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia d. 1889, New South Wales, Australia (Age 2 years)2. EDGOOSE, Ilma R., b. 1895, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia d. Bef 1900 (Age < 4 years)Family ID F719 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM GROOM MASTIN or HEADGOOSE 1855-1900
William, son of William MASTIN, farmer, and Sarah MASTIN née EDGOOSE, was born at Kirton, Lincolnshire, on 7 August 1855. Sarah MASTIN, mother, of Kirton made her mark.
(GRO September Q 1855 [EDGOOSE] Boston 07A 329)
From the 1861 census of Silvertoft Hill, Frampton, Lincolnshire:
Christiana MASTIN, head, widow, aged 58, occupier of 25 acres, born at Wyberton, Lincolnshire;
Charlotte MASTIN, daughter, unmarried, aged 30, dressmaker, born at Frampton, Lincolnshire;
Sarah Ann MASTIN, daughter, unmarried, aged 28, dressmaker, born at Frampton, Lincolnshire;
Frederick George MASTIN, son, unmarried, aged 19, farming son, born at Frampton, Lincolnshire;
*William Groom MASTIN, grandson, aged 5, scholar, born at Kirton, Lincolnshire.
(RG9/2331/97/15)
From the 1871 census of Fen Way, Frampton, Lincolnshire:
Christiana MASTIN, head, widow, aged 68, land owner, born at Wyberton, Lincolnshire;
Charlotte MASTIN, daughter, unmarried, aged 40, land owner & dressmaker, born at Frampton;
Sarah Ann MASTIN, daughter, unmarried, aged 38, land owner & dressmaker; born at Frampton;
*William G. MASTIN, grandson, aged 15, scholar, born at Frampton, Lincolnshire.
(RG10/3334/5/4)
From the 1881 census of Star Lane, Bourn, Lincolnshire:
Edward COALES, head, aged 28, grocer, born at Bourn, Lincolnshire;
Elizabeth COALES, wife, aged 27, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Flora Emma COALES, daughter, aged 2, born at Bourn, Lincolnshire;
*William Groom MASTIN, lodger, aged 23, unemployed grocer's assistant, born at Kirton Holme, Lincolnshire.
(RG11/3198/4/1)
A Englishman Wm MASTIN sailed from London, England, on the ship Port Jackson in 1883, arriving in 'Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney' Australia on 11 January 1884.
(Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists)
William MASTIN and Rose Ann Amy SMITH were married at the Congregational Church, Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on 11 January 1886. William MASTIN (William G. MASTIN and/or William G. HEADGOOSE in the index) was a storekeeper at Kogarah, New South Wales. He was a bachelor, place of birth England, date of birth not stated, aged 28. The name of his father was William Groom MASTIN and that of his mother Sarah HEADGOOSE.
Rose Ann Amy SMITH was a "domestic" from Sydney. She was a spinster, place of birth Newcastle, New South Wales, date of birth not stated, aged 17. The name of her father was Peter Charles SMITH and the maiden name of her mother was Rose McBRIDE.
Witnesses were Francis SMITH and Johannah SMITH.
(NSW Marriages 125/1886 indexed under MASTIN and HEADGOOSE)
The birth of their daughter Annie Mastin MASTIN or HEADGOOSE at St. Peter's was registered in 1886.
(NSW Births 7218/1886 indexed under MASTIN and HEADGOOSE)
She died in 1889
(NSW Deaths 425/1885 indexed under MASTIN only)
The Sands Directories list a Wm MASTIN at Railway Parade, Kogarah, New South Wales from 1890 to 1900. He was a storekeeper and baker in 1890; 'store' in 1891; and a grocer in 1892 and 1893. No occupation is given from 1894 to 1900.
The birth of Ilma R. MASTIN, daughter of William and Annie (sic) at Kogarah, New South Wales, was registered in 1895. No further trace of her has been found in New South Wales.
(NSW Births 13721/1895)
W. EDGOOSE, aged 37, sailed on the ship Marlow ll for Fremantle via Adelaide arriving in Albany, Western Australia, on 12 September 1896 (i.e. born in 1858 or 1859).
(Outward Passengers to Interstate, UK, NZ and Foreign Ports 1852-1930)
A Mr. W. ADGOOSE left Brisbane for Sydney, New South Wales, on the ship Peregrine, arriving on 3 February 1899. This might refer to Ernest Winfrey EDGOOSE.
William MASTIN, a Master Grocer of Railway Parade, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, died there on 8 March 1900 aged 44. The cause of death was Cachexia 3 weeks and Pthisis Pulmonalis (6 months). John O'Keefe M.B. Registered 7 March 1900.
His mother's name was Sarah HEADGOOSE , but his father's name was simply Unknown MASTIN. The informant was his wife R. A. A. MASTIN of Railway Parade, Kogarah. R. M. FARLANE registered the death at Kogarah on 8 March 1900. He was buried on 9 March 1900 in the Church of England Cemetery at Waverly. The Undertakers were Gommeson & Co. The Minister of Religion was R. McKEOWN of the Church of England. The Witnesses to the burial were H. EDWARDS and L. HAMMOND. The deceased was born in Lincolnshire, England, and lived 15 years in New South Wales. He married in Sydney, Australia, when he was 30 years old to Rose Ann Amy SMITH. Children of the marriage: None Living. 1 Female dead.
(NSW Deaths 1979/1900)
An Index of the Will of William Groom MASTIN or EDGOOSE (1855-1900)
01*William Groom MASTIN or EDGOOSE.
02 Rose Ann Amy MASTIN, wife of the Testator.
03 W. E. HAWKINS, Solicitor, Sydney.
04 Alfred E. CLEWER, Articled Clerk.
05 CARRUTHERS & McDONATE
THE WILL OF WILLIAM GROOM MASTIN or EDGOOSE or HEADGOOSE (1855-1900), baker and grocer.
(surnames capitalised, and clauses separated for clarity)
"This is the last Will and Testament of me William MASTIN sometimes known as William groom [sic] MASTIN and also as William Groom EDGOOSE or HEADGOOSE of Kogarah in the Colony of New South Wales Baker and grocer
I direct that all my just debts and funeral and testamentary expenses shall be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease
I Give devise and bequeath unto my wife Rose Ann Amy for her absolute use and benefit all my real and personal estate wheresoever situated.
I hereby revoke all former Wills and testamentary writings by me at any time heretofore made
And I appoint my said wife Rose Ann Amy to be my sole Executrex [sic] to this my Will in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this twenty ninth day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five
[signed] W. MASTIN
Signed by the Testator and acknowledged by him to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the time who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses
W. E. HAWKINS Solicitor Sydney
Alfred E. CLEWER Articled Clerk to W. E. HAWKINS-----------------------------
30 March 1900 By Act of Court Probate of the last Will and Testament of the said deceased granted to Rose Ann Amy MASTIN of Kogarah Widow the sole Executrix in Will named
Testator died at Kogarah 8 March 1900
Estate sworn under £1397 Nett
CARRUTHERS & McDONATE [illegible word follows]
(www.findmypast.co.uk: Australia. New South Wales Will Book 1800-1952, Will No.20012.
NOTES & QUERIES:
1) It has been proved conclusively that William Groom MASTIN (1829-1855) was the father of the William Groom MASTIN (1855-1900) who married Rose Ann Amy SMITH in New South Wales, Australia in 1886.
2) Although William Groom MASTIN died in October 1855 this does not preclude him from being the father of a William Groom MASTIN aged 5 at the time of the 1861 census taken on 7 April. If he had been born in July/August/September 1855 (or betwtween May 1855 and March 1856) he would have been aged 0 in April 1856, 1 in April 1857, 2 in April 1858, 3 in April 1859, 4 in April 1860, and 5 in April 1861. He could therefore have been conceived as early as August 1854. His birth certificate shows him to have been born on 7 August 1855, just ten weeks before his father died.
3) The census return gives his age as 5 in 1861 and 15 in 1871. His grandmother and her children with whom he was living would have known when he was born and the circumstances surrounding his birth. In 1881, when he was said to 23 years old, he was not living with any member of his family and, without a birth certificate (he did not know his date of birth when he married on 11 January 1886), might have been unsure of his age.
(revised 14.01.2022)