If you are researching ancestors who lived in our parish there are two books that may be of interest to you. You may also like to take a look at the school page in the Messing Past section where there may be some names and faces of interest. Alternatively use the National Archives link in the menu where there are wills, death duty registers, seaman service and Little Domesday Book records for Messing.

Simply Messing (Roger Carter)
An extensive and comprehensive history of Messing, some of it's inhabitants and their property including George Bush's ancestry.
Copies can be obtained from the author. Price £5.00

Roger Carter 9 Barfield Row School Road Messing CO5 9TL Tel: 01621 819743

No Messing (C.C. Thornburn)
The autobiography of John C. Cheverly which provides an insight into the life of an ordinary, yet unusual, man and the customs and attitudes prevalent in society in this very significant post-Napoleonic historical period.

Published by: The Memoir Club Whitworth Hall Spennymoor County Durham ISBN: 1 84104 024 X Price £16.00