Herbert Edward Simpson (1857 - 1925)

Born 7 Dec 1857 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1925 at age 67 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Simpson Name Study.

• Herbert Edward Simpson was born Dec 7 1857 in Hartford, Hartford, CT to Samuel A Simpson and Catherine 'Kate' Dempster"^[1][2]

Parents - Samuel A, age 22, Pistol Maker and Katy Simpson, age 23

Child - Male Simpson, born Dec 7 1857 in Hartford, Hartford, CT

• He married Louise 'Louisa' Johanna Klein about 1882^[1]

• He was a machinist / tool-maker ^[3]

• He died Jan 20 1925 in New Haven, New Haven, CT^[1][4][5][6]

• He is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, CT^{[1] [6]}in same plot with son Ralph.

Census

• 1860 - Waterbury, New Haven, CT, living with mother, not father, and George Walker family^[7]

George Walker Male 31 Scotland

Julia Walker Female 27 Scotland

Mary Walker Female 4 Conn

Sarah Green Female 28 Conn

George Walker Male 1 Conn

Kate Simpson Female 25 Scotland

Herbert Simpson Male 2 Conn

• 1870 - New Haven, CT, age 12^[8]

Samuel A Simpson Male 34 Connecticut

Kate Simpson Female 35 Scotland

Herbert Simpson Male 12 Connecticut

Edwin L Simpson Male 9 Connecticut

Mary Semster Female 73 Scotland, should be Dempster, Kate's mother

• 1880 - New Haven, CT Age 22^[9]

Samuel Simpson Self Male 44 Connecticut, United States

Kate Simpson Wife Female 44 Scotland

Mary Dempster Mother-in-law Female 84 Scotland

Hurbert E Simpson Son Male 22 Connecticut, United States

Edwin L Simpson Son Male 19 Connecticut, United States

• 1900 - New Haven, CT, living with parents ^[10]

Herbert E Simpson Head Male 43 Connecticut, married abt 1882, father born in CT, mother in Scotland

Louise Simpson Wife Female 42 Connecticut, 3 children, all living, father born in France, mother in Germany

Wm Simpson Son Male 16 Connecticut

Ida Simpson Daughter Female 12 Connecticut

Ralph Simpson Son Male 8 Connecticut

• 1910 - New Haven, CT. ^[11]

Herbert E Simpson Head Male 52 Connecticut

Louis J Simpson Wife Female 51 Connecticut

William K Simpson Son Male 25 Connecticut

Ida L Simpson Daughter Female 21 Connecticut

Ralph B Simpson Son Male 17 Connecticut

• 1917 New Haven, Connecticut, Tool Maker, age 59, married, 2 people dependent on him, Ear trouble, cannot drive an automobile^[3]

• 1920 - New Haven, CT. Herbert E (age 62), with wife Louise (Age 61) ^[12]

Herbert C Simpson Head Male 62 Connecticut

Louise Simpson Wife Female 61 Connecticut

Research Notes

• He may have served during World War I as a private with the 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich); Company: WO 329; Regiment or Corps: London Regiment; Regiment Number: 632296. He was awarded a British War Medal and Victory Medal. ^[13] Since he was born in US, this is unsure.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 05 February 2019), memorial page for Herbert Edward Simpson (Dec 1857–20 Jan 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #147394875, citing Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Linda P (contributor 48343479) . Gravestone picture
2. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7QZ-6HR : 11 February 2018), Samuel A. Simpson in entry for Simpson, 07 Dec 1857; citing Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,313,829. Image on Pg 77
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Connecticut, U.S., Military Census, 1917". Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2277 #54223 (accessed 5 January 2022). Herbert Edward Simpson (59).
4. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7L7-Z4Q : 9 March 2018), Herbert E. Simpson, 1925; citing , reference 860; FHL microfilm 3,350.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F76Y-PMK : 9 February 2018), Herbert E. Simpson, 1925; citing New Haven, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,201.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHRH-NVK : 13 December 2017), Herbert Simpson in entry for George Walker, 1860.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7N-WJS : 12 April 2016), Herbert Simpson in household of Samuel A Simpson, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 9, family 78, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,609.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCB-9ZQ : 29 July 2017), Hurbert E Simpson in household of Samuel Simpson, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 189B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0106; FHL microfilm 1,254,106.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M974-XV2 : accessed 6 May 2020), Herbert E Simpson, New Haven city Ward 8, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 377, sheet 3A, family 46, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,145.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK22-H14 : accessed 24 October 2018), Herbert E Simpson, New Haven Ward 8, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 413, sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 139; FHL microfilm 1,374,152.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCNV-X8R : accessed 24 October 2018), Herbert C Simpson, New Haven Ward 8, New Haven, Connecticut, United States; citing ED 355, sheet 9A, line 22, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 193; FHL microfilm 1,820,193.
13. ↑ "UK, World War I Service Medal and Award Rolls, 1914-1920". The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War. WO329; Ref: 1941. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5119 #4230742 (accessed 5 January 2022). Name: Herbert Edward Simpson; Military Year: 1914-1920; Rank: Private; Unit: 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich); Company: WO 329; Regiment or Corps: London Regiment; Regiment Number: 632296; Medal Awarded: British War Medal and Victory Medal.