Allan was born in 1865. He was the son of John Messer and Mary Wade. His birth was registered at Reading, Berkshire in the 4th quarter if 1865.
1871 census: Reading, Berkshire, age 5, orn Reading.[1]
1881 census: Reading, Berkshire, age 15, born Reading.[2]
1891 census: Paddington, London, age 25, solicitor, born Reading, single, boarder in household of Amy Worsley.[3]
His marriage to Louisa Ord Holladay was registered in the Kensington district of London in the 3rd quarter of 1893.[4]
1901 census: Kensington, London, age 35, solicitor, born Reading. Wife Louisa, 35, born California. Son Allan, 6, born Demerara, British Guiana. 3 servants.[5]
1911 census: St George, Hanover Square district of Westminster, London, age 45, solicitor, born Reading. Wife Louisa Ord Messer, 47, born USA (married 17 years). Visitor Ruth Ord Brooke, married sister-in-law, born USA. 4 servants.[6]
The 1939 UK Register lists him as a retired solicitor at Eastbourne, Sussex, with his date of birth given as 4 September 1865.[7]
His death, age 88, was registered at Westminster, London in the 2nd quarter of 1954.[8]
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