See also

Family of James Simpson and Mary Anne Squirrell

  • Husband:

  • James Simpson (1844?-1934)

  • Wife:

  • Mary Anne Squirrell (1840?-1924)

  • Children:

  • Walter James Simpson (1877?-1965)

  • Marriage:

  • 2 Mar 1877

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England1 2

  •  

  • James aged 33, single husbandman, Mary aged 37 widow, both of Offton, groom's father William Simpson husbandman, no father for bride, witnesses Joshua Marphew? and Susannah Lister?

Husband: James Simpson

  • Name:

  • James Simpson3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • William Simpson (1810?- )

  • Mother:

  • Hannah Francis (1816?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / husbandman3 4 5 6 7 8 2

  • Birth:

  • May 1844 (app)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England3 4 5 9 6 7 8

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 16)

  • Mount Pleasant, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 26)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

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

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 36)

  • Willisham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • 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, England10

  •  

  • 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, England6

  •  

  • 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, England7

  •  

  • 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, England8

  •  

  • 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, England11 12

  • Burial:

  • 13 Jan 1934

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • aged 89 of Hall Lane Somersham

Wife: Mary Anne Squirrell

  • Name:

  • Mary Anne Squirrell13

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1840 (app)

  • Nedging, Suffolk, England5 14 6 8 2

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 30-31)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • wife aged 30 married, living with her husband and seven children. Born in Nedging Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 40-41)

  • Willisham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • wife aged 37 married, living with her husband and five children. Born in Nedging Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 50-51)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • wife aged 48 married, living in three rooms with her husband, a visitor (actually a son), another son and a lodger. Born in Nedging Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 60-61)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • wife aged 57 married, living in four rooms with her husband and a grandson, Nedging Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 70-71)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • wife aged 69 married, living in four rooms with her husband. Born in Nedging Bildeston married 34 years no children recorded

  • Death:

  • Aug 1924 (age 84)

  • Bosmere "Registration District", Suffolk, England15 12

  • Burial:

  • 30 Aug 1924

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • aged 84 of Somersham

Child 1: Walter James Simpson

  • Name:

  • Walter James Simpson16 5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Alice Jane Pearl (1875?-1966)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / horseman16 17 18

  • Birth:

  • Aug 1877 (app)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England19 5 17 18

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 3)

  • Willisham, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • son aged 3 unmarried, living with parents and four siblings. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 13)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son aged 13, living in three rooms with parents, a sibling and a lodger. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 23)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a horseman and living with his wife Alice and son Claud. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 33)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England18

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a horseman on farm and living in four rooms with his wife and two children. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 4 Dec 1965 (age 88)

  • Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital, Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20 12 21

  • Burial:

  • 9 Dec 1965

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England20 12

  •  

  • aged 88 of Castle Road Offton

Note on Wife: Mary Anne Squirrell

Mary previously married James London (c1835-1873) in Bosmere registration district in 1859 and had several children13 22 23

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1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1877 quarter:1 volume:4a page:727.

2.

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.

3.

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.

4.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1745 folio:41 page:10.

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

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.

8.

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.

9.

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.

10.

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

11.

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.

12.

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.

13.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Bosmere 1859 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1237.

14.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1745 folio:44 page:16.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1924 quarter:3 volume:4a page:763.

16.

Suffolk Records Office (Ipswich) - Parish Records. Offton St. Mary, fiche:13 of 13. Cit. Date: 21 April 2011. Suffolk Record Office (Ipswich), Suffolk Record Office, Gateacre Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

17.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:44 page:8. Cit. Date: 5 April 2019.

18.

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:45. Cit. Date: 15 July 2018.

19.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 4a 605.

20.

Gravestone. Offton Churchyard NGR TM 06628 49660.

21.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1965 quarter:4 volume:4b page:965.

22.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1873 quarter:4 volume:4a page:375.

23.

Suffolk Family History Society - Suffolk Burial Index, (2020 SFK-BUI/03-1 own copy).