Robert Edward Messer

Male 1897 - 1962  (65 years)


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  • Name Robert Edward Messer 
    Born 1897  Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 12 Sept 1897  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Feb 1962  Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 28 Feb 1962  Sispenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1119  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2015 

    Father Finch Messer,   b. 28 May 1865, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1915, Wimborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Clara Jane Patten,   b. 4 Sept 1868, Long Load, Martock, Somerrset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1843, Bridport, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 27 Apr 1895  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ada Mildred Kiddle,   b. Aug 1900, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1984, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Married Jun 1927  Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 12 Sept 1897 - Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Jun 1927 - Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Feb 1962 - Sispenny Handley, Dorset, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    The Baptism Record of Robert Edward Messer
    The Baptism Record of Robert Edward Messer
    Son of Finch and Clara Jane Messer, baptized on the 12th of September, 1897.

    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.
    1901 England Census of Handley in Dorset for the Family of Finch and Clara Messer
    1901 England Census of Handley in Dorset for the Family of Finch and Clara Messer
    Finch Messer, 35 year old Wood Sawyer; born in Handley, Dorset
    Clara Messer, 32 year old wife; born in Long Load, Summerset
    Robert Messer, 3 year old son; born in Handley, Dorset
    Albert Messer, 2 year old son; born in Handley, Dorset
    Joseph Messer, 5 month old son; born in Handley, Dorset
    Harry Messer, 28 year old brother; born in Handley, Dorset

    Source Citation
    Class: RG13; Piece: 1974; Folio: 116; Page: 7
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
    1911 England Census of the Finch and Clara Messer Family
    1911 England Census of the Finch and Clara Messer Family
    Finch Messer, 45 year old builder labourer; married 15 years; nine children, six living, three died; born in Handley, Dorset.
    Clara Messer, 42 year old wife; born in Long Load, Somerset
    Robert Messer, 13 year old son; at school; born in Handley, Dorset.
    Albert Messer, 12 year old son; at school; born in Handley, Dorset.
    Joseph Messer, 10 year old son; at school; born in Handley, Dorset.
    Sidney Messer, 9 year old son; at school; born in Handley, Dorset.
    Eric Messer, 4 year old son; at school; born in Handley, Dorset.
    Winefred Messer, 1 year old daughter, born in Handley, Dorset.

    Source Citation
    Class: RG14; Piece: 12240; Schedule Number: 41
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    The Marriage Index listing Robert E Messer and Ada M Kiddle
    The Marriage Index listing Robert E Messer and Ada M Kiddle
    They were married between April, May, June of 1927 in Wimborne district, Dorset, England
    Volume 5a, Page 648

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
    The Burial Record of Robert Edward Messer
    The Burial Record of Robert Edward Messer
    Robert was buried on the 28th of February, 1962. His death date is also written on the edge of the page as the 23rd of February.

    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.
    Probate Calendar for Robert Edward Messer
    Probate Calendar for Robert Edward Messer
    "Messer, Robert Edward of 2 Common Road Hardley Salisbury died 23 February 1962 at The Infirmary Salisbury Administration Winchester 23 May to Ada Mildred Messer widow. Effects £486 16 s. 3 d."

    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
    Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.
    Description
    This is a directory of probates for England and Wales. Volumes in this collection covers 1858-1966

    Headstones
    The Headstone of Robert Edward and Ada Mildred (Kiddle) Messer
    The Headstone of Robert Edward and Ada Mildred (Kiddle) Messer
    Parish Church of St. Mary in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England