Wilfred Purafoy Messer

Male 1899 - 1995  (95 years)


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  • Name Wilfred Purafoy Messer 
    Born 16 Mar 1899  Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1995  Launceston, Cornwall, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1114  Bird-Metcalf
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2015 

    Father George Messer,   b. 14 Mar 1863, Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1949, Blandford, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 13 Oct 1883  Handley, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F449  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Documents
    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.