Hugh Simpson (abt. 1880 - 1936)

Born about 5 Oct 1880 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Donnelly) Simpson — married 9 Aug 1901 in St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 8 Sep 1936 at about age 55 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Hugh Simpson was born in the civil parish of Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Hugh married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Simpson in April of 1901. He worked in coal mines to support his family.

In July of 1906, Hugh, Lizzie and their daughter arrived in the New York, USA on the ship Furnessia. The ship's manifest stated that Hugh had $25 dollars and was going to stay with brother-in-Law Robert McCracken.

By 1910, Hugh had moved his family into a house in White Township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. In 1914, both Hugh and Elizabeth became U.S. citizens. In 1920, their residence was still in White Township and Hugh was still a coal miner.

At some point, Lizzie returned to Scotland. She was in Scotland when her father Edward passed away in March of 1936, as mentioned in his obituary. Prior to that, in 1931, Hugh appears alone on the manifest for the ship Cameronia, returning to the U.S. from Scotland.

In September of 1936, Hugh was living in the borough of Creekside in the county of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Hugh passed away after battling cancer at the age of 52.

Research Notes

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Sources

• http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1891scotland&h=2644642&ti=5538&indiv=try&gss=pt, Title: 1891 Scotland Census, Author: Ancestry.com, Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. Gene, Note: APID: 1108::0.
• Hugh Simpson: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 084501-087500.
• 1901 SIMPSON, HUGH (Statutory Registers Marriage 578/2 3), National Records of Scotland, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.
• Hugh Simpson, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85.
• Hugh Simpson: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: White, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1351; Page: 12a; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1375364.
• Hugh Simpson: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: White, Indiana, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1574; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 132.
• Edward Donnely obituary: "Indiana Progress (Indiana, Pennsylvania, 1936-Mar-18.
• Hugh Simpson: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960,The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-144242.
• Hugh Simpson: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Indiana Progress; Publication Date: 9 Sep 1936; Publication Place: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/9554903/?article=f68d349d-6d90-4fcc-8573-9e6c10484642&focus=0.15741724,0.89356333,0.29782504,0.9840918&xid=3355.