See also

John MESSENGER's other family: with Eliza CULLUM (1815?- )
John MESSENGER's parents: William MESSENGER (c. 1781- ) and Elizabeth ? (1785?- )
John MESSENGER's siblings: Richard MESSENGER (c. 1807- ), William MESSENGER (1810?- ), Jane MESSENGER (c. 1811- ), James MESSENGER (c. 1815- ), Henry MESSENGER (c. 1818- ), Matilda MESSENGER (1820?- ) and Joseph MESSENGER (c. 1823- )

Family of John (w) MESSENGER and Sarah SMITH

Husband:	John (w) MESSENGER (1814- )
Wife:	Sarah SMITH (1820?- )
Children:	Mary Ann MESSENGER (1848- )
	Henry MESSENGER (1853- )
	John Henry MESSENGER (1857- )
Marriage	Q3 1848	Wallingford, BRK¹

Husband: John (w) MESSENGER

Name:	John (w) MESSENGER
Sex:	Male
Father:	William MESSENGER (c. 1781- )
Mother:	Elizabeth ? (1785?- )
Birth	6 Jan 1814	Wallingford (Sotwell), BRK
Christening	30 Jan 1814 (age 0)	Wallingford (Sotwell), BRK
Occupation		Sawyer
Census	6 Jun 1841 (age 27)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK²
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 37)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK³
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 47)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK⁴
Census	2 Apr 1871 (age 57)	Wallingford (St Mary le More; Market Place), BRK⁵

Wife: Sarah SMITH

Name:	Sarah SMITH
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	1820 (est)	BKM
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 30-31)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK³
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 40-41)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK⁴
Census	2 Apr 1871 (age 50-51)	Wallingford (St Mary le More; Market Place), BRK⁵
Census	3 Apr 1881 (age 60-61)	Wallingford (St Mary le More; Market Place), BRK⁶

Child 1: Mary Ann MESSENGER

Name:	Mary Ann MESSENGER
Sex:	Female
Birth	Q3 1848	Wallingford, BRK⁷
Christening	29 Mar 1849 (age 0)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK⁸
Census	30 Mar 1851 (age 2)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK³
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 12)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK⁴
Census	2 Apr 1871 (age 22)	Wallingford (St Mary le More; Market Place), BRK⁵

Child 2: Henry MESSENGER

Name:	Henry MESSENGER
Sex:	Male
Birth	Q3 1853	Wallingford, BRK⁹
Christening	10 Sep 1853 (age 0)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK⁸

Child 3: John Henry MESSENGER

Name:	John Henry MESSENGER
Sex:	Male
Birth	Q2 1857	Wallingford, BRK¹⁰
Christening	23 Aug 1857 (age 0)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK⁸
Census	7 Apr 1861 (age 3-4)	Wallingford (St Leonard; St Leonard's Lane), BRK⁴
Census	2 Apr 1871 (age 13-14)	Wallingford (St Mary le More; Market Place), BRK⁵

Sources

1	Civil Marriage. Wallingford, 6, 373.
2	1841 HO107 0023 022 012.
	Text From Source: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/8978/BRKHO107_23_24-0301
3	1851 HO107 1690 246 024.
	Text From Source: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/8860/BRKHO107_1689_1690-0673
4	1861 RG09 0740 020 034.
	Text From Source: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/8767/BRKRG9_739_742-0070
5	1871 RG10 1274 078 036.
	Text From Source: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/7619/BRKRG10_1274_1276-0090
6	1881 RG11 1294 049 038.
	Text From Source: http://interactive.ancestry.co.uk/7572/BRKRG11_1291_1294-0597
7	Civil Birth. Wallingford, 6, 250.
8	OFHS.
9	Civil Birth. Wallingford, 2c, 269.
10	Civil Birth. Wallingford, 2c, 299.

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Modified 8 Nov 2017