Gazlay Family History
Ellen ‘Nellie’ Messenger
Parents
| Father | Harry Messenger ( - ) |
| Mother | Rosa _____ ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 6 July 2013; Last Edited: 13 April 2014 |
| Person ID | 5684 |
| Name | Ellen ‘Nellie’ Messenger |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | September 1839 in New York1 |
| Married | 22 January 1883 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Roderick Chauncey Hamilton1, 2, 3 |
| Died | March 19214 |
| Buried | in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York4 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Roderick Chauncey Hamilton (son of Adolphus Hamilton and Matilda Jane Boyd) |
| Born | December 1847 in Louisiana |
| Married | 22 January 1883 in Manhattan, New York City, New York to Ellen ‘Nellie’ Messenger |
| Died | 5 August 1906 in Manhattan, New York City, New York |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan, Enumeration District 686, Sheet No. 9A; family of Richard C. Hamilton (52, Louisiana, Dec 1847); wife of 17 years Nellie Hamilton (60, New York, Sept 1839, no children). His first name is listed in death records as Roderick, which is believed to be more reliable than this census record.
- Italian Genealogical Group, New York City Grooms Records (with Bride information), Chauncey Hamilton and Ellen Messinger, married on 22 January 1883 in Manhattan; certificate number 22295.
- New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. R. Chauncey Hamilton, son of A. Hamilton and M. J. Boyd; and Ellen Messenger, daughter of Harry Messenger and Rosa Messenger; married on 22 January 1883 in Manhattan, New York [County], New York.
- Find a Grave (website). Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; Ellen Messenger Hamilton: born: 1856 [sic, 1839 in other records]; died: March 1921. The record indicates she was the daughter of Rosa Messenger and Harry Messenger, and wife of Roderick C. Hamilton. [from record, which provides a link to Roderick’s record].