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For a more detailed history of the Maister family see M. Edward Ingram's book 'The Maisters of Kingston upon Hull'. There are references, letters and papers relating to the Maister family in many other collections. For example:- at C DFB/4 are business letters from Messrs. Maister and Henworth in Stockholm (1725-1729); C BRG are apprenticeship registers where the Maisters either take on apprentices or witness such agreements; at C DMX/69 (1743-1870), C DMT/16 (1792-1815) U DDHO (1771-1775) are letters involving family members; whilst at U DAS (1715-1976) and U DDLG/2 (1724-1813) are more Maister family papers; The Maisters held land that was covered by the Winestead Level Drainage Board, and their records can be found at U DWI (1774-1944); At C SRL/R/65 is an account of the tragic life and death of Philip Samuel Maister, an illegitimate but nonetheless recognised member of the Maister family; The East Riding Archives holds the Grimston family papers at reference DDGR