Christine Thornton Simpson

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http://www.badseysociety.uk/sladden-archive/people/141

Christine married Eric Seaforth Pirie 11 Sep 1937, Papplewick Parish Church, Nottingham. Eric died 1991, Monmouthshire. [Group Sheet]

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Nottingham Evening Post Nottinghamshire, England
11 Sep 1937
PAPPLEWICK WEDDING
MARRIAGE SERVICE FOLDER CARRIED BY BRIDE. INSTEAD OF BOUQUET. The wedding took place at Papplewick Parish Church to-day of Miss Christine Simpson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Thornton Simpson, of Papplewick Lodge, and Mr. Eric Seaforth Pirie...

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• .: 'Biographical Details George Thornton Simpson (1875-1958), known as Thornton, was the step-son of Mary Simpson (née Robinson), who was the niece of Eugénie Sladden. George was born on 19th December 1875 at Ashford, Middlesex, the youngest of six children of Edward Henry Simpson and his wife, Kate. Thornton trained as a solicitor and moved to Nottingham where he had a practice. It was whilst living in Nottingham that he met his future wife, Maud Turney. They married on 12th June 1913 at All Hallows, Gedling. They had two children: Christine Thornton (1914-1989) and Miles Turney Thornton (1916-2001). Thornton is referred to in a letter of 8th June 1914 written by Mary Anna (Polly) Robinson on the occasion of his wife having given birth to their first child. Reference is also made to him and his wife and daughter on the occasion of their visit to Devon in August 1915. Thornton died on 21st July 1958 at The Lodge, Papplewick, Nottinghamshire, aged 82.' From http://www.badseysociety.uk/sladden-archive/people/137
• Census: 1881, Lime Kiln Lane, Exe View Villa, St Leonard Exeter; Edward H Roberts, Head, Married, 65, Solicitor, Devon Upton ? Emilie Roberts, Wife, Married, 58, Exeter Miles G Simpson, Grandson, 6, Middlesex Brompton George Thornton Simpson, Grandson, 5, Middlesex Ashford
• Census: 1901, 116 Goldsmith Street, Nottingham; George T Simpson, Lodger, S, 25, Solicitor, Middlesex Laleham
• Census: 1911, 11 Regent Street, Nottingham; George T Simpson, Boarder, 35, single, Solicitor, employer, Middlesex Laleham
• Career: 1912, Russell Chambers, 2 King Street, Nottingham; From Kelly's Directory, Nottinghamshire: 'Simpson, George Thornton B.A. solicitor (Acton & Marriott), Russell chambers, 2 King street, Nottingham' Also at 18 Market Place, Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
• .: 4 Mar 1939, Trinidad - Plymouth; George Thornton Simpson, age 63, travels solo first class on the 'MS Caribia' of the Hamburg Amerika Line from Trinidad to Plymouth, arriving on 4 March 1939. Address: Papplewick, Nottinghamshire. Profession: Solicitor
• Address: 1941, The Lodge, Papplewick, Nottingham; From Kelly's Directory, Private Residents, Nottinghamshire: 'Simpson, Geo. Thornton, The Lodge, Papplewick, Nottingham. TN Hucknall 142'
• .: 1947, Nottingham; George Thornton Simpson is an Executor in the Will of his half-brother Edward Graham Simpson: http://www.queenslandfamilytrees.com/getperson.php?personID=I12196&tree=5
• Probate: 26 Nov 1958, Nottingham; Simpson, George Thornton of 2 King Street Nottingham and of The Lodge Papplewick Nottinghamshire died 21 July 1958 at The Lodge Papplewick Probate Nottingham 26 November to Miles Turney Thornton Simpson company director Henry Norman Hanson solicitor and John Beckit Burnie charted accountant. Effects 34169 18s. 6d.

George married Maud Turney 12th June 1913, All Hallows, Gedling, Basford District, Nottinghamshire. Maud (daughter of John Turney and Juliette Emma Turney) was born Jul-Sep 1885, Nottingham; died 4 May 1975. [Group Sheet]

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Died:
Kindly supplied by Pat Simpson

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From http://www.badseysociety.uk/sladden-archive/people/137

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• Career: 456 West Street, London; 1852: Apprenticed to the family firm W.B.Simpson and Sons http://wbsimpsonsons.co.uk/history/ 1860: Became Partner 1894: Retired
• Census: 1851, 52 Great Ormond Street, Finsbury; William B Simpson, Head, Mar, 53, House Decorator, London Eliza Simpson, Wife, Mar, 53, London Eliza Fanny Simpson, Dau, U, 22, Surrey Esher Louisa Emily Simpson, Dau, U, 17, Kent Greenwich William Frederick Simpson, Son, 15, Pupil to an Architect, Kent Greenwich Edward Henry Simpson, Son, 12, Scholar, London Sarah Rolphe, Servant, U, 32, House servant, Essex Chelmsford Mary Ann Small, Servant, U, 28, House servant, Middx Poplar Alice Mead, Servant, U, 28, House servant, London
• Vocation: 7 Jun 1859, London Trade of calling - Haberdasher; http://search.ancestry.com.au/iexec?htx=View&r=5544&dbid=2052&iid=32512_a064716-00070&fn=Edmard+Henry&ln=Simpson&st=d&ssrc=&pid=894382
• Awards: 7 Jun 1859, Freeman of the City of London; Edward Henry Simpson, son of William Butler Simpson, Citizen and Haberdasher of London
• Census: 1871, 87 Harcourt Terrace, Kensington; Edward Henry Simpson, Head, Mar, 32, Decorator etc, Middlesex Newman St Oxford St Kate Simpson, Wife, Mar, 21, Exeter Devon Edward G Simpson, Son, 2, Middx Kensington Fredk. C Simpson, Son, 8mo. Middx Mary J Swallow, Serv, 32, Nurse, Domestic Servt, Hants Ealing Mary Ann Hill, Serv, Unm, 30, Cook Domestic servant, Devon Ilfracombe Ann Ponsford, Serv, Un, 25, Housemaid Domestic Servant, Devon South Molden
• Census: 1891, 6 Pembroke Villas, The Green, Richmond, Surrey; Edward Henry Simpson, Head, Married, 52, Decorator St Martin's Lane, Employer, born London Oxford Street Kate Simpson, Wife, Married, 41, Exeter St Leonards Frederick C Simpson, Son, Single, 20, Clerk, West Brompton Edward G Simpson, Son, Single, 22, Clerk, West Brompton Margaret Lilian Simpson, Daug, 19, Art Student, West Brompton Cecil Butler Simpson, Son, 18, Medical Student, West Brompton Ellen Kate Lill, Servant, Single, 21, Cook, Surrey Godalming Kate Freeman, Servant, Single, 20, Housemaid, Staines Middlesex
• Census: 1901, Shentworth? West Hill, Budleigh Salterton; Simpson Edward, Head, M, 62, own means, Newman St London Simpson Kate, Wife, M, 51, Exeter Devon Saunders Mary, Servt, S, 39, Countybeare? Devon Lile Gertrude, Servt, 21, Ollerton Devon
• Census: 1911, Highfield, Budleigh Salterton, Devon; Edward Henry Simpson, Head, 72, Married, Private Means, London Cecil Butler Simpson, Son, 38, Married, Surgeon, Own Account, London Mary Robinson, Visitor, 39, Spinster, Richmond Surrey Laura Berey, 34, Spinster, Cook, Inwardleigh Devon Elsie Hurd, 24, Spinster, Housemaid, Dinton Wiltshire
• Probate: 14 Jun 1922, Exeter; Simpson, Edward Henry of Highfield Budleigh, Salterton, Devonshire, gentleman died 29 April 1922, Probate Exeter 14 June to Charles Tanner Kingdon Roberts solicitor, Edward Graham Simpson and Frederick Coleridge Simpson, contractors and Mary Simpson, widow. Effects 21058 4s. 8d.

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Christened:
Parents William Butler and Eliza, 84 Newman Street. Occupation Gent.

Died:
Mr. E. H. Simpson
Dies at Salterton.
We regret to record the death of Mr. Edward Henry Simpson, which occurred at the age of 84 at 'Highfield,' Budleigh, Salterton, on Saturday. Deceased, who was a brother-in-law of Mr. C. T. K. Roberts, of 'Fairfield.' Exeter, was formerly in business in St. Martin;s Lane, London, retiring about 25 years ago. He was succeeded by his, the business being that of art tile workers. Deceased is survived by five sons.
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 1/5/1922

Edward married Kate Roberts 12 Oct 1869, St.Leonards, Exeter, Devon. Kate was born 1849 or 1850, St Leonards, Exeter, Devon; died 27 May 1911, Home Hospital, 40 Magdalen Rd, Exeter . [Group Sheet]

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• Census: 1871, 87 Harcourt Terrace, Kensington; Edward Henry Simpson, Head, Mar, 32, Decorator etc, Middlesex Newman St Oxford St Kate Simpson, Wife, Mar, 21, Exeter Devon Edward G Simpson, Son, 2, Middx Kensington Fredk. C Simpson, Son, 8mo. Middx Mary J Swallow, Serv, 32, Nurse, Domestic Servt, Hants Ealing Mary Ann Hill, Serv, Unm, 30, Cook Domestic servant, Devon Ilfracombe Ann Ponsford, Serv, Un, 25, Housemaid Domestic Servant, Devon South Molden
• Census: 1901, Shentworth? West Hill, Budleigh Salterton; Simpson Edward, Head, M, 62, own means, Newman St London Simpson Kate, Wife, M, 51, Exeter Devon Saunders Mary, Servt, S, 39, Countybeare? Devon Dill Gertrude, Servt, 21, Ollerton Devon
• Census: 1911, Home Hospital, 40 Magdalen Rd, Exeter; Kate Simpson, Patient, 61, Married, (5 children still living), Devon Exeter
• Probate: 28 Jul 1911, London; SIMPSON Kate of Highfield Budleigh Salterton Devonshire (wife of Edward Henry Simpson) died 27 May 1911 at Home Hospital Magdalen-road Exeter Adminstration London 28 July to the said Edward Henry Simpson gentleman. Effects £7307 14s.5d.

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Simpson - Roberts,
Oct 12, at St. Leonard's by the Rev. S. P. Coldridge, cousin of the bride, assisted by the Rev. G. W. B. Wills, Edward Henry Simpson, Esq., of South Kensington, London, to Kate, youngest daughter of E. H. Roberts Esq. of Exe Villa, Exeter.
'Western Times', and the 'Exeter and Plymouth Gazette' 15 October 1869