Abt 1861 - 1923 (~ 62 years)
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Name |
Robert Anthony Simpson |
Relationship | with George William Craxford
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Born |
Abt 1861 |
South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1871 |
80, King Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [1] |
Residence |
1881 |
6, Baring Street, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [2] |
Occupation |
1881 |
Letterpress Printer |
Residence |
1891 |
62, Broughton Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [3] |
Residence |
1899 |
14, Erskine Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
Residence |
1901 |
4, Ravensbourne Terrace, South Shields, Tyne and Wear [4] |
Died |
10 Jun 1923 |
South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
Cause: Acute hepatitis |
Buried |
12 Jun 1923 |
Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
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Person ID |
I865 |
Extended Craxford Family | Judith's maternal branch in the Craxford tree, Judith's paternal family tree |
Last Modified |
27 Aug 2015 |
Father |
Robert Simpson, b. Dec 1831, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 23 May 1899, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age ~ 67 years) |
Mother |
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 [5] |
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 |
Family ID |
F223 |
Group Sheet, Family chart |
Family |
Mary Anne Liddell, b. 1864, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 22 Feb 1947, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age 83 years) |
Married |
18 Feb 1886 [6] |
Children |
| 1. Robert Simpson, b. 19 Nov 1886, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 20 Jul 1959, Rugby, Warwickshire (Age 72 years) |
| 2. Thomas Liddell Simpson, b. 25 May 1889, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. 30 Nov 1918, No 3 Clearing Station, Caudry, Nord, France (Age 29 years) |
| 3. Mabel Simpson, b. 1892, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Harold Simpson, b. 1896, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Leonard Simpson, b. 3 Oct 1900, South Shields, Tyne and Wear , d. Jul 1979, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Age 78 years) |
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Last Modified |
11 Sep 2013 |
Family ID |
F238 |
Group Sheet, Family chart |
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Event Map |
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 | Born - Abt 1861 - 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: Acute hepatitis - 10 Jun 1923 - South Shields, Tyne And Wear |
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 | Buried - 12 Jun 1923 - Westoe Cemetery, South Shields, Tyne and Wear |
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Pin Legend |
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: Location/Street
: District/Village
: City/Town
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: Not Set |
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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 |
 | Merger of the South Shields Royal Permanent Building Society Notification of its merger with the Hadrian Building Society in 1962. The 'Royal' was co-founded by Robert Anthony Simpson and his son Leonard became vice chairman of the merged Society
Edinburgh Gazette Issue 18775 Page 394 May 23rd 1969 |
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Sources |
- [S27] 1871 England Census, South Shields RG10/5037 19 31 (Reliability: 3).
- [S34] 1881 English Census.
- [S17] 1891 England Census, South Shields RG12/4155 71 6 (Reliability: 3).
- [S19] 1901 England Census, RG13/476 22 36 266 (Reliability: 3).
- [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, South Shields 10a 622 (Reliability: 3).
- [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Newcastle upon Tyne 10b 182 (JFM 1886) (Reliability: 3).
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