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Not many people know this but, Gen Messervy was born in the island of Trinidad in the British West Indies! he is also the first cousin to Dr Eric Williams the first Prime Minister of an Independent Trinidad and Tobago, he (Messervy) is of French stock, settlers who came to the island before British rule began in 1791.
Messervy's mother was Myra De Boissiere. The De Boissiere family was of French origin and owned the Champs Elysees Estate in Trinidad. His ancestor Jean Valleton de Boissière was born in Bergerac in France in 1733. Jean Valleton's son Jean emigrated to Trinidad in the 1790s with his wife Claire. Messervy was the second cousin to Dr Eric Williams whose mother was Eliza Boissiere, descended from Henri Boissiere, son of Jean, and a colored mistress. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.188.4.199 ( talk) 00:24, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
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@ Abraham, B.S.: do you have any source for this claim that " Messervy was seconded to the Pakistan Army, not a member of it"? -- Kautilya3 ( talk) 19:50, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
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Not many people know this but, Gen Messervy was born in the island of Trinidad in the British West Indies! he is also the first cousin to Dr Eric Williams the first Prime Minister of an Independent Trinidad and Tobago, he (Messervy) is of French stock, settlers who came to the island before British rule began in 1791.
Messervy's mother was Myra De Boissiere. The De Boissiere family was of French origin and owned the Champs Elysees Estate in Trinidad. His ancestor Jean Valleton de Boissière was born in Bergerac in France in 1733. Jean Valleton's son Jean emigrated to Trinidad in the 1790s with his wife Claire. Messervy was the second cousin to Dr Eric Williams whose mother was Eliza Boissiere, descended from Henri Boissiere, son of Jean, and a colored mistress. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.188.4.199 ( talk) 00:24, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
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@ Abraham, B.S.: do you have any source for this claim that " Messervy was seconded to the Pakistan Army, not a member of it"? -- Kautilya3 ( talk) 19:50, 7 April 2024 (UTC)