Basic Biographical Details

Name: Alexander Messer
Designation:  
Born: 1810
Died: 4 April 1857
Bio Notes: Alexander Messer was born in 1810 and baptised at St Ninians, Stirlingshire on 2 August that year. He married Jane Ritchie on 3 June 1838 in Montrose, where their son John was born on 16 December that year. A daughter, Alexandrina, was born at Wick on 13 April 1848. By 1851 the family had moved to Dingwall where Alexander practised as an architect. Another daughter Elizabeth Reid Pearson was born on 10 August 1852, followed by a second son, Alexander, born on 17 March 1854, and a third, James B, born on 12 December 1855. A further daughter, Ann Wilson, died in May 1849 aged five years.

Messer's gravestone in Dingwall cemetery records his death on 4 April 1857 aged forty-seven. His widow and surviving children subsequently moved briefly to Canada before settling in Andover, Massachusetts.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 3Montrose, Angus, ScotlandBusiness1838 *  
Item 2 of 3Wick, Caithness, Scotland(?)Business(?)1848 *  
Item 3 of 3Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty, ScotlandBusinessBefore 18511857 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 391851Drumedden Estate, House   Scotland 
Item 2 of 391851Foulis Castle  Ross and CromartyScotlandRepairs
Item 3 of 391851Foulis Castle, Factor's house  Ross and CromartyScotlandAdditions and repairs
Item 4 of 391851House and shops, High streetDingwall Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 5 of 391851House, High StreetDingwall Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 6 of 391852Foulis Estate, Farm cottages  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 7 of 391852Foulis Estate, farm steadings  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 8 of 391852Foulis Estate, large farm steading  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 9 of 391852Lochalsh Estate, two inns  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 10 of 391853Ardelve Free ChurchLochalsh Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 11 of 391853Coul, CottageCoul Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 12 of 391853Killelan House (or Lodge?)Kintail Ross and CromartyScotlandAdditions and alterations and new stable and coachhouse
Item 13 of 391853Killelan, SquareKintail Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 14 of 391853Lemlair ( Foulis Estate), farm cottage, servants' cottages and steadingDingwall (near) Ross and CromartyScotlandCottages and additions to steading
Item 15 of 391853Mains of Coul, farmhouse and steading  Ross and CromartyScotlandAdditions and alterations to house and steading
Item 16 of 391853Plockton Free Church MansePlockton Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations and additions
Item 17 of 391854Conchra, SquareLochalsh Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 18 of 391854Cottage at North end of villagePlockton Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 19 of 391854Cottage, PortreePortreeSkyeInverness-shireScotland 
Item 20 of 391854Drummond (Foulis Estate), Farmhouse, farmsteading and servants' housesFoulis Ross and CromartyScotlandNew farmhouse?
Item 21 of 391854Kiltearn Free Church ManseEvanton Ross and CromartyScotlandAdditions
Item 22 of 391854Kintail Free ChurchKintail Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 23 of 391854Knockancurn (Foulis Estate), Farm steading  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 24 of 391854St Clement Parish Church and ChurchyardDingwall Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations
Item 25 of 391854St Clement's ManseDingwall Ross and CromartyScotlandAlterations (wright gives 1851 as date for alterations)
Item 26 of 391854Swordale, cottages and steadingSwordale Ross and CromartyScotlandSteading
Item 27 of 391854Two houses, High StreetDingwall Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 28 of 391855Brea Findon, house and farm officesCulbokie Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 29 of 391855Dalbreck LodgeStrathconon Ross and CromartyScotlandAdditions to kennels, farmhouse and forester's house
Item 30 of 391855Glen Fannich, shooting cottage  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 31 of 391855Invercharron, farm steadingBonar Bridge SutherlandScotlandAdditions
Item 32 of 391855Lower Kincraig, Steading and steam engine houseInvergordon Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 33 of 391855Mains of Resolis, Set of farm office housesResolis Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 34 of 391855Militia Store BuildingsDingwall Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 35 of 391856Dundonnell, CottageLochbroom Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 36 of 391856Green Leonachs, Findon, farm office housesFindon Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 37 of 391856Kintail Parish ChurchInverinate Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 38 of 391856Mountgerald home farm, steading  Ross and CromartyScotland 
Item 39 of 391856Shooting Lodge, StrathbranStrathbran/Strath Bran Ross and CromartyScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2genforum.genealogy.com2005genforum.genealogy.com Genealogical websiteMessages posted by Jonathan McColl and Bradford Pearson, 2003
Item 2 of 2Scotlands People Website Wills & Testaments  Dingwall Sheriff Court Sc25/44/6