 1831 - 1899 (~ 67 years)
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| Name |
Robert Simpson |
Relationship | with George William Craxford
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| Born |
Dec 1831 |
South Shields, Tyne and Wear  |
| Christened |
18 Dec 1831 |
St Hilda's Church, South Shields, Tyne And Wear |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
1841 |
Deer's Lane, Tyne Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [1] |
| Residence |
1851 |
Oliver Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [2] |
| Residence |
1861 [3] |
| Ingham Place, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Occupation |
1861 [4] |
| Printer, Compositor |
| Residence |
1871 |
80, King Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [5] |
- These were the registered offices of the North and South Shields Gazette
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| Residence |
1881 |
6, Baring Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [6] |
| Occupation |
1881 [7] |
| Foreman Printer |
| Residence |
1891 |
4, Ravensbourne Terrace, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [8] |
| Died |
23 May 1899 |
South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
| Cause: Influenza; syncope |
| Buried |
26 May 1899 |
Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
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| Person ID |
I864 |
Extended Craxford Family | Judith's maternal branch in the Craxford tree, Judith's paternal family tree |
| Last Modified |
18 Sep 2013 |
| Family |
Hannah Elliott, b. 1831, d. 21 Nov 1898, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age 67 years) |
| Married |
25 May 1859 |
Holy Trinity Church, South Shields, Tyne And Wear [9] |
| Children |
| | 1. Robert Anthony Simpson, b. Abt 1861, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 10 Jun 1923, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age ~ 62 years) |
| | 2. Joseph Austin Simpson, b. 1866, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear , d. 24 Nov 1911, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age 45 years) |
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| Photos
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 | The Simpson Family
Father Robert and sons Robert A and Jospeph; Linotype printers of South Shields. Their portraits and signatures are overlaid on a front page of their newspaper "The Free Press" |
 | “The Linotype”
A limited edition hard bound volume (1901) advertising and celebrating the spread of the Linotype Composing Machine to newspaper producers around the United Kingdom. Pages featured front pages of over 200 periodicals overlaid with portraits of their proprietors. |
 | Ingham Place, Newcastle upon Tyne
LEFT: Ingham Place from old map 1861. The Simpson family lived in a house behind the Ingham Place terrace
RIGHT: Google maps view of the same area 2013. Now redeveloped as part of an industrial estate. |
| BMD Certificates |
 | MC: Simpson, Robert (1859) and Hannah Elliott
To date we have been unable to trace Robert's father, Thomas Simpson |
| Last Modified |
25 Aug 2013 |
| Family ID |
F223 |
Group Sheet, Family chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - Dec 1831 - South Shields, Tyne And Wear |
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 | Christened - 18 Dec 1831 - St Hilda's Church, South Shields, Tyne And Wear |
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 | Residence - 1841 - Deer's Lane, Tyne Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
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 | Residence - 1851 - Oliver Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
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 | Residence - 1881 - 6, Baring Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
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 | Died - Cause: Influenza; syncope - 23 May 1899 - South Shields, Tyne And Wear |
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 | Buried - 26 May 1899 - Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
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| Pin Legend |
 : Address
 : Location/Street
 : District/Village
 : City/Town
 : County/State
 : Country
 : Not Set |
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| Photos |
 | Robert Simpson
Master printer. Proprietor of the newpaper "The Free Press and Advertiser" |
 | Tyneside Review
Magazine published by the Simpsons of South Shields 1887 - 1905 |
| Headstones |
 | HS: Simpson Family
This obelisk commemorates the family of Robert Simpson, printer of South Shields.
South face:
(Plinth)
In
Loving Memory Of
ROBERT SIMPSON
Printer of
South Shields
Who Died May 23rd 1899
Aged 67 Years
And also of
HANNAH ELLIOTT
The beloved wife
Of the above
Who died November
21st 1898
Aged 67 Years
JOSEPH
Beloved husband of
DOROTHY SIMPSON
And son of the above
Died Nov 24th 1911
Aged 46 years
Peace, Perfect Peace
(Upper base)
In Loving Memory Of
ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON
Dearly beloved husband of
Mary Anne Simpson
And eldest son of the above
Died June 10th 1923 aged 62 years
(Lower base)
"Sunset and evening star
And one clear call for me
And may there be no moaning at the bar
When I put out to sea"
West face:
In Memory Of
DOROTHY
Beloved wife of
JOSEPH SIMPSON
Died Dec 22nd 1941
Aged 72 years
East face:
(Plinth)
In Affectionate Remembrance of
THOMAS LIDDELL SIMPSON
2nd Lieutenant, 15th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry
who died in France on November 30th 1918
whilst on active service with His Majesty's Forces
and is interred in the Extension Cemetery Chaudray
near Cambrai France
aged 29 years
dearly loved husband of LILY OSWALD SIMPSON
and son of ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON and MARY ANN SIMPSON
and grandson of
ROBERT SIMPSON South Shields
In loving memory of
MARY ANN SIMPSON
beloved wife of
ROBERT ANTHONY SIMPSON
died February 22nd 1947
aged 83 years
Plot: 13D plots 1429 and 1430 |
| Newspaper Cuttings |
 | Death of local printer
Death notice for Robert Simpson printed in the Shields Daily Gazette: Wednesday 24th May 1899 |
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| Sources |
- [S63] 1841 England Census, South Shields HO107/297 18 11 17 (Reliability: 3).
- [S236] 1851 England Census, South Shields HO107/2399 194 70 (Reliability: 3).
- [S26] 1861 England Census, All Saints Newcastle RG9/3828 14f 54 1 (Reliability: 4).
- [S26] 1861 England Census.
- [S27] 1871 England Census, South Shields RG10/5037 19 31 (Reliability: 3).
- [S34] 1881 English Census, South Shields RG11/5011 65 15 (Reliability: 3).
- [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, South Shields RG11/5011 65 15 (Reliability: 4).
- [S17] 1891 England Census, South Shields RG12/4152 5 4 (Reliability: 3).
- [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, South Shields 10a 622 (Reliability: 3).
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