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James Simpson

James Simpson

Male 1899 - 1965  (66 years)    Has 68 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name James Simpson 
    Birth 24 Feb 1899  Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth 
    • Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 2y 
    Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 12y 
    • School
    Enlisted 25 Jan 1917  Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 17y 
    • He appears to have applied in 1917 when he was 17 but not actually joined until 1918
    Service No. 25 Jan 1917  Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    3/50015 
    Age: 17y 
    • King's Own (Royal Lancaster Reg't)
      3rd Battallion
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Moresby, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 22y 4m 
    • Relation to Head of House: Boarder
      Warehouse Man - J Wade, Manager - Trading Society
      Living with his future in-laws
      Interestingly, Sarah Elizabeth isn't there
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Cheadle, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address: 31 Charles Street 
    • Born: 1899
      Family is split on two transcriptions
      Cattle Food Salesman
    Reference Number Family Merge 
    Reference Number S 0008aP / B 2979P 
    Burial Dec 1965  Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 66y 
    Address: Stockport Crematorium, Garden 4 
    Death 1 Dec 1965  Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 66y 
    Address: Stepping Hill Hospital 
    • Fact Flags: Preferred
    Person ID I9  Simpson
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Father George Simpson,   b. 31 May 1874, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1918, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Mary Sanderson,   b. 28 Feb 1878, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 22 Oct 1896  Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth 
    Reference Number S 0019-S 0020 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Elizabeth Boulton,   b. 7 Mar 1899, Eskdale, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1968, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 24 May 1922  Moresby, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Address: High Gillhead 
    • Moresby Parish Church,
      1 [12]
    Reference Number S 0008-S 0009 
    Notes 
    • Moved to Cheadle approximately 1930
    Children 
     1. Edwin Simpson,   b. 18 Dec 1928, Bootle, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1998, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth - 24 Feb 1899 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 2y,Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth - 31 Mar 1901 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 12y - 2 Apr 1911 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEnlisted - Age: 17y - 25 Jan 1917 - Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsService No. - 3/50015,Age: 17y - 25 Jan 1917 - Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 22y 4m - 19 Jun 1921 - Moresby, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address: High Gillhead - 24 May 1922 - Moresby, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address: 31 Charles Street - 29 Sep 1939 - Cheadle, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Age: 66y,Address: Stockport Crematorium, Garden 4 - Dec 1965 - Stockport, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 66y,Address: Stepping Hill Hospital - 1 Dec 1965 - Stockport, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • WW1 service record.
      James appears to have enlisted in 1917 but not actually called up until 1918. He served with the 3rd Battallion of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) but doesn't appear to have seen active service. He was demobbed in Dublin in 1919.

      At the time of his enlisting he was living at Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth and he gives his father, George, as next of kin.
      Occupation is given as Labourer in a Loco Coal Stage.
    • Memorial plaque in crematorium gives wrong age at death.
      1922 - Warehouseman [Marriage Certificate]
      1928 - Motor Lorry Driver for Provision Store [ Edwin's Birth Certificate]
      Mill Worker - Stockport 1960's
      Road sweeper - Cheadle 1960's

      (Unknown date) High Grove Farm, Bootle, Cumberland
      1950's until death 31 Charles St., Cheadle, Cheshire

  • Sources 
    1. [S123] Birth Cert - Simpson, James - S 008, 1 Jan 1980, YES - JFM 1899 Ulverston 8E 818.

    2. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, JFM 1899 Ulverston 8E 818.
      GRO Checked

    3. [S1378] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-3993-3993C-012, 16 Feb 2016, RG101/3993C/012/38.

    4. [S103] 1901 Census - RG 13/4008 F064 P16 - Simpson, James, 1 Jan 1980.

    5. [S678] 1911 Census - RG 14/25643 SN112 - Simpson, George, 1 Jan 1980.

    6. [S940] Military Record - Simpson, James, 1 Jan 1980.

    7. [S3799] 1921 Census RG15-25911-0291 - Boulton, George (1877), 10 Oct 2022.

    8. [S151] Personal Knowledge (Simpson, David), 1 Jan 1980.

    9. [S125] Death Cert - Simpson, James - S 008, 1 Jan 1980, OND 1965 Stockport 10A 574.

    10. [S3] Marriage Cert - Simpson, George, 18 Oct 2014, YES - OND 1896 Ulverston 8E 1335.

    11. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 15 Apr 2024, OND 1896 Ulverston 8E 1335.

    12. [S1378] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-3993-3993C-012, 16 Feb 2016, RG101/3993C/012/39.

    13. [S22] Marriage Cert - Simpson, James - S 008, 18 Oct 2014, YES - AMJ 1922 Whitehaven 10B 1368.


 

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