George Simpson (abt. 1792 - 1870)

Born about 1792 in Hemsworth, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Ann (Hayden) Simpson — married 12 Feb 1821 (to 22 Jun 1841) in St Luke's Anglican Church, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Mary Ann (Crouch) Simpson — married 13 Apr 1843 (to 18 Jul 1850) in St Paul's C of E Cobbitty, Parish of Narrellan, County of Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia.

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1870 at about age 78 in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

George Simpson was born in Yorkshire, England.

Convict George Simpson was born in Yorkshire England in about 1792. He is believed to be the son of John and Mary Simpson.

Along with his brother Thomas he was Transported to Australia on the Fortune in December 1812 for stealing five ewes and three lambs. He had originally been sentenced to death and this was commuted to Life.

From the Convict Stockade Website at: [1] : "Thomas Simpson, aged 22, and George Simpson, 18, both late of Hemsworth, in the West-Riding, labourers, committed the 10th day of August 1811, charged by the oath of Joshua Jackson, of Brierley, in the said riding, farmer, on suspicion of having, between the morning of Sunday the 4th and Monday the 5th days of the same month of August, feloniously stolen, taken, and conveyed away from Brierley Common, in the said riding, five Ewes and three Lambs, marked with a ruddle mark over the shoulder and over the rump, the property of the said Joshua Jackson.

Both were found guilty of sheep stealing, sentenced to death, and reprieved George and Thomas departed London on 3rd December 1812, aboard Fortune(2), as part of a contingent of 196 male convicts, arriving in the Colony on 11th June 1813, after a six months journey.

George was described as " labourer, height 5 five foot 6 inches, complexion - fair ruddy, brown hair, hazel eyes" Thomas was " labourer and miller , 5 feet 8 inches" and having similar features to George.

In 1814 George was registered in the Muster as ‘stockman’, together with 16 others from Fortune."

George went on to marry Ann Hayden (or Heydon) in 1821. They would go on to have at least 10 children between 1822 and 1845.

George passed away in July 1870 at or about Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia and was buried at St Peter's Church, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.

Sources

• Basic information from The Convict Stockade website: [2]
• Basic Information from The Claim a Convict website: [3]
• Basic Information from the Convicts Records website:[4]
• New South Wales Marriage Registration No. 2698/1821 V18212698 3B
• New South Wales Death Registration No. 3183/1870
• More information from Martin Severin Eriksen's family tree on GENI: [5]