Jacobs Family History

William SIMPSON

William SIMPSON

Male 1834 - Bef 1910  (< 75 years)    Has one ancestor and 5 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William SIMPSON  [1
    Birth 1834  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 29 Dec 1881  [3
    Master Mariner 
    Age: 47y 
    Reference Number J 0706c 
    Death Bef 1910  [4
    Person ID I5474  Jacobs
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2022 

    Father Jeremiah SIMPSON   d. Bef 1881 
    Family ID F1924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Amelia PESMAN,   b. Abt 1842, Aldgate, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jul 1910 and Sep 1910, Toxteth, Liverpool, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1881  Bethnal Green, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    Address: Bethnal Green Register Office 
    • He is living at the Bull Hote, Dale Street, Liverpool
      She gives 80 Approach Road, Bethnal Green.
      Both are widowed
      Amelia give her name as Amelia Emma Noah
    Children 
    +1. William Joseph Pesman SIMPSON,   b. Dec 1883, Toxteth, Liverpool, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1834 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address: Bethnal Green Register Office - 29 Dec 1881 - Bethnal Green, London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Aged 14 he boarded a ship in [should that be to ] the USA as cabin boy.
      He lodged at 47 Wapping High Street (home of Emanuel Pesman) when he was in London port in the 1850/60s so would have known Amelia as a young girl.

      Was captain of the SS European

      William had been married before. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2312] Notes - Eileen Bird.

    2. [S2312] Notes - Eileen Bird, 2 May 2011.

    3. [S2604] Marriage Cert - Pesman, Amelia & Simpson, William, 16 May 2011.

    4. [S3322] Will - Pesman, Amelia Emma, 2 Jul 2011.
      Wife is a widow when she dies in 1910 - see her will

    5. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 2 May 2011, 1881 OND Bethnal Green 1c 790.