# William Marsters

> William Marsters was an English adventurer from Walcote, Leicestershire who settled on Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands on 8 July 1863, with his three Polynesian wives. 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.

*British settler of Palmerston Island*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1831-11-06
- **Died:** 1899-05-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Marsters was an English adventurer from Walcote, Leicestershire who settled on Palmerston Island in the Cook Islands on 8 July 1863, with his three Polynesian wives. 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.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.5
- **Momentum:** 2.3

## Sources
- [William Marsters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marsters)
- [William Marsters](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marsters)
- [William Masters](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Masters)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8015169)

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