James Simpson (1807 - 1891)

Born 17 Jan 1807 in Prince Edward Island

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Clark) Simpson — married 1 Feb 1837 in Darnley, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1891 at age 84 in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

James Simpson, son of James Simpson and Agnes "Nancy" Woodside, was born in 1807. ^{[1] [2]}

James Simpson and Janet Annie Clark married on 1 Feb 1837. ^[3] They lived in Bayview, Queens, Prince Edward Island.

At Shipyard Field, among other pursuits, "James built ships and there is a record of the launching of The Eliza, a 207 ton barque from this yard." "James Simpson had established himself as a shipbuilder, miller, merchant, and exporter. He carried on his business in connection with the Cunard Steamship Company, exporting the product of his mills - flour, oatmeal, and pearl barley - and importing British goods which he sold in his store to the farmers for their produce. Such a medium of exchange was a necessity, and the business prospered till the financial depression which tested the foundations of British commerce swept over the empire. Shipbuilding was suspended, and export trade was threatened with extinction. James Simpson sold his business and with part of the proceeds bought a farm in Western Ontario". This was in 1847. ^[4]

By 1861 they lived in Gore, Kent, Chatham township, Canada West. ^[5] They remained in Chatham in 1871, 1881 and 1891. ^{[6] [7]} James died 21 Apr 1891 and was buried in McVicar Cemetery, Darrell, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ David Hunter, The Descendants of Walter Simpson and Elspet Man, entry 50.; Island Register
2. ↑ 1891 census of Canada, Ontario, Bothwell, Chatham, district 47, subdistrict C, pp. 47-48, family 240; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http//www.ancestry.ca :accessed 3 July 2009) citing Library and Archives Canada RG31,microfilm T-6324.
3. ↑ "Canada, Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBJ-KX2N : 20 February 2021), James Simpson and Jane Clarke, 01 Feb 1837; citing Prince Edward Island, Canada, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,630,091.
4. ↑ Harold Simpson, Cavendish, Its History, Its People (N.p.: n.p., 1973), chapter 10, page 96.
5. ↑ 1861 census of Canada West, Gore, Kent, Chatham township, schedule A personal, district 2, p. 15,lines 4-12; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http//www.ancestry.ca :accessed 8 July 2009) citing Library and Archives Canada RG31,microfilm C-1038 to C-1039.
6. ↑ 1871 census of Canada West, district 2, sub-district F, Township of Chatham, p. 45, dwelling 158, family 158, James Simpson; RG 31; digital images, Library and Archives Canada(accessed 24 Feb 2022); citing image 4396285 00152.
7. ↑ 1881 census of Canada, Ontario, district 180, sub-district G, Chatham Township, p. 41, family 194, James Simpson; RG 31; digital images, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 24 Feb 2022).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database memorial 163944744

• David Hunter, The Descendants of Walter Simpson and Elspet Man, entry for 44. Janet ANNIE Clark, Island Register, (http://www.islandregister.com), last update 12 Jun 1998. No sources or citations (contact author).