Frank Joseph Masters

Frank Joseph Masters (1945 - present)

FATHER: MOTHER: SPOUSE: OFFSPRING:

Frank Masters (b.1916) Harriet Stephenson (b.1921) Jennifer Johnson (b.1946) Andrew Francis Masters (b.1972) Christopher John Masters (b.1975) Caroline Ruth Masters (b.1976)

BIRTH:	3 May 1945 - Ryhope, Sunderland
MARRIAGE:	10 August 1968 - St Paul's Church, Ryhope, Sunderland
DEATH:	No

KNOWN ADDRESSES:

Mariville West, Ryhope, Sunderland - 1950
Fernwood Close, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire - 1980
Longmeadows, East Herrington, Sunderland - 1990
Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham - 1999

BIOGRAPHY:

Frank Joseph Masters was born on 3 May 1945 the second child of Frank and Harriet Masters. His siblings were Ann (b.1942), Colin (b.1950) and Alan (b.1953). He was born and brought up in Ryhope, Sunderland going to Ryhope Junior School and Ryhope Grammar School.

At the age of eighteen he went to work for National Savings in Durham.
On 10 August 1968 he married Jennifer Linda Johnson in Ryhope. They moved to Durham and had their three children; Andrew Francis Masters (b.1972), Christopher John Masters (b.1975) and Caroline Ruth Masters (b.1976). They then moved to Lytham St Annes in Lancashire for three years before returning to Sunderland in 1983.

Frank Masters retired after 34 years in the Civil Service in 1998 and Frank and Jennifer moved to Bishop Auckland, County Durham.

IMAGES: (click to enlarge)

Frank, aged about three	Frank and Jennifer, on their wedding day	St Paul's Church, Ryhope, where Frank and Jennifer married.
Frank, aged about fifty, with his wife, Jennifer	Frank and Jennifer, at Chris's wedding in 2003	Frank and his family, at Chris's wedding in 2003

HISTORICAL EVENTS:

1945 – WORLD WAR II ENDS as Germany surrenders in May 1945 and Japan in September 1945.
1945 – CLEMENT ATTLEE (Labour) becomes Prime Minister.
1945 – GREAT BRITIAN IS SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THE WAR. It has lost 360,000 servicemen, 60,000 civilians, 4.5 million dwellings and 3/5 of its merchant fleet.
1946 – NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT nationalizes hospitals and provides free medical and dental care for all.
1947 – INDIAN INDEPENDENCE IS GRANTED, sparking a religious war between Pakistan and India.
1949 – THE GOVERNMENT OF GREAT BRITAIN IS FORCED TO RADICALLY DE-VALUE THE POUND by decreasing its value against the US dollar from $4.05 to $2.80. This has the dramatic effect of stimulating exports (as UK goods are cheaper) and stifling imports (as overseas goods are more expensive).
1949 – IN THE HEIGHT OF THE COLD WAR, BRITAIN JOINS WITH THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, ITALY AND EIGHT OTHER NATIONS TO FORM THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO), which provides for common defense in the event of Russian aggression.
1949 – THE IRISH FREE STATE SEVERS ALL COMMONWEALTH TIES WITH GREAT BRITAIN and becomes the Republic of Ireland.
1951 – WINSTON CHURCHILL (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the second time.
1952 – ELIZABETH II ASCENDS THE THRONE following the death of her father, George VI.
1955 – SIR ANTHONY EDEN (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister.
1956 – SUEZ CRISIS. Egypt, occupied by Britain since 1882, nationalizes the Suez Canal, hitherto controlled by the British, in response to an Anglo-American refusal to assist in the building of the Aswan Dam. The canal is vital to British shipping in providing a sea route to the oil of the Middle East and trade with India. British and French forces attempt to seize the canal but are halted abruptly when world opinion, and lack of US support, become apparent.
1957 – HAROLD MACMILLAN (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister.
1961 – GREAT BRITAIN APPLIES FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET. However, they are told they will have to cut trade ties with the commonwealth. Great Britain does not join.
1963 – SIR ALEC DOUGLAS-HOME (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister.
1964 – HAROLD WILSON (Labour) becomes Prime Minister.
1969 – MAN LANDS ON THE MOON. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon on July 20th, 1969, the first time man has set foot on another planetary body.
1973 – GREAT BRITAIN ENTERS THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY after a poll of the population narrowly votes in favour.
1979 – MARGARET THATCHER (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister.
1991 – JOHN MAJOR (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister.
1994 – TONY BLAIR (Labour) becomes Prime Minister.

FATHER:	MOTHER:	SPOUSE:	OFFSPRING:
Frank Masters (b.1916)	Harriet Stephenson (b.1921)	Jennifer Johnson (b.1946)	Andrew Francis Masters (b.1972) Christopher John Masters (b.1975) Caroline Ruth Masters (b.1976)