Henry Messiter (1826 - 1881)

Born 11 Feb 1826 in Frome, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann May — married 31 May 1846 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Died 1 Mar 1881 at age 55 in West Riding, Yorkshire

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1826: BIRTH 1837: BAPTISM

Birth and Christening

K: [Also Henery; and Messeter and Messitor]

Henery Messiter, (Lin's note) Henery assumed to be a typing error was later to become Henry. Name; Henery Messiter Gender; Male Christening date: 25 Jun 1837 (Lin's note, 5 of Thomas and Mary's children were christened together this day). Christening Place: Primitive Methodist, Frome, Somerset, England Birth Date: 11 Feb 1826 Father's name: Thomas Messiter Mother's name: Mary Sage

Record Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Document Information Indexing project C08368-1 System origin England ODm GS Film Number 0825383 (RG4 2872)

Citing this record https://familysearch.org/ark:61903/1:1:NPJ P7H, 11 Feb 1826

Is according to the record also in the England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977

(K:) The date of the Baptism indicates that his name was not written into the Register until the start of Civil Registration, and that he had been received into the Primitive Methodist Church at a younger age.

1838: Slubber; Witness at the trial of his brother George.

1841 Census of Frome: " Broad Street Mary Messiter [Age] 40 Woollen Cloth Worker [Born in] Somerset Henry Messiter 15 Woollen Cloth Worker [Born in] Somerset Sophia Messiter 13 [Born in] Somerset Frances [sic] Messiter 10 [Born in] Somerset Emma Messiter 7 [Born in] Somerset Fanny Messiter 1 [Born in] Somerset " Ancestry co uk

1846: MARRIAGE: England, Bristol Parish Registers Name: Henry Messiter Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 31 May 1846 Event Place: Gloucestershire, England Gender: Male Marital Status: single Father's Name: Thomas Messiter Spouse's Name: Mary Ann May Spouses Residence Place: Bristol, St Philip and Jacob, Gloucestershire Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Marital Status: Single spouses Father's Name: James May

This record is also in England Marriages, 1538-1973

Document Information Indexing Project (Batch Number): M01653-9 System Origin: England EASy GS Film Number 1595985 Reference ID: p41 cn77

Ancestry.co.uk adds that the marriage took place at St Philip and Jacob. Bristol

1851: Henry Messiter 1851 England and Wales Census

Name: Henry Messiter Event Type: Census Event Date: 1851 Event Place: St Philip & St Jacob (Without), Gloucestershire, England Registration District: Clifton Residence Note: William Street Gender: Male Age: 25 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Hoof Presser [K: Probably associated with cutlery handle manufacture] Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year: 1826 Birthplace: Frome, Somerset Page No. 24 Registration Number: HO107 Piece/Folio 1954/506 Affiliate Record Type: Household

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Henry Messiter, Head, Male, 25, Frome, Somerset Mary Ann Messiter, wife, 24, Bristol Eliza Messiter Daughter, Female, 0, Bristol Eliza May, Sister, Female 22, Bristol [K: It seems more probable that Eliza was his sister-in-law, whom he later married]

Document Information Indexing Project (Batch Number) M01653-9 System origin England-EASy GS Film Number1595985 Reference ID p41 cn77

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFLTJ7:10 Feb 2018 Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,595985

1853: The family must have moved north to Sheffield around this time, between the births of Mary Ann and Ellen.

1861: Henry Messiter, 1861 England and Wales Census

Name: Henry Messiter County; Yorkshire (West Riding) Event Type: Census Event Date: 1861 Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Ecclesiastical District: Porter Registration District: Sheffield Gender: Male Age: 35 Marital Status: Married Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year: 1826 Birthplace: Frome, Somerset Page Number: 34 Registration Number RG09 Piece/Folio: 3489/118 Affiliate Record Type: Household

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Henry Messiter, Head, Male, 35, Frome, Somerset Mary Ann Messiter, Wife, Female, 34, Bristol, Gloucestershire Eliza Messiter, Daughter, 10, Bristol, Gloucestershire Mary Ann Messiter, Daughter, 8, Bristol, Gloucestershire Ellen Messiter, Daughter 6, Sheffield, Yorkshire Henry Messiter, Son, 0, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Document Information Household 3900840 Line Number 15 GS Film Number 101819249 Digital Folder Number same as above Image Number 00267

Citing this record https://familysearch.org:Ark:/61903/1:1:m7L25L:21 April 2019, Henry Messiter, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

1861: "66 Carl Street, Sheffield (St Peter), Yorkshire Henry Messiter Head Married 35 Scale Presser Somerset Frome [K: Scale presser: an occupation associated with the local cutlery trade] Mary A Messiter Wife Married 34 Gloucestershire Bristol Eliza Messiter Daughter 10 Gloucestershire Bristol Mary A. Messiter Daughter 8 Gloucestershire Bristol Ellen Messiter Daughter 4 Yorkshire Sheffield Henry Messiter Son 9 months Yorkshire Sheffield Joseph Harding Lodger Married 24 Time Keeper of a File Manufactury Gloucestershire Bristol Ann Harding Lodger Married 25 Gloucestershire Bristol Joseph C. Harding Lodger 10 months Yorkshire Sheffield" Ancestry co uk

Between the 1861 Census and the 1871 Census the family relocated to Ecclesall Bierlow, still in Yorkshire

1871 Henry Messiter England and Wales Census 1871

Name: Henry Messiter Event Type: Census Event Date" 1871 Event Place: Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Enumeration District 29 Gender: Male Age; 45 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Scale Preper Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year: 1826 Birthplace: Frome, Somerset Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1871/4671/0335

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Henry Messiter, Head, Male, 45, Frome, Somerset Mary A Messiter, Wife, Female, 44, Bristol, Gloucestershire Eliza Messiter, Daughter, Female, 20, Bristol, Gloucestershire Mary Anne Messiter, Daughter, Female 18, Bristol, Gloucestershire Ellen Messiter, Daughter, Female, 16, Sheffield, Yorkshire Henry Messiter, Male 10, Sheffield, Yorkshire Emily Messiter, Female, 8 Sheffield, Yorkshire

1871: "Ct. 2, Cumberland St, Sheffield, Yorkshire Henry Messiter Head Married 45 Scale Presser Somerset, Frome Mary A. Messiter Wife Married 44 Bristol, Gloucestershire Eliza Messiter Daughter Unmarried 20 Warehousewoman Bristol, Gloucestershire Mary Anne Messiter Daughter Unmarried 18 Warehousewoman Bristol, Gloucestershire Ellen Messiter Daughter Unmarried 16 Warehousewoman Yorkshire Sheffield Henry Messiter Son 14 Errand boy Yorkshire Sheffield Emily Messiter Daughter 8 Scholar Yorkshire Sheffield " Ancestry co uk

1881: Henry Messiter England and Wales Death registration Index Name: Henry Messiter Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration year; 1881 Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Age: 56 Birth Year (Estimated);1825 Volume: 9C Page: 322 Affiliate Line No. 331

Familysearch.org:/ark:61903/1:1:2JZ3N7 : 31 dec 2014

Henry Messiter, British newspaper Archive, Family Notices

Name; Henry Messiter Event Type: Obituary Event date: 5 Mar 1881Event Place, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Gender: Male Age: 56 Birth Year, (Estimated) 1825 Death Date 1 Mar 1881 Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph

Name: Henry Messiter Document Information Digital Folder 102117857 Image Number 00057 British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices Familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCP6Z4: 18 Apr 2019

Messiter, Night Watchman British Newspaper Archives Event Type: Obituary Event Place: Sheffield, Sheffield, Independent, Yorkshire, England Death Date: 01 Mar 1881

British newspaper Archive, Family Notices Document Information Digital Folder Number 102117716 Image Number 00062 (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLSZX81 : 18 April 2019) Messiter, Night Watchman, Sheffield, Yorkshire