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John Edgar Messingham

1863-1937
(Daniel - Richard - John - Richard)

John Edgar MESSINGHAM was born in Linford, Hampshire, 27 Sep 1863.

He was baptised 25 Oct 1863, in Headley, Hampshire. John Edgar Messingham baptism 1863

He died in 1937.

Marriage & Children

He married Mercy HAYDEN 13 Jul 1884, in St Andrew's, Plymouth, Devon.
At the time of marriage, John Edgar was a Private in the 74th Regiment1). John Edgar & Mercy Hayden marriage 1884

Children of John Edgar Messingham and Mercy:

  1. Beatrice Mercy MESSINGHAM, born 1888 - Hampton, Middlesex.
  2. Alfred John MESSINGHAM, born 1889 - Hampton, Middlesex.
  3. Emily Elizabeth MESSINGHAM, born 1891 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.
  4. Daughter MESSINGHAM born and died 1893 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.
  5. Annie Louisa MESSINGHAM, born 1894 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.
  6. Ellen Florence MESSINGHAM, born 1898 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.
  7. Ada Lucy MESSINGHAM, born 1899 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.
  8. Frederick Arthur David MESSINGHAM, born 1903 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.
  9. Lily May MESSINGHAM, born 1905 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.
  10. Bessie MESSINGHAM, born 1908 - Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey.
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74th (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot: On the 1st of October 1884, the battalion under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Straghan, C.B., who had succeeded Colonel Jago, again proceeded on foreign service, and, embarking at Plymouth on H.M.S. “Serapis,” reached Bombay on the 29th of October, and arrived at its destination at Umballah by wings on the 7th and 8th of November…continued