Family of William Simpson and Hannah Francis

Husband: William Simpson

  • Name:

  • William Simpson2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / husbandman2 3 4

  • Birth:

  • 1810 (app)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2 4

  •  

  • Offton in 1871 census

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 50-51)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • head of the household aged 50 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife and six children. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 62)

  • Nettlestead, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with two daughters. Born in Offton Suffolk

Wife: Hannah Francis

  • Name:

  • Hannah Francis1 2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1816 (app)

  • Creeting All Saints, Suffolk, England2

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 44-45)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • wife aged 45 married, living with her husband and six children. Born in Creeting All Saints Suffolk

Child 1: William Simpson

  • Name:

  • William Simpson2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer2

  • Birth:

  • 1840 (app)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England2

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 20-21)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 21 unmarried, agricultural labourer living with parents and five siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

Child 2: James Simpson

  • Name:

  • James Simpson2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Anne Squirrell (1840?-1924)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / husbandman2 5 6 7 8 9 3

  • Birth:

  • May 1844 (app)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England2 5 6 10 7 8 9

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 16)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 18, agricultural labourer living with parents and five siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 26)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • boader aged 28 unmarried, agricultural labourer living with James and Betsy Prentice. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 36)

  • Willisham, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • head of the household aged 36 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife, three step children and a son. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Miscellaneous:

  • 14 Sep 1887

  • Needham Market Horticultural Association, Uvedale Hall, Needham Market, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • won third prize for best white round potatoes (note Lewis Simpson and Horace Simpson also competed in this show)

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 46)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • head of the household aged 44 married, agricultural labourer living in three rooms with his wife, a visitor (actually step-son), a son and a lodger. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 56)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • head of the household aged 54 married, labourer living in four rooms with his wife and a grandson, Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 66)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • head of the household aged 67 married, farm labourer living in four rooms with his wife. Born in Offton Ipswich

  • Death:

  • Jan 1934 (age 89)

  • Stow Lodge Almshouses, Suffolk, England12 13

  • Burial:

  • 13 Jan 1934

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • aged 89 of Hall Lane Somersham

Child 3: Alfred Simpson

  • Name:

  • Alfred Simpson2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer2

  • Birth:

  • 1846 (app)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England2

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 14-15)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 15, agricultural labourer living with parents and five siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

Child 4: Henry Simpson

  • Name:

  • Henry Simpson2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer2

  • Birth:

  • 1850 (app)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England2

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 10-11)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • son aged 11, agricultural labourer living with parents and five siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

Child 5: Sarah Simpson

  • Name:

  • Sarah Simpson14

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1853 (app)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England2 4

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 7-8)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • daughter aged 8, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 18)

  • Nettlestead, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living with her father and a sister. Born in Offton Suffolk

Child 6: Ann Simpson

  • Name:

  • Ann Simpson2

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 1857 (app)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England2 4

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 3-4)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England2

  •  

  • daughter aged 4, living with parents and five siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 14)

  • Nettlestead, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried daughter living with her father and a sister. Born in Offton Suffolk

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1839quarter:2 volume:12 page:441. Cit. Date: 8 August 2017.

2.

England and Wales Census 1861, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG09 piece:1158 folio:39 page:10.

3.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Offton with Little Bricett St. Mary fiche:11 of 13. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

4.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1744 folio:55 page:8. Cit. Date: 8 August 2017.

5.

Ibid. National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1745 folio:41 page:10.

6.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1862 folio:107 page:24.

7.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1463 folio:120 page:4.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:42 page:4.

9.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10773 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:7 schedule:8.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1844 quarter:2 volume:12 page:337.

11.

FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich Journal Friday 16 September 1887 page:8.

12.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1934 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1338.

13.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Offton St. Mary burial register FB16/D1/16. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

14.

Steven John Ransome personal communication. Family Tree via email. Cit. Date: January 2003.