Finch Messer

Male 1865 - 1915  (49 years)


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  • Name Finch Messer 
    Born 28 May 1865  Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1915  Wimborne, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1079  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 10 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 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 
    Married 27 Apr 1895  Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mabel Messer,   b. 2 Sept 1895, Oakley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1895, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     2. Robert Edward Messer,   b. 1897, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1962, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
     3. Albert Messer,   b. 3 Sept 1898, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1973, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
     4. Joseph Harry Messer,   b. 15 Oct 1900, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1982, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
     5. Francis Sydney James Messer,   b. 1902, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)  [Birth]
     6. Allen Finch Messer,   b. 1903, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1905, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)  [Birth]
     7. Archibald Rowland Messer,   b. 1904, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     8. Eric William Messer,   b. 7 Sept 1906, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1987, Yeovil, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
     9. Winifred Henrietta P Messer,   b. 14 Apr 1909, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1999, South Dorset, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Documents
    The Baptism Record of Finch Messer
    The Baptism Record of Finch Messer
    Son of Thomas and Georgiana Messer who was baptized on June 25, 1865
    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.
    1891 Census of Handley, Dorset England and of widower John and son
    1891 Census of Handley, Dorset England and of widower John and son
    Thomas Messer, widower, 56 years old; wheelwright; born in Handley, Dorset County
    Finch Messer, son, 25 years old; farm servant; born in Handley, Dorset County
    Ellen Messer, daughter; single 23 year old born in Handley, Dorset County
    Harry Messer, son; single 18 year old farm servant born in Handley, Dorset County
    Joseph Messer, son; 15 year old labourer born in Handley, Dorset County

    Source Citation
    Class: RG12; Piece: 1635; Folio: 135; Page: 8; GSU roll: 6096745
    Source Information
    Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
    The Marriage Record of Finch Messer and Clara Jane Patten
    The Marriage Record of Finch Messer and Clara Jane Patten
    Finch and Clara were married on the 27th of April 1895 in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England. Finch was twenty-nine years old and Clara Jane was twenty-six. Thomas Messer is listed as Finch's father. Peter Patten is Clara's father.

    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.
    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 Burial Record of Finch Messer
    The Burial Record of Finch Messer
    Finch was only forty-nine years old when he died on 30 January 1915, Sixpenny Handley, Dorset, England.

    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.