Theresa Alberta Opfermann

1866 - 1939  (73 years)

• Name	Theresa Alberta Opfermann
  Nickname	Terry
  Born	7 Oct 1866	Mile End, Middlesex
  	Exact DOB from 1939 Register
  Gender	Female
  Marriage	Jul - Sep 1886	District of Lambeth
  Census	1921	2 Seagry Road, Wanstead
  	Frederick James Simpson, Head, 63yrs 11mo, M, Married, Stepney Middlesex, Property Owner, Own Account, None. Teresa Alberta Simpson, Wife, 54yrs 8mo, F, Married, Stepney Middlesex, Home Duties, At Home Norah Amy Simpson, Daughter, 32yrs 8mo, F, Single, Forest Gate Essex, Bank Clerk, Barclays Bank Ltd, Romford Road (306) Forest Gate. Herbert James Simpson, Son, 30yrs 9mo, Single, Forest Gate Essex, Clerk, Thos. Borthwick & Sons Ltd, Meat Importer, Audrey House, Ely Place, Holborn. Helen Simpson, Daughter, 27yrs 4mo, F, Single, Forest Gate Essex, Bank Clerk, Bank of England, Moorgate Hall, Moorgate St. London EC. Elsie Caroline Simpson. Daughter, 28yrs 10mo, F, Single, Forest Gate Essex, Stenographer, Lewinbonum(?) Ltd, Church Road Leyton. Annie Georgina Harriet Butler, Servant, 18yrs 4mo, F, Single, Forest Gate Essex, General Domestic Servant, Private, 2 Seagry Road Wanstead E11. Annie Ethel Young, Servant, 15yrs 11mo, F, Single, Ilford Essex, General Domestic Servant, Private, 2 Seagry Road Wanstead E11. Males 2, Females 6, Persons 8, Rooms 11.
  Will	1939
  Probate	9 Feb 1939	London
  	SIMPSON Theresa Alberta of Blake House Seagry-road Wanstead Essex widow died 30 October 1939 Probate London 9 February to Herbert James Simpson estate manager and Norah Amy Cuthbertson widow. Effects £2613 7s. 3d.
  1939 Register	29 Sep 1939	2 Seagry Road, Wanstead & Woodford
  	Simpson Theresa A, F, 7/10 66, W, Unpaid Domestic Duties Simpson Herbert J, M, 7/9 90, S, Estate agent & rent collector. Territorial Army Reserve of Officers Simpson Helen, F, 7/2 94, S, Clerk Bank of England Baldwin Esther L, F, 16/4 07, S, Domestic Paid
  Died	30 Oct 1939	District of 'Essex South Western'   [1]
  Person ID	I10	Simpson & Elder
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Johann August Opfermann, (Master Baker),   b. 1840, Germany ,   d. Bef 7 Feb 1918, 20 Reggandale Rd, Streatham,  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Caroline,   b. 1845, Germany ,   d. 1939, Romford, reg dis, Essex  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Frederick James Simpson,   b. 1854, St George In The East ,   d. 21 Jul 1932  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1886	Lambeth, London
  Census	1911	2 Seagry Road Wanstead N E
  	310 SIMPSON, Frederick James Head Married, 24 years M 56 1855 House Agent Middlesex 310 SIMPSON, Theresa Wife Married, 24 years F 43 1868 Middlesex 310 SIMPSON, Norah Alny Daughter Single F 22 1889 Essex 310 SIMPSON, Herbert James Son Single M 20 1891 Estate Agent Essex 310 SIMPSON, Elsie Caroline Daughter Single F 18 1893 Essex 310 SIMPSON, Helen Daughter Single F 17 1894 School Essex 310 SIMPSON, Ernest Frederick Son Single M 15 1896 School Essex 310 SIMPSON, Keith Edward Son Single M 8 1903 Essex 310 MATHEW, Kate Elizabeth Servant Single F 26 1885 Domestic Servant Essex 310 MORTER, Florence Maud Servant Single F 28 1883 Domestic Servant Essex RG number: RG14 Piece: 9603 Reference: RG14PN9603 RG78PN511 RD188 SD7 ED7 SN310 Registration District: West Ham Sub District: Wanstead Enumeration District: 7 Parish: Wanstead Address: 2 Seagry Road Wanstead N E County: Essex
  Children	1. Norah Amy Simpson,   b. Oct - Dec 1888, West Ham, Essex ,   d. 21 Feb 1958, The London Hospital, London E1.  (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Herbert James Simpson,   b. 7 Sep 1890, West Ham, Essex ,   d. 6 Oct 1974, Redbridge  (Age 84 years) + 3. Elsie Caroline Simpson,   b. 1892, West Ham, Essex ,   d. 12 Mar 1975, Richmond-upon-Thames  (Age 83 years)   4. Helen Simpson,   b. 7 Feb 1894, West Ham, Essex ,   d. Dec 1988, Taunton Deane, Somerset  (Age 94 years)   5. Ernest Frederick Simpson,   b. 12 Dec 1895, West Ham, Essex ,   d. 29 Apr 1956, Somerset  (Age 60 years) + 6. Keith Edward (Caldow-) Simpson,   b. 9 Jun 1902, West Ham, Essex ,   d. 27 Apr 1958, Rouna, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea  (Age 55 years)
  Photos » Slide Show		Simpson Family Frederick James Simpson and Theresa with their children in 1902. L-R: Ernest Frederick (7), Norah Amy (14), Keith Edward (b.9 June), Helen (8), Herbert James (12), Elsie Caroline (10).
  		Wedding of Norah Simpson and William Cuthbertson, Jan-Mar 1924 Taken at the rear of 2 Seagry Road, Norah's family home. Back row: Unknown female, Unknown male, Samuel Glanville Lane, Unknown female, Ernest Frederick Simpson, Ernest's wife Dorothy, Unknown female, Unknown male, Unknown male, David Caldow Simpson Middle row: Ester (housemaid), Unknown female, Unknown female, Unknown female, Frances Jane Simpson*, Herbert James Simpson, Unknown female, Unknown female, Frederick James Simpson, coachman? Front row: Katherine Elizabeth Simpson*, Blank female, Helen Marjorie Simpson, Helen Simpson, William Cuthbertson (groom), Norah Amy Simpson (bride), Elsie Caroline Simpson, Lela Cuthbertson, Theresa Alberta Opfermann, Elizabeth Anne Simpson* *One of the five 'maiden aunts'. If the other two, Emma and Eva were present, they are not identified.
  		2 Seagry Road as it is today.
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Frederick, Theresa, and Herbert Simpson
  		Theresa Alberta Simpson

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Information kindly supplied by John Gerard Simpson (Reliability: 2). There were no death records for a suitable 'Theresa Simpson' so I tried 'Teresa Simpson' instead. This was the only result in the right area and timeframe.