My grandfather, Arthur Messingham, was the eldest of Jesse and Eliza's children, whilst Charles Earl was the youngest, with a 19 year gap between them. Arthur called one of his sons after Charles, i.e. Charles Frederick Earl, who was also my mother's favourite brother. The 'Earl' goes back in the Massingham history, when a Massingham married Dorothy Earle and this name was carried on as a forename.

Charles and Dorothy emigrated to Canada in 1930. They had a daughter (living) who I am in contact with, living in Ontario, Canada. We have been in contact over the internet and I have since visited her in Canada in September 2005. We have exchanged photographs of our relatives and have both recognised resemblances and traits of the Messingham family members.