Richard James Wood Messenger (1887 - 1980)

Born 19 Nov 1887 in Tirley, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Edith (Benjestorf) Messenger — married about 1915 in Fenwood, Saskatchewan, Canada

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1980 at age 92 in Moosomin, Saskatchewan

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Biography

Richard James Wood Messenger "Jim" is the oldest child of Richard Messenger and Harriet Wood. While still in England "Jim" farmed with his father and drove a livery and delivered parcels. Jim immigrated to Canada in March 1909 with his father. Arriving in Canada he came to Cardale, Manitoba and worked on a farm for a few years. In 1914 he moved to Fenwood, Saskatchewan. He farmed there and met and married Edith Benjestorf. Jim and Edith moved to the Meadow Bank, NW 4-36-12 W2 nd. district in 1918 where they farmed until Edith passed away March 18, 1948. Jim passed away February 2, 1980.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Richard J W /Messenger/^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: abt 1888

Place: Tirley, Gloucestershire, England^[3]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1901

Place: Staunton, Worcestershire, England^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Messenger-472 was created by Susan Messenger through the import of Messenger2008.ged on Aug 4, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S-2135066876 Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 2422; Folio: 131; Page: 12. Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=13143090&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1888 Birth place: Tirley, Gloucestershire, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Staunton, Worcestershire, England APID: 1,7814::13143090
3. ↑ Source: #S-2135066876 Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 2422; Folio: 131; Page: 12. Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=13143090&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1888 Birth place: Tirley, Gloucestershire, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Staunton, Worcestershire, England APID: 1,7814::13143090
4. ↑ Source: #S-2135066876 Page: Class: RG13; Piece: 2422; Folio: 131; Page: 12. Note: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1901&h=13143090&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1888 Birth place: Tirley, Gloucestershire, England Residence date: 1901 Residence place: Staunton, Worcestershire, England APID: 1,7814::13143090

• Source: S-2135066876 Repository: #R-2147073844 Title: 1901 England Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1901. Data imaged from the National Note: APID: 1,7814::0
• Repository: R-2147073844 Name: Ancestry.co.uk Address: http://www.Ancestry.co.uk Note: