William Marsters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Marsters

British settler of Palmerston Island

Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1831

Place of Birth: Walcote, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 22-May-1899

Profession: settler, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Marsters (born Richard Masters) (6 November 1831 – 22 May 1899) was an English adventurer from Walcote, Leicestershire who settled on Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands on 8 July 1863, with his Polynesian wife and two Polynesian mistresses.
A handful of his descendants continue to live on Palmerston Island, while the majority now live in Rarotonga, or elsewhere in the Cook Islands, New Zealand and Australia.