Margaret SIMPSON

1840 -    Has 5 ancestors and 45 descendants in this family tree.

Robert SIMPSON

Abt 1801 - 1860  (59 years)

Birth	Abt 1801	Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Christened	23 Nov 1801	Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Died	14 Oct 1860	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
	Age: 59y
	Address: Globe Inn
Father	James SIMPSON
Mother	Hannah [SIMPSON]
Family	Margaret TOWNSON,   b. Abt 1804, Coniston, Lancashire, England
Married	25 May 1839	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England   2. Hannah SIMPSON,   b. Between Oct 1850 and Dec 1850, Lowick, Lancashire, England

Margaret TOWNSON

Abt 1804 -

Birth	Abt 1804	Coniston, Lancashire, England
Father	William TOWNSON
Family	Robert SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1801, Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Married	25 May 1839	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England   2. Hannah SIMPSON,   b. Between Oct 1850 and Dec 1850, Lowick, Lancashire, England

Matthew SANDERSON

Abt 1839 -

Birth	Abt 1839	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Christened	23 May 1839	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Father	John SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1794, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Elizabeth FERRY,   b. 6 Aug 1807, Harrington, Cumberland, England
Married	9 Dec 1826	Harrington, Cumberland, England
Family	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Children	+ 1. James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England + 2. John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England   3. Isabella SANDERSON,   b. Between Oct 1862 and Dec 1862, Gosforth, Cumberland, England

James SANDERSON

1858 -

Birth	Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Christened	25 Jul 1858	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Father	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Family	Mary THOMPSON,   b. Abt 1858, London, England
Married	21 May 1881	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Children	+ 1. Margaret A SANDERSON,   b. 15 Feb 1879, England + 2. Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1884, Illinois, USA + 3. Sarah Jane SANDERSON,   b. 9 Jun 1886, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA + 4. Thomas SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1891, Pennsylvania, USA   5. William SANDERSON,   b. Sep 1896, Illinois, USA

John SANDERSON

1861 - 1945  (84 years)

Birth	12 Feb 1861	Egremont, Cumberland, England
Christened	24 Feb 1861	Egremont, Cumberland, England
Died	31 Mar 1945	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
	Age: 85y 1m 19d
	Address: 1109 E Bridge
Buried	2 Apr 1945	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
	Address: Riverview Cemetary
Father	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Family	Sarah Ann ROWE,   b. 8 Jul 1871, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Married	24 Nov 1888	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Children	+ 1. Emma SANDERSON,   b. 28 Oct 1889, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   2. Henry SANDERSON,   b. Apr 1891, Illinois, USA   3. William SANDERSON,   b. Jul 1892, Illinois, USA   4. Robert SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1894, Illinois, USA + 5. Walter Donald SANDERSON,   b. Sep 1895, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Isabella SANDERSON

1862 -

Birth	Between Oct 1862 and Dec 1862	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Christened	9 Nov 1862	Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Father	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Margaret SIMPSON,   b. Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840, Hawkshead, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

• Name	Margaret SIMPSON
  Birth	Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	5 Apr 1840	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Age: 0y
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Lowick, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 1y
  	Address: Lowick Bridge
  	No occupation stated
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Lowick, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 11y
  	Address: Lowick Bridge
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Egremont, Cumberland, England   [5]
  	Age: 20y
  	Address: Main Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife Transcribed as Anderson in some places
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Age: 29y
  	Address: Ireleth Marsh
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA   [7]
  	Age: 39y
  	Address: Washington
  Ancestor Count	5
  Descendant Count	45
  Reference Number	S 0061b
  _UID	B2821F07E2E04E58BE17FF6E5B38FA962776
  Person ID	I7695	Dave
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1801, Broughton in Furness, Lancashire, England d. 14 Oct 1860, Gosforth, Cumberland, England (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Margaret TOWNSON,   b. Abt 1804, Coniston, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	25 May 1839	Hawkshead, Lancashire, England   [8, 9, 10]
  	Both declare that they are aged 21 or above
  Family ID	F2495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matthew SANDERSON,   b. Abt 1839, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
  Marriage	Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England   [11]
  Children	+ 1. James SANDERSON,   b. Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858, Gosforth, Cumberland, England + 2. John SANDERSON,   b. 12 Feb 1861, Egremont, Cumberland, England d. 31 Mar 1945, Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA (Age 84 years)   3. Isabella SANDERSON,   b. Between Oct 1862 and Dec 1862, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
  Family ID	F2485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between Apr 1840 and Jun 1840 - Hawkshead, Lancashire, England Baptism - Age: 0y - 5 Apr 1840 - Hawkshead, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 1y,Address: Lowick Bridge - 6 Jun 1841 - Lowick, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 11y,Address: Lowick Bridge - 30 Mar 1851 - Lowick, Lancashire, England Marriage - Between Oct 1859 and Dec 1859 - Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 20y,Address: Main Street - 7 Apr 1861 - Egremont, Cumberland, England Census - Age: 29y,Address: Ireleth Marsh - 2 Apr 1871 - Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 39y,Address: Washington - 4 Jun 1880 - Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1840 AMJ Ulverstobe 25 199. GRO Checked [S4527] Baptism Entry - Simpson, Margaret (1840). [S4522] 1841 Census HO-107 0531 B05 F14 P02 - Simpson, Robert. [S4521] 1851 Census HO 107-2274 F319 P13 - Simpson, Robert. [S4508] 1861 Census RG 09-3952 F09 P11 - Sanderson, Matthew. [S4517] 1871 Census RG 10-4242F97 P39 - Sanderson, Matthew. [S4512] 1880 Census - Illinois - Saanderson, Matthew. [S4519] Marriage Licence - Simpson, Robert - Townson, Margaret. [S4520] Marriage Entry - Simpson, Robert - Townson, Margaret. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1839 AMJ Ulverstone 25 199. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1859 OND Whitehaven 10B 797.