Bridget SIMPSON

1830 - 1900  (70 years)   Has 24 ancestors and 93 descendants in this family tree.

John SIMPSON

1801 - 1870  (69 years)

Birth	1801	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Christened	15 Oct 1801	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Died	May 1870	Gargreave, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 68y
Buried	8 May 1870	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 68y
Father	Thomas SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1777, Pennington, Lancashire, England
Mother	Ann BENSON,   b. Abt 1782
Married	11 Apr 1801	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Family	Agnes SHARP,   b. Abt 1798, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Married	6 Jul 1822	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Address: Whosthwaite, Parish of Pennington, Lancs
Children	1. Isabella SIMPSON,   b. 12 Nov 1822, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 2. Agnes SIMPSON,   b. 1824, Copp, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 3. Ann SIMPSON,   b. 1826, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   4. Mary SIMPSON,   b. 1827, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 5. Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   6. John SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1833, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   7. Elizabeth SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1835, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   8. Thomas SIMPSON,   b. Between Jan 1838 and Mar 1838, Copp, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   9. Sarah SIMPSON,   b. Between Oct 1840 and Dec 1840, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   10. Eleanor SIMPSON,   b. Between Jul 1842 and Sep 1842, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 11. Agnes SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1846, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England

Agnes SHARP

Abt 1798 - 1885  (87 years)

Birth	Abt 1798	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Christened	1 Apr 1798	Urswick, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Jul 1885 and Sep 1885	Kendal, Westmorland, England
	Age: 87y
Father	John SHARPE,   b. Abt 1776, Lancashire, England
Mother	Agnes WILSON,   b. Abt 1774, Lindal in Furness, Lancashire, England
Married	16 May 1795	Pennington, Lancashire, England
Family	John SIMPSON,   b. 1801, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	6 Jul 1822	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Address: Whosthwaite, Parish of Pennington, Lancs
Children	1. Isabella SIMPSON,   b. 12 Nov 1822, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 2. Agnes SIMPSON,   b. 1824, Copp, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 3. Ann SIMPSON,   b. 1826, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   4. Mary SIMPSON,   b. 1827, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 5. Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   6. John SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1833, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   7. Elizabeth SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1835, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   8. Thomas SIMPSON,   b. Between Jan 1838 and Mar 1838, Copp, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   9. Sarah SIMPSON,   b. Between Oct 1840 and Dec 1840, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   10. Eleanor SIMPSON,   b. Between Jul 1842 and Sep 1842, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 11. Agnes SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1846, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England

Unknown [SIMPSON]

Family	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Elizabeth SIMPSON,   b. Between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848, Ulverston, Lancashire, England + 2. John SIMPSON,   b. 28 Apr 1851, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   3. Isabella SIMPSON,   b. Between Jan 1859 and Mar 1859, Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth SIMPSON

1848 -

Birth	Between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
	Address: Hawcote
Christened	11 Nov 1848	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Father	Unknown [SIMPSON]
Mother	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England

John SIMPSON

1851 - 1912  (60 years)

Birth	28 Apr 1851	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Christened	28 Apr 1851	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Jan 1912 and Mar 1912	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 60y
Buried	7 Feb 1912	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 60y
Father	Unknown [SIMPSON]
Mother	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Family 1	Eleanor Bigland ROBINSON,   b. Between Apr 1848 and Jun 1848, Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Married	19 Dec 1872	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
	Address: He: Soutergate She: Crossbeck
Children	+ 1. George SIMPSON,   b. 31 May 1874, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 2. John SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1877 and Jun 1877, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   3. William SIMPSON,   b. Between Jul 1880 and Sep 1880, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   4. Mary Agnes SIMPSON,   b. Between Jul 1883 and Sep 1883, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   5. Eleanor Annie SIMPSON,   b. Between Jan 1886 and Mar 1886, Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Family 2	Margaret MONROE,   b. Between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848, Whitbeck, Cumberland, England
Married	1 May 1897	Kirkby-in-Furness, Lancashire, England
	Address: Meeting House

Isabella SIMPSON

1859 - 1862  (3 years)

Birth	Between Jan 1859 and Mar 1859	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Died	Feb 1862	Gargreave, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 3y
Buried	20 Feb 1862	Gargreave, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 3y
Father	Unknown [SIMPSON]
Mother	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England

Christopher ASHBURNER

Abt 1829 - 1911  (82 years)

Birth	Abt 1829	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Christened	5 Jul 1829	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Apr 1911 and Jun 1911	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
	Age: 83y
Father	Christopher ASHBURNER,   b. Abt 1786, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Mother	Jane BROOM
Married	31 May 1819
Family	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	1858	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Children	1. William ASHBURNER,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England + 2. Jane ASHBURNER,   b. Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England + 3. Agnes ASHBURNER,   b. Between Oct 1863 and Dec 1863, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England + 4. Elizabeth ASHBURNER,   b. Between Jul 1869 and Sep 1869, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England

William ASHBURNER

1858 - 1860  (1 year)

Birth	Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Christened	1 Aug 1858	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Died	Between Jan 1860 and Mar 1860	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
	Age: 1y
Father	Christopher ASHBURNER,   b. Abt 1829, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Mother	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	1858	Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Jane ASHBURNER

1860 - 1933  (72 years)

Birth	Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Christened	28 Dec 1860	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Died	1 Sep 1933	Camperdown, Sydney, Australia
	Age: 73y
	Cause: Carcinoma of tongue, Lobar pneumonia (Post Op), Cardiac Failure
	Address: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Buried	2 Sep 1933	Woronoro, NSW, Australia
	Age: 73y
	Address: Church of England Cemetery
Father	Christopher ASHBURNER,   b. Abt 1829, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Mother	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	1858	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Children	1. James Lewis ASHBURNER,   b. Between Jan 1881 and Mar 1881, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Family 2	William WHITEHEAD
Family 3	James HEYS,   b. Between Apr 1853 and Jun 1853, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1885 and Dec 1885	Manchester, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. Abraham Ashburner HEYS,   b. 25 Jan 1884, Queensland, Australia + 2. Lena HEYS,   b. 1886, Richmond, Victoria, Australia + 3. Jack (John) HEYS,   b. 21 Mar 1890, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia + 4. Evelyn HEYS,   b. 18 May 1894, Redfern, New South Wales, Australia

Agnes ASHBURNER

1863 -

Birth	Between Oct 1863 and Dec 1863	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Christened	6 Dec 1863	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Father	Christopher ASHBURNER,   b. Abt 1829, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Mother	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	1858	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Family	James EDMONDSON,   b. Abt 1861, Morecambe, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1883 and Dec 1883	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Vida Ethelberta Jane Nicholson EDMONDSON,   b. Between Apr 1888 and Jun 1888, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth ASHBURNER

1869 -

Birth	Between Jul 1869 and Sep 1869	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Christened	19 Sep 1869	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Father	Christopher ASHBURNER,   b. Abt 1829, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Mother	Bridget SIMPSON,   b. 1830, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	1858	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Edith Annie ASHBURNER,   b. Between Apr 1891 and Jun 1891, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Family 2	John RIGG,   b. Between Jan 1860 and Mar 1860, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1891 and Dec 1891	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Children	1. James T RIGG,   b. Abt 1882, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   2. Eleanor RIGG,   b. Between Apr 1892 and Jun 1892, Ulverston, Lancashire, England + 3. Herbert RIGG,   b. 7 Jul 1894, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England

• Name	Bridget SIMPSON
  Birth	1830	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	2 May 1830	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Pennington, Lancashire, England   [8]
  	Age: 10y
  	Living with her grandfather, John Sharpe
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Gargreave, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 20y
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Age: 32y
  	Address: Buccleuch Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Age: 40y
  	Address: Dalton
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 48y
  	Address: 1 Buccleuch St.
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 58y
  	Address: 9 Gibraltar
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife Grandson, James, is living with them.
  Ancestor Count	24
  Descendant Count	93
  Reference Number	S 0031aP
  _UID	B81386B0049E4B6B9460D348778D4D7932BC
  Death	Between Jan 1900 and Mar 1900	Ulverston, Lancashire, England   [9]
  	Age: 69y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I22	Dave
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	John SIMPSON,   b. 1801, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England d. May 1870, Gargreave, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Agnes SHARP,   b. Abt 1798, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England d. Between Jul 1885 and Sep 1885, Kendal, Westmorland, England (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1822	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [10, 11]
  	Address: Whosthwaite, Parish of Pennington, Lancs
  Reference Number	S 0043-S 0044
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown [SIMPSON]
  Children	1. Elizabeth SIMPSON,   b. Between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848, Ulverston, Lancashire, England + 2. John SIMPSON,   b. 28 Apr 1851, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England d. Between Jan 1912 and Mar 1912, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England (Age 60 years)   3. Isabella SIMPSON,   b. Between Jan 1859 and Mar 1859, Ulverston, Lancashire, England d. Feb 1862, Gargreave, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England (Age 3 years)
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2009

  
  

  Family 2	Christopher ASHBURNER,   b. Abt 1829, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England d. Between Apr 1911 and Jun 1911, Ulverston, Lancashire, England (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1858	Ulverston, Lancashire, England   [12]
  Children	1. William ASHBURNER,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England d. Between Jan 1860 and Mar 1860, Ulverston, Lancashire, England (Age 1 year) + 2. Jane ASHBURNER,   b. Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England d. 1 Sep 1933, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia (Age 72 years) + 3. Agnes ASHBURNER,   b. Between Oct 1863 and Dec 1863, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England + 4. Elizabeth ASHBURNER,   b. Between Jul 1869 and Sep 1869, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1830 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Baptism - 2 May 1830 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 10y - 6 Jun 1841 - Pennington, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 20y - 30 Mar 1851 - Gargreave, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Marriage - 1858 - Ulverston, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 32y,Address: Buccleuch Street - 7 Apr 1861 - Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 40y,Address: Dalton - 2 Apr 1871 - Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 48y,Address: 1 Buccleuch St. - 3 Apr 1881 - Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 58y,Address: 9 Gibraltar - 5 Apr 1891 - Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 69y - Between Jan 1900 and Mar 1900 - Ulverston, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1841 Census? No record of her ever having married

  
  

• Sources

  [S196] 1861 Census - RG 9/3170 F007 P12 - Ashburner, Christopher & Bridget. [S178] 1871 Census - RG 10/4243 F041 P73-74 - Simpson, Bridget. [S152] 1881 Census - RG 11/4281 F115 P90 - Ashburner, Christopher (1829). [S186] 1891 Census - RG 12/3479 F088 P27 - Ashburner, Christopher. [S79] 1851 Census - HO 107/2275 F256 P14 - Simpson, John (1801). [S868] LPRS 127 - The Registers of Furness Page 20. [S868] LPRS 127 - The Registers of Furness Page 20, Page 20 of Kirkby Ireleth section. [S993] 1841 Census - HO 107/0530 B01 F009 P13 - Sharp, John. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1900 JFM Ulverstone 8E 745. Age 69 [S1072] Marriage Entry - Simpson, John - Sharp, Agnes. [S3257] LPRS 127 - The Registers of Furness Page 56. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1858 AMJ Ulverstone 8E 747.