| Husband: James SIMPSON | |||
| Born: | 22 Apr 1848 | at: | Elrick, Cabrach, Banff/Aberdeenshire |
| Married: | 26 Nov 1869 | at: | Lost, Strathdon |
| Died: | 22 Feb 1905 | at: | Gomersal |
| Father: | Alexander SIMPSON | ||
| Mother: | Jane TAYLOR | ||
| Spouses: | Jane GORDON | ||
| Notes: | [15] | ||
| Wife: Jane GORDON | |||
| Born: | 1851 | at: | Strathdon ? |
| Died: | 26 Aug 1918 | at: | Gomersal |
| Father: | John GORDON | ||
| Mother: | Elizabeth MIDDLETON | ||
| Spouses: | James SIMPSON | ||
| Notes: | [16] | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| Name: | Elizabeth (Betsy) SIMPSON [17] | ||
| Born: | 28 Apr 1870 | at: | Lost, Strathdon |
| Died: | 25 Jan 1925 | at: | Gomersal |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Jane (Jennie) Taylor SIMPSON [18] | ||
| Born: | 23 Jan 1872 | at: | Littletown (Yorkshire) |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | John SIMPSON [19] | ||
| Born: | ABT 1875 | at: | Brown Hill, Batley |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Louisa SIMPSON [20] | ||
| Born: | 12 Sep 1876 | at: | Gomersal |
| Died: | 30 Dec 1930 | at: | Gomersal |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | George SIMPSON | ||
| Born: | 1879 | at: | Gomersal |
| Died: | 05 Oct 1918 | at: | Gomersal |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Alexander (Alec) SIMPSON | ||
| Born: | 21 Dec 1880 | at: | |
| Married: | 23 Mar 1908 | at: | |
| Died: | 07 Apr 1947 | at: | Liverpool |
| Spouses: | Florence SUTTON | ||
| Name: | Margaret (Maggie) SIMPSON [21] | ||
| Born: | at: | ||
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Blanche Gertrude SIMPSON | ||
| Born: | 19 Aug 1885 | at: | Gomersal |
| Died: | 17 Nov 1888 | at: | Gomersal |
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | William (Willie) Gordon SIMPSON [22] | ||
| Born: | 1888 | at: | Gomersal |
| Died: | 10 May 1919 | at: | Gomersal |
| Spouses: | |||
[15]
"Our ancester" who is reputed to have come from Banff via Strathdon, where
he married the daughter of a local farmer, and finished up in Gomersal, where
he helped to build the new railway, "linking the outside world to
civilisation" (JDS).
C1841 Gives birthplace as Aberdeenshire
Farm Servant Bach 21 at marriage in 1869 from Elrick, Cabrach, Aberdeenshire
Elrick is right on Banffshire/Aberdeenshire Border, (p292, Ca in map book)
[16] Baptism in IGI from Batch C112406, Strathdon PR
[17] Never married (JDS). JDS never met her.
[18] JDS knew her very well.
[19]
Came to Birkenhead to help dig out the first Mersey Tunnel. Had several
children but JDS only met two, Sadie & Jim, who "came over to Clarke Gardens
a time or two". Lost touch with them in early 1930's. (JDS)
[20]
JDS met a few of the children in the 1920's but lost touch in the 1930's.
Believed to be still a lot of them in the Gomersal area. (JDS).
[21] still living - details excluded
[22] Played Rugyby League for Wakefield Trinity, the year they won the RL Cup (JDS)
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