George Messer

Male 1863 - 1949  (86 years)


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  • Name George Messer 
    Born 14 Mar 1863  Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Aug 1949  Blandford, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aug 1949  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1078  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2015 

    Father Thomas Messer,   b. 7 Oct 1833, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1911, Dean, Sixpenny Parish, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Georgiana Stainer,   b. 15 Sept 1836, Denland, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 27 Oct 1858  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah White,   b. 1862, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1950, Blandford, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1883  Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Leonard Hubert George Messer,   b. 1866, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1948, Bridport, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
     2. Evelina Maria G Messer,   b. 1889, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     3. Edith Messer,   b. 1890, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
     4. Maurice George Messer,   b. 1892, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1916, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)  [Birth]
     5. Dorothy Sarah Messer,   b. 31 Jan 1894, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1995, Bourenmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)  [Birth]
     6. Reginald George Messer,   b. 2 May 1895, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1971, Poole, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     7. Wilfred Purafoy Messer,   b. 16 Mar 1899, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1995, Launceston, Cornwall, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)  [Birth]
     8. Redvers Gordon Messer,   b. 1902, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1964, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
     9. Olive Cristobel Messer,   b. 1903, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1904, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
     10. Mona Emaline Messer,   b. 1905, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1906, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F449  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Documents
    The Baptism Record of George Messer
    The Baptism Record of George Messer
    Son of Thomas and Georgiana Messer, he was baptized ont he 26th of April 1863 in Handley, Dorset, England.

    Source Citation
    Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/SIX: RE 1/1, 2/1-2, 3/1-3
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    1871 Census of Sixpenny Handley, Dorset England and the Family of Thomas Messer
    1871 Census of Sixpenny Handley, Dorset England and the Family of Thomas Messer
    District 15
    Thomas Messer; 36 years old born in Handley, Dorset; employed as a Wheelwright
    Georgina Messer; 34 years old born in Handley
    Anne M. Messer; 12 year old daughter born in Handley; scholar
    Mary A. Messer; 10 year old daughter born in Handley; scholar
    George Messer; 8 year old son born in Handley; scholar
    Finch Messer; 5 year old son born in Handley; scholar
    Ellen Messer; 3 year old daughter born in Handley
    Edith Messer; 4 month old daughter born in Handley

    Source Citation
    Class: RG10; Piece: 1982; Folio: 21; Page: 14; GSU roll: 830891
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
    1881 England Census of Sixpenny Handley, Dorset England and the Family of Thomas Messer
    1881 England Census of Sixpenny Handley, Dorset England and the Family of Thomas Messer
    Thomas Messer, 46 year old journeyman wheelwright, born in Handley, Dorset
    Georgiana Messer, 44 year old wife; born in Handley, Dorset
    George Messer, 18 year old son, journeyman wheelwright; born in Handley, Dorset
    Finch Messer, 16 year old son, work: ag lab; born in Handley, Dorset
    Ellen Messer, 13 year old daughter, scholar; born in Handley, Dorset
    Edith Messer, 11 year old daughter, scholar; born in Handley, Dorset
    Harry Messer, 8 year old son, scholar; born in Handley, Dorset
    Joe Messer, 5 year old son, scholar; born in Handley, Dorset

    Source Citation
    Class: RG11; Piece: 2091; Folio: 61; Page: 21; GSU roll: 1341504
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
    The Marriage Record of George Messer and Sarah White
    The Marriage Record of George Messer and Sarah White
    They were married the 13th of October, 1883 in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England
    George was 20 years old when married and Sarah was 21 years old.
    George's father is listed as Thomas Messer.
    Sarah's father is listed as Joseph White.

    Source Citation
    Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/SIX: RE 1/1, 2/1-2, 3/1-3
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    1891 England Census of Handley, Dorset and the Family of George and Sarah Messer
    1891 England Census of Handley, Dorset and the Family of George and Sarah Messer
    George Messer, 28 year old wheelwright, born in Dorset, Handley
    Sarah Messer, 28 year old wife, born in Dorset, Handley
    Leonard H. S Messer, 5 year old son, born in Dorset, Handley
    Evelina M. Messer, 2 year old daughter, born in Dorset, Handley
    Edith Messer, 11 year old daughter, born in Dorset, Handley

    Source Citation
    Class: RG12; Piece: 1635; Folio: 137; Page: 12; GSU roll: 6096745
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
    1901 England Census of Handley, Dorset and the Family of George and Sarah Messer
    1901 England Census of Handley, Dorset and the Family of George and Sarah Messer
    George Messer, 38 year old wheelwright; born in Handling, Dorset
    Sarah Messer, 38 year old wife; born in Handling, Dorset
    Leonard H. G. Messer, 15 year old son; farm labourer; born in Handling, Dorset
    E. M. G. Messer, 12 year old daughter; born in Handling, Dorset
    Edith Messer, 10 year old daughter; born in Handling, Dorset
    Maurice G. Messer, 8 year old son; born in Handling, Dorset
    Dorothy S. Messer, 7 year old daughter; born in Handling, Dorset
    Reginald G. Messer, 5 year old son; born in Handling, Dorset
    Wilfred Messer, 2 year old son; born in Handling, Dorset

    Source Citation
    Class: RG13; Piece: 1974; Folio: 118; Page: 11
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
    1911 England Census of Handley, Dorset and the Family of George and Sarah Messer
    1911 England Census of Handley, Dorset and the Family of George and Sarah Messer
    George Messer, 48 year old wheelwright; married 27 years; eleven children born to the family, eight living, three died; born in Dorset, Handley
    Sarah Messer, 48 year old wife; born in Dorset, Handley
    Edith Messer, 20 year old daughter; works as a domestic servant; born in Dorset, Handley
    Maurice Geo Messer, 18 year old son; works as a labourer; born in Dorset, Handley
    Dorothy Sarah Messer, 17 year old daughter; works as a domestic servant; born in Dorset, Handley
    Reginald George Messer, 15 year old son; works as a labourer; born in Dorset, Handley
    Wilfred Purafoy Messer, 12 year old son; at school; born in Dorset, Handley
    Redvors Gordon, 9 year old son; at school; born in Dorset, Handley

    Source Citation
    Class: RG14; Piece: 12240; Schedule Number: 78
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    Burial Record of George Messer
    Burial Record of George Messer
    George was eighty-six when he died in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset England, in 1949.

    Source Citation
    Dorset History Centre; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/SIX: 3/4-7, 4/1-3, 5/1-2
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. Dorset, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.