Simpsons in the Worcester and Derby areas

This page contains data which I have analysed from research into parish registers, the IGI and census returns. All being well the analysis is accurate but if there are mistakes then they are mine alone and I apologise. Like everyone else, I'm human (honest) so please use this list as it is intended and check back against the original documents to be sure. Happy hunting.

Children:

• 2. i Henry Simpson b. 1816/7.
• ii Emma Simpson b. ca 1819, bpt: 28 May 1819, St Peters, Derby, occ: China painter. Details from 1841 census & IGI.
• iii Elizabeth Simpson b. ca 1821, bpt: 2 Aug 1821, St Peters, Derby, occ: Chivener (?). Not shown with her parents in the 1851 census.
• iv Ann Simpson b. ca 1824, Derby, bpt: 1 Aug 1824, Brookside Chapel, Derby. Shown as a 15 year old Lace worker in the 1841 census and a 26 year old Chevinor (?) in the 1851 census.
• 3. v Joseph Simpson b. ca 1830.
• vi Frances Simpson b. ca 1835, Derby, bpt: 20 Jan 1835, St Peters, Derby, occ: Silk worker. Age given as 5 in 1841 census and 16 in 1851 census.

2. Henry Simpson b. 1816/7, Derby, bpt: 8 Jan 1817, St Peters, Derby, m. Mary Ann (Simpson), b. ca 1813, Grantham, Lincolnshire. 1851 census shows him as a 34 year old Hair Dresser & Tryman at 70 London Road, St Peters, Derby. In 1861 census he is a 44 year old Hairdresser at 69 London Road but a year later, in Slater's Directory is an Umbrella & Parasol Maker at 33 London Street. At the 1871 census he is still at 33 London Street but described as a Hair Dresser again. In Wright's Directory, 1874, he is a General Dealer,Brush & Basket Maker at 55b St Peter Street. By the 1881 census he is a widowed Umbrella Maker living with his son Arthur. Mary: Her second name is taken from the record of Arthur's baptism in the IGI.

Children:

• i William Tile Simpson b. ca 1842, bpt: 9 Jan 1842, Holy Trinity, Derby. The 1851 census describes him as a 9 year old Scholar born in Derby, middle initial T but in 1861 his birthplace is given as Grantham. At that time he was a Joiner's Apprentice and his middle initial is recorded as P.
• ii Henry Simpson b. ca 1844. In the 1851 census he is described as a 7 year old Scholar born in Derby. In 1861 his place of birth was given as Grantham. At that time he was a 17 year old Hair Dresser's Apprentice. In 1871 he is described as a 27 year old Commercial Traveller born in Derby.
• iii George Simpson b. ca 1845, Derby, bpt: 14 Dec 1845, St Peters, Derby. His age is given as 5 in the 1851 census. By 1861 he is a 15 year old Brush Maker's Apprentice.
• iv Emma Simpson b. ca 1848, Derby, bpt: 21 May 1848, Holy Trinity, Derby. The 1851 census records her age as 3 but in 1861 it is given as 12.
• 4. v Arthur Simpson b. 1851.

3. Joseph Simpson b. ca 1830, St Peters, Derby, bpt: 22 Aug 1830, Brookside Chapel, Derby, occ: Housepainter & Decorator, m. Mary Ann Cholerton, b. ca 1832, St Peters, Derby, bpt: 1 Jul 1832, St Peters, Derby, (daughter of Samuel Cholerton and Ann Leach) occ: Milliner. Joseph died 1902. Ages given by census in 1881 as 50 & 1891 as 60. At 1881 census, family was living at 4 Carden St, Blockhouse, Worcester. In 1891, family lived in George Street, Worcester. 1891 census shows a 1 year old grandson, Francis A. L. Simpson, b St Martins, Worcester. There is a copy of his will in Worcs CRO. Understood to be non-conformists (info from Margaret Sanders). Kelly's 1880 Directory shows him at St George's Yard, Friar Street. Slater's 1862 Derby Directory shows him at 65 Sacheverell Street as does 1861 census. Mary: Censuses give her age as 48 in 1881 & 58 in 1891.

Children:

• i Walter E. Simpson b. ca 1858, Derby. Age given as 2 in 1861 census.
• ii Alfred J Simpson b. ca 1862, Derby, occ: Plumber. 1881 census describes him as aged 19.
• 5. iii Constance Adah Amelia Simpson b. 17 Aug 1865.
• iv Joseph H. E. Simpson b. ca 1866, St Peters Derby, occ: Housepainter & decorator. 1881 census describes him as a 15 year old errand boy. In 1891 his age is given as 20.
• v Frances A. L. Simpson b. ca 1869, Derby. 1881 census describes her as a 12 year old scholar.
• vi Mary Elizabeth Rosetta Simpson b. ca 1872, All Saints, Derby, occ: Domestic Servant, m. ? Briggs. 1881 census describes her as a 9 year old scholar. Age in 1891 given as 19. She was known as Polly.
• vii William Simpson. Remained a bachelor. Was a musical man and owned an organ which took up the whole of the front room of his house.

4. Arthur Simpson b. 1851, Derby, bpt: 22 Jun 1851, St Peter's, Derby, m. Alice Lambton Clarke, b. 1853, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire, (daughter of Thomas William Clarke) d. 1937. Arthur died 1917. The 1861 census describes him as a 9 year old Scholar. In 1861 he is a 19 year old Apprentice. By 1881 he is 29 and married, a Toy Dealer (employing 3 girls) head of the household at 44 Bay Lane, St Peters, Derby. An Alderman, he was Mayor of Derby in 1907-8. Seven children in all (3 sons, 4 daughters).

Children:

• i Ernest H. Simpson b. ca 1877, Derby.
• 6. ii George Clarke Simpson b. 2 Sep 1878.
• iii Alice E.Simpson b. 1880, Derby. Age at the 1881 census given as 8 months.

5. Constance Adah Amelia Simpson b. 17 Aug 1865, Derby, occ: Gloveress, m. 23 Oct 1887, in St Helens Church, Worcester, Henry Sanders, b. Apr 1866, bpt: 11 Oct 1866, St Peters, Worcester, (son of Francis Sanders and Mary Ann Best) occ: Warehouseman, d. Jul 1939 (see family #5 on the Sanders Page). Constance died Dec 1948. Parish register entry for the marriage describes her as a 21 year old spinster and gloveress of Union Street. Witnesses to the marriage were Joseph Simpson and Jemima Sanders (who made her mark). 1881 census gives her age as 17. Henry: Verger at St Helen's Church, Worcester. Also worked at Worcester Cathedral. The family were leather workers at 21 Fish Street. The house then had an attached warehouse. After the business closed Henry worked as a warehouseman in the Diglis area, possibly in a wines & spirits warehouse. 1891 census says 21 Fish St was a Workshop with no residents. The family lived at 2 Castle Place, Edgar St at one time. Henry worked at Hill Evans vinegar works, Midland Road, Worcester at one time. IGI gives bpt date as 1868.

Children:

• i Henry Sanders.
• ii Florence Edith Sanders. Margaret Sanders gives a birth date of 17th Dec, year unknown.
• iii Francis George Sanders b. 21 Oct 1892.
• iv Gertrude Maud Sanders b. 29 Sep 1894.
• v Archibald Lawrence Sanders occ: Glover & labourer, d. 1982, Worcester (over 80 years old).
• vi Ellen Sanders.
• vii Ada Amelia Sanders.
• viii William Alfred Sanders occ: Chef, bur: 1981. Worked for Duke of Devonshire early 1950s. Margaret Sanders give his birth date as 15th Dec, year unknown, and his wife's name as Amy Jane.

6. George Clarke Simpson b. 2 Sep 1878, 44 East Street, Derby, occ: Meteorologist, m. 23 Sep 1914, Dorothy Jane Stephen, (daughter of Cecil Stephen) d. 1978. George died 1 Jan 1965. Data from Who's Who 1941: KCB cr 1935, CB 1926; CBE 1919; FRS 1915; DSc (Manchester & Sydney); Hon LLD (Aberdeen). Educ Diocesan School, Derby; Owens College, Manchester; University of Gottingen. Went on Polar expeditions with Scott. Director of the Meteorological Office 1920-38. President of the British Meteorological Society 1940-42.

Children:

• i Scott Simpson b. 1915, d. 1981. Professor of Geology at Exeter University.
• ii Arthur Simpson.
• iii Oliver Simpson.
• iv Jean Simpson.

Children:

• i Mary Ann Cholerton b. ca 1832.
• ii Violetta Cholerton b. ca 1834, Derby, bpt: 8 Jun 1834, St Werburghs, Derby, occ: Blocker of wire.
• iii Edward Cholerton b. ca 1838, Derby, bpt: 27 Dec 1840, St Peters, Derby.
• iv Robert Cholerton b. ca 1842, bpt: 7 Jan 1842, St Peters, Derby.
• v Julia Cholerton b. ca 1844, Derby, bpt: 31 Mar 1844, St Peters, Derby.
• vi Frances Cholerton b. ca 1847, Derby.
• vii Samuel Cholerton b. ca 1849, Derby.

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