Person:Margaret Messer (1)

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Margaret Messer
b.11 May 1811 South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
d.Bef 1851
Parents and Siblings
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m. 27 Jan 1808
  1. Margaret Messer1811 - Bef 1851
Spouse and Children
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m. 13 Jun 1833
  1. Lillias K. Napier1834 -
  2. Alexander Napier1836 -
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Facts and Events
Name[5] Margaret Messer
Alt Name Margaret Mercer
Gender Female
Birth[1][3] 11 May 1811 South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Christening? 14 May 1811 South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Marriage 13 Jun 1833 South Leith, Midlothian, Scotlandto Alexander Napier
Census[1] 1841 South Leith, Midlothian, ScotlandAge: 25; Address: Water Lane; Provision Merchant
Death[2][4] Bef 1851
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Register Office for Scotland. 1841 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
  2. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).
  3. ↑ Church of Scotland. Parish Church of South Leith. Parish registers, 1588-1857. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1985).

    From Scotland's People:

    Andrew Mercer, sold[ier] ... and Lilias Downie sp[ouse] a dau[ghter] Margt. born 11 and bapt[ised] 14 May 1811 wit[ness] John Christie and W[illia]m Liddle

  4. ↑ Son, Alexander Napier, is listed as "orphan"
  5. ↑ Although the record states "Mercer", the spelling is more likely to be "Messer" based on the name of her granddaughter, Margaret Messer Marr, who seems to have followed the Scottish tradition of using a grandmother's maiden name as a middle name.
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