Alexander Brown LE MESSURIER ⁷²¹

   Cause of his death was Strangulation/Hanging - suicide.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, 1855.

2. Occupation: Draper, 18 Feb 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸¹⁷

3. Occupation: Bookeeper, 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁰

4. Residence: Water St, 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁰

5. Occupation: Bookkeeper, Water St, 16 Jul 1893, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷¹

6. Membership: First initiated into Freemason Avalon Lodge, 11 Jan 1894, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷² Name:Alexander Le Messerier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:28
Birth Year:abt 1866
Initiation Date:11 Jan 1894
First Payment Year on Register:1894
Year Range:1887-1909
Profession:Clerk
Lodge:Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776
Folio Number:271

Passing: Feb 8 1894
Raising: April 12 1894

It appears he may have failed to keep up his dues and had to be reinitiated later.

7. Occupation: Clerk, 11 Jan 1894, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷²

8. Occupation: Accountant, 4 Feb 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷³

9. Residence: Pleasant St, 4 Feb 1895, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷³ This event was shared with Fanny Susannah SORSOLEIL, Harold George Alexander LE MESSURIER, Lieut. Phillip Sorsoleil LE MESSURIER, and Mildred Elizabeth Louise Helen LE MESSURIER.

10. Residence: Catherine St, 1912, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷⁴

11. Residence: 44 Angel Place, 1 Oct 1914, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷⁵

12. Residence: 22 Angel St, 1915, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷⁶

13. Residence, 1916, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸¹⁷

14. Census: 1921 Newfoundland Census of household of Alex Le Messurier, McDougall St, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷⁷ Name:Alex Le Messurier
Gender:Male
Age:56
Marital status:Married
Relation to Head:Head
Birth Date:1865
Birth Place:St John's, Newfoundland
Residence Year:1921
Residence Place:McDougall Street, St. John's East, Newfoundland, Canada
Household Members:
NameAge
Alex Le Messurier56
Philip Le Messurier24
Mary Le Messurier23
Ethel L Smith43
This event was shared with Ethel Le Messurier SMITH, Lieut. Phillip Sorsoleil LE MESSURIER, and Mary McTURK.

15. Occupation: Accountant, HM Customs, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷⁷

16. Membership: Inducted as a member of the St. John's Avalon Lodge, Freemasons, 11 Aug 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^1578,1579 Name:Alexander Bracon Le Messurier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:56
Birth Year:abt 1865
Initiation Date:11 Aug 1921
First Payment Year on Register:1921
Year Range:1910-1921
Profession:H. M. Customs
Lodge:Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776
Folio Number:77

17. Occupation: H. M. Customs, 11 Aug 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Name:Alexander Bracon Le Messurier
Gender:Male
Initiation Age:56
Birth Year:abt 1865
Initiation Date:11 Aug 1921
First Payment Year on Register:1921
Year Range:1910-1921
Profession:H. M. Customs
Lodge:Avalon Lodge
Lodge Location:St Johns Newfoundland
Lodge Number:776
Folio Number:77

18. Alt. Death: Event Description: Hanging - suicide, 20 Nov 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷⁴ Enid had provided this information but we later learned (20 July 2019) that the date of the newspaper she read must have been recorded improperly.

19. Occupation: Customs Official at Listing Room, KIng's Wharf, 1933, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁷⁴

20. Alt. Burial, After 5 Mar 1933.

21. Will: Listing but not transcript found on Newfoundland's Grand Banks, 1934, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁸⁰ Newfoundland Wills "L"
from LDS FHC Microfilm
1830 - 1962

Alexander married Fanny Susannah SORSOLEIL, daughter of Philip H. SORSOLEIL and Eleanor MATTHEWS, on 18 Feb 1890 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.²²⁰ (Fanny Susannah SORSOLEIL was born on 15 Sep 1862 in Petites, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁹⁵⁷ and died before 1921 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁵⁷⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Minister/Priest: Rev. E. Botwood, 18 Feb 1890, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²²⁰