MESSENGER Surname

[Annamc]

Hi all, so that I can see the wood from the trees ( so to speak), could you all send me what you have on our group of Messengers. Then I can add them to mine, analyis the information, send everyone a copy of my findings.
From what I can deduce Harold is pretty well spot on. We live a short bus ride from the Berks Record office.
If you can send your info to my email address it might be more helpfull. It is

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It is me that has this large amount of Messengers in Stokenchurch - they enter my tree via another branch. What makes me think there is a connection somewhere is that they are all in the furniture trade.

Cheers
Colin

[Harold1066]

Colin - I will re-do the report I did for Trees (over the last couple of days its been added to) - But I was going to try and get over to Chaddleworth this weekend - the wife does not know this yet, it will be a surprise for her, as long as the weather is OK - I have some photographs of the Messenger Graves in Chaddleworth church but they are not brilliant so want some more also want to  look for other names that come from there (i.e. Frouds etc).

Trees: I have just searched Ancestry and found the Death of Elizabeth J Messenger (of the window) as:

"1906 - Jan/Mar - Wantage, Berkshire - Vol: 2c Page: 204"

Her death in 1906 would mean that it only took the kids 3 years to decided on a window and the subject and get permission to have it installed, expect if you wanted to do something similar today it would take a lot longer.

[Trees]

Thanks Harold1066 Don't know where i got the other number I think it must have been the last think I was transferring and hadn't cleared strange I had the right ref on my tree
I've sent a copy of your last tree on to Colin to go on with OK
You bet getting a faculty for a window would take ages you should see how long its taken us to get permission for a hand rail to help people
Trees

[jamajo]

Hi Trees,

           I wondered if i could help you with any of your Froud family

  I see from your website most of them came from Wantage and surrounding villages

 I have PRs for these places and would be happy to help you and anyone else if you are stuck


                       Sue

[Trees]

Wow what a wonderful offer I will certainly take you up on that give me a couple of minutes and I'll get my data required book out
Many thanks
Hazel

[Trees]

Right Sue here we go lets start with  a couple of direct line sticking points
Baptism and parents of Elizabeth REEVES abt 1780? she married 14 Oct 1802 in Longcot

William GRUNDY m Martha ? They died in CHILDREY but he was b in Sparshot only one known child Isaac b 20 Jun 1806 in Childrey any sight of a marriage or more children??

Bapt and parents of Martha MADDONS or MADDOMs she m Robert ROBY 25 Dec 1776 in Steverton they had 7 ch in Charney Bassett  would also like deaths for Robert and Martha
Good luck and a huge thank you for trying
Hazel

[jamajo]

Hi Hazel,

          Sorry i dont have Longcot, Sparshot or Childrey PRs but did search surrounding villages

but came up with nothing im afraid.

Martha Maddons/Maddoms i couldn't find her baptism either. I searched Steventon as this was

where they married also Abingdon and all nearby viillages with no luck

Ok i did find this from Charney Bassett PRs

    Baptisms

Jan 14 1756 Robert Roby son of Robert and Anamaria ( incase you didn't have it )

    Children of Robert and Martha ( name spelt Roby and Robey )
 
Oct 15 1780 William
Aug 31 1788 Anna Maria
May 23 1790 Mary
Jan 27 1793 Giles
Jan 25 1795 Martha

  Other children it says parents Stephen and Martha   Also why such a big gap between William

  and Anna Maria

 I then searched Burials and found the following

 Sep18 Martha Roby age 64
 Jun 3 1828 Robert Roby age 72
 Nov 13 1839 Martha Robey age 72
 Oct 6 1841 Stephen Roby age 80

 I went back and searched again and found Stephen was Roberts brother.

I can give you details of Roberts brothers and sisters if needed

 Let me know your thoughts on this please

                           Sue

[Trees]

Many thanks Sue you've made an ordinary day great
Robert & Martha also had Thomas Mar 26 1777 Steventon staight after the wedding so I wonder if it was  Martha's home village.
I did wonder if there would be another child in the 1780-1788 gap was there a burial in either Steventon or Charney Bassett do you know?
Robert & Anna Marianee Weston m 28 Nov 1754 in Charney Bassett I haven't got either of their baptisms they had 7 I know of
Robert 1756,Thomas 1757, john 1760.Stephen1762,Ann1766 & William 1766
So it looks like Stephen is the one m to Martha what were his children 's dates please

Many thanks for the burials I hadn't got any at all what year was the first Martha's death please?
hazel

[jamajo]

Oh sorry Hazel...... Martha's death was 1819

  Will see what i can find

                   Sue