Joseph Simpson (1892 - 1963)

Born 22 Dec 1892 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Annie (Murphy) Simpson — married about Nov 1921 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Sep 1963 at age 70 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Joseph Simpson was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

Joseph was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, om=n December 22, 1892. ^[1] He was the son of Joseph Simpson and Mary Ann Kennedy. He was baptized on December 31, 1892, in Liverpool, at St Vincent de Paul,.^[2] He was enumerated in the 1901 census ^[3] as an eight year old residing with his parents and five siblings at 67 Manchester Street, Heywood (Liverpool). His father's occupation "French Polisher". His mother died in 1906. Joseph was living with his widowed father and three siblings at 3 Princess Street, Hopwood, Heywood in 1911.^[4] He was nineteen, single, and a "Bottle Washer".

Joseph married Annie Murphy in 1921.^[5] The marriage was registered in the fourth quarter in Prestwich, Lancashire. The couple had at least four children. Joseph and Annie appeared in the 1939 Register residing at 42 Bosworth Square, Rochedale, Lancashire, in 1939. His occupation "French Polisher and Cellulose Sprayer". One child listed, three redacted entries at address. (Note..redacted entries appear on following page).^[6]

Joseph passed away on September 23, 1963, in Rochdale, Lancashire.^[7] He was buried at Rochdale Cemetery and Crematorium.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration:"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2ND7-SFR : 1 October 2014), Joseph Simpson, 1893; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ Baptism:Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1741-1919 for Josephus Simpson (Ancestry access)
3. ↑ England Census 1901:"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9K6-J9M : 21 May 2019), Joseph Simpson in household of Joseph Simpson, Heywood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Heywood subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ England Census 1911: "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWB7-KFP : 17 August 2019), Joseph Simpson in household of Joseph Simpson, Heywood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ Marriage Registration:"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZV-B31V : 9 October 2014), Joseph Simpson and null, 1921; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1921, quarter 4, vol. 8D, p. 743, Prestwich, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ Residence 1939:1939 England and Wales Register for Joseph Simpson (Ancestry access)
7. ↑ Death Registration:"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCJ-4VM6 : 1 November 2021), Joseph Simpson, 1963.
8. ↑ Burial:"Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6PX6-938Y : 5 October 2023), Joseph Simpson, ; Burial, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, Rochdale Cemetery and Crematorium; citing record ID 259324247, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.