George Simpson (1886 - 1982)

Born 3 Dec 1886 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Clark (Bernard) Simpson — married 31 Dec 1909 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 18 Oct 1982 at age 95 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

George Simpson was born on 3 December 1886 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, son of Andrew Simpson and Margaret (Black) Simpson.^[1]

He married Helen Bernard in 1910 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.^[2] They had 6 children.

1. Andrew SIMPSON b.1910
2. Jane Clark SIMPSON b.1912
3. Margaret Black SIMPSON b.1913
4. ANN Coventry B SIMPSON b.1916
5. Euphemia Brown SIMPSON b.1920
6. Helen Clark SIMPSON b.1926

He appears in the following census years -

• 1891 at 14 High Street, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland.^[3]
• 1901 at 74 High Street, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland where he was a paper mill worker.^[4]
• 1930 at 214 Jackson Street, Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where he was a labourer.^[5]
• 1940 at 527 North Mary Street, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where he was a labourer.^[6]

He died on 18 October 1982 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, age 95 years. He was buried on 21 October 1982 in Coneatoga Memorial Park, Lancaster.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 676/ 109
   ScotlandsPeople Search (accessed 29 July 2022)
   George Simpson birth registered 1886 in Cockpen.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "Statutory Register of Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 691/ 4
   ScotlandsPeople Search (accessed 29 July 2022)
   George Simpson marriage to Helen Bernard registered 1910 in Lasswade.
3. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Lasswade; ED: 8; Page: 9; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1891_361; Registration Number: 691; Household schedule number: 42; Roll: CSSCT1891_361
   Ancestry uk Record 1108 #2303157 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   George Simpson (4) son, Child, in household of Agnes Anderson (20) in High St No 14 in Lasswade registration district. Born in Cockpen, Edinburgh.
4. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Lasswade; ED: 7; Page: 12; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1901_396; Registration Number: 691; Household schedule number: 48; Roll: CSSCT1901_396
   Ancestry uk Record 1101 #2569136 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   George Simpson (14) son, Papermill Worker, in household of Andrew Simpson (41) at 74 High St in Lasswade registration district. Born in Lasswade, Edinburgh.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 2341792
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6224 #52336635 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   George Simpson (42), married, Laborer, head of household in 214 Jackson Street, Manheim, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Scotland.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03532; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 36-95
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2442 #27426545 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   George Simpson (53), married, Laborer, head of household in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Born in Scotland.
7. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry uk Record 3693 #57346956 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   George Simpson death Oct 1982.
8. ↑ Death Notice: "Death Notice of George Simpson, 19 October 1982", Intelligencer Journal, 19 Oct 1982 Accessed: 29 Jul 2022, Ancestry.co.uk, Web: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/.