William David Simpson

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• Inheritance: Had he outlived his father, Willam David would have inherited the following properties (instead they were redistributed among the surviving siblings): Cottages 1, 3, 5, 7 Junction Street, Canning Town (No sign of Junction Street) Cottages 1-4 Lower Junction Street, Canning Town (No sign of Lower Junction Street) Factory and land in Lower Junction Street (No sign of Lower Junction Street) Shop 249 Victoria Dock Road Custom House Cottages 1-6 Simpsons Road, High Street, Poplar Houses 150, 152 High Street Poplar (now Poplar High Street) House and shop: 144 High Street, Poplar (?Poplar Chambers?). Sold in 1926. House 315 St Leonards Road, Bromley (No sign, only St Leonards Rise) Houses 5-11 Bartlett Street, Bromley (No sign) Warehouse 12 Bartlett Street, St Leonards Road, Bromley (No sign) Plot: Marten Road, Freemasons Road Custom House on the Marten Road Estate (gone) Plot: Rear of 144 High Street Poplar 3 plots: 2, 3, 22 Tidal Basin Estate, North Woolwich Road, Victoria Docks Plot: 58 Tidal Basin Estate, Eveline Road Custom House (Road gone) Houses: 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 Bidder Street, Canning Town (now industrial estate) Shop: on corner of Burard and Queens Road Tidal Basin (now Burrard Road, Queens Road gone) Total: Houses: 17. Houses with shops: 1. Shops: 2. Cottages: 14. Factory: 1. Warehouses: 1. Plots: 6. Instead, he died leaving only £150 (see 'Will' below)
• Life Story: Lived at Harold Villa, Dames Road.
• Marriage: 26 Oct 1887, St Paul's Church, Stratford, London; Married Minnie Rodwell, age 25.
• Will: 1896; SIMPSON William David of 61 Dames Road Forest Gate Essex died 6 May 1896 Administration London 9 October to Minnia Simpson widow Effects £150.

Notes:

Christened:
Parents: David Caldow and Elizabeth Simpson. Address: 'High Street', occupation blindmaker. Also christened this day at the same church, Henry Pratt Simpson, son of Godwin Ratler and Emma Eliza.

Name:
He may have adopted the middle name 'Caldow', as his name is given as 'William Caldow Simpson (deceased), Builder' on his daughter Ivy's wedding certificate

Died:
Buried in City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Aldersbrook Road, Manor Park, London E12 5DQ. Grave number 53490, Square 17.

William married Minnie later Minnia Rodwell 22 Oct 1887, West Ham, England. Minnie (daughter of Ellis Frederick Rodwell and Frances Baleham) was born 13 Aug 1855, Guildford, Surrey; was christened 31 Aug 1862, Newington St Mary, Southwark; died 26 Jan 1948, Registration District 'Essex South Western'; was buried 2 Feb 1948, Buried in City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Aldersbrook Road, Manor Park, London E12 5DQ. Grave number 53490, Square 17.. [Group Sheet]

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• Career: Educated at Bancrofts School, Woodford Green (paid for by the 'maiden aunts'). 1911: Builder's assistant. Later lived in a big house in Wanstead overlooking Wanstead Flats, and was quite wealthy. Had a business as a signwriter and dabbled in property. Always drove 'nice, smart cars' according to Betty Harries.
• Census: 1901; Woodford College, George Lane Harold E Simpson, Boarder, Single, Age 14, born in Forest Gate.
• Census: 1911; 13 Horace Road, Forest Gate, London. Minnia Simpson, Head, 43, Widow, born in Guildford, Surrey. Harold Simpson, Son, 23, Single, Builder's Assistant, born in Forest Gate. Ivy Simpson, Daughter, 21, Single, born in Forest Gate. William Simpson, Son, 18, Clerk to LCC (Tramways), born in Forest Gate. David Simpson, Son, 16, Single, Printer's Assistant, born in Forest Gate
• Census: 1921, 13 Horace Road, Forest Gate E7; Simpson Minnia, Mother, 60yrs 2mo, F, Widow, Guildford Surrey, British, not any (occupation), not any (employment). Simpson Harold, Son, 43yrs 2mo, M, single, Forest Gate Essex, British, Builder, not working. Simpson William, Son, 32yrs 4mo, M, single, Forest Gate Essex, British, Clerk, Ministry of Labour, Westminster. Minnia Simpson now appears to have been born in 1860-61, and Harold is now 43...
• Marriage: Jul - Sep 1922, District of Romford; Married Florence Susannah Taylor ('Florrie'), a court milliner. No children.
• 1939 Register: 29 Sep 1939, 24 Aldersbrook Road, Wanstead and Woodford M.B., Essex; Simpson Harold E, M, 15/12 1874, M, Builder Simpson Florence S, F, 11/1 1891, M, Houseduties unpaid (Harold's date of birth is wildly wrong)
• Probate: 9 Dec 1950, London; SIMPSON Harold Edward of 24 Aldersbrook-road Wanstead Essex died 11 August 1949 Probate London 9 December to Florence Susannah Simpson widow. Effects £56744 0s 3d.

Notes:

Birth:
Based on 1921 census (taken 19 June 1921)

Died:
Peter Harries remembers meeting his wife Florrie at the wedding of Alan Simpson and Teresa Lilley in 1959.

Harold — Florence Susannah Taylor. Florence was born 11 Jan 1891, Mile End Old Town, London; died Feb - Mar 1973, Redbridge district, London. [Group Sheet]

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• Life Story: Betty Harries nee Simpson recounted that he married late in life, was a bit of a scrounger who lived with his mother, dabbled in buying and selling houses and was not well liked. Dorothy Muller in particular disliked him. He lived in Wanstead, possibly Cambridge Park Road, but not Dulverton where the aunts of the previous generation lived. No children.
• .: 1889-1893; The Death Index of Apr-Jun 1961 records William C N Simpson aged 71 (which matches the Birth Index, the National Archive service record and the 1939 Register, namely 2 August 1889). By contrast the 1911 census records William Simpson aged 18, giving a birth date of 1892-93 (and born in Forest Gate), but this family seems to have changed their ages at will...
• Census: 1911, 13 Horace Road, Forest Gate, London; Minnia Simpson, Head, 43, Widow, born in Guildford, Surrey. Harold Simpson, Son, 23, Single, Builder's Assistant, born in Forest Gate. Ivy Simpson, Daughter, 21, Single, born in Forest Gate. William Simpson, Son, 18, Clerk to LCC (Tramways), born in Forest Gate. David Simpson, Son, 16, Single, Printer's Assistant, born in Forest Gate
• WW1 Enlistment: 15 Feb 1916; From RAF service record at National Archives, ref ADM 188/583/434: Height 5'7", Chest 36", Hair Brown, Eyes Brown, Complexion Fair. Royal Naval Air Service 15 Feb 1916 - 31 March 1918; thence RAF. Ship served in: HMS President II (Chingford and Crystal Palace) Number: 12016 Rating: A.M.II(g) 'Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919' states that he was in the Royal Navy and his service number was F11934. Notes from the internet: Naval personnel required to work in London are born on the books of HMS President. During WWI there was a whole series of establishments, up to at least President V. HMS President II was a 'stone frigate' (shore base), the accounting base for the RNAS. Sometimes the clerks would write where the person was in brackets after it and that could range from Luce Bay to Crystal Palace and also included Calais or Dunkerque. As it was an accounting base someone listed at President II could also be on a ship or boat too small for its own paymaster. The Crystal Palace at Sydenham was taken over by the RN in early September 1914 to be the RND Divisional Depot (in November 1914 this role was taken over by Blandford Camp).
• Census: 1921, 13 Horace Road, Forest Gate E7; Simpson Minnia, Mother, 60yrs 2mo, F, Widow, Guildford Surrey, British, not any (occupation), not any (employment). Simpson Harold, Son, 43yrs 2mo, M, single, Forest Gate Essex, British, Builder, not working. Simpson William, Son, 32yrs 4mo, M, single, Forest Gate Essex, British, Clerk, Ministry of Labour, Westminster. Minnia Simpson now appears to have been born in 1860-61, and Harold is now 43...
• 1939 Register: 29 Sep 1939, 12 Buckingham Road, Wanstead & Woodford MB, Essex; Simpson William, M, 2 Aug 89, S, Clerk War Office Simpson Minnia, F, 13 Aug 70*, W, Household duties *The birthdate of 1870 is clearly nonsense!
• Marriage: 12 Jun 1954, Camberwell, Surrey; Exact date from Haynes family tree at ancestry.co.uk
• Career: 1961; Surveyor
• Probate: 1961
• Probate: 12 Jul 1961, London; SIMPSON William Caldow Nelson of 4 The Shrubbery Grosvenor Road Wanstead London E11 died 20 May 1961 at Whipps Cross Hospital Leytonstone Essex Administration London 12 July to Doris Florence Ethel Simpson widow. Effects £5516 5s.

Notes:

Birth:
Confirmed by RAF service record at National Archives and the 1939 Register

William married Doris Florence Ethel Haynes 12 Jun 1954, Camberwell, Surrey. Doris was born 23 Jul 1909, West Ham; died Jul-Sep 1982, Kingston-upon-Thames. [Group Sheet]

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• Career: After school joined Capital & Counties Bank. Post-war (c.1925) founded freight brokers Holme & Simpson, later North British Transport Ltd, using Army surplus lorries. A notable contract was for William Randolph Hearst, relocating Hornby Castle and Bradenstock Hall to be added to St Donat's Castle. This funded the company's expansion to Finsbury Park, Manchester, Hull & Bristol. The company closed in 1975. Lived at 11 Osborne Road, Forest Gate, then moved to 45 Osborne Road around 1931/32. (11 Osborne Road was previously occupied by Dorothy's parents the Mullers, so it seems to have been sold or passed to the Simpsons) WW2: Army Welfare Officer (Captain), organising troop entertainment. 1941: Assistant Scoutmaster with 2nd Thorpe-le-Soken Scouts Founder Member of Road Haulage Association. Liveryman in Worshipful Company of Carmen, who advise: 'he joined the Company on 3rd June 1946* by Redemption**. His address was 146 Bishopsgate, London EC2 and he was listed as a Road Transport Contract Captain.' Freeman of the City of London***. * 1946 was when the Worshipful Company of Carmen received its Royal Charter. ** 'By Redemption' means purchase, or donation to the Freemen's School. *** Probably connected with the Worshipful Company of Carmen
• WW1 Enlistment: Regimental number 52012. His Medals Card confirms that he was in the 18th Battalion, the details of which are: '18th (Service) Battalion (Arts and Crafts) 04.06.1915 Formed by Major Sir Herbert Raphael at Gidea park, Essex. 04.09.1915 Taken over by the War Office and moved to Witley to join the 122nd Brigade of the 41st Division. 03.05.1916 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including; During 1916 The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges. During 1917 The Battle of Messines, The Battle of Pilkem Ridge, The Battle of the Menin Road, Operations on the Flanders coast. The 21st (Service) Battalion (Yeoman Rifles) landed in France as part of the 124th Brigade in the 41st Division in May 1916 for service on the Western Front. The actions of 1916 and 1917 were shared with the 21st Battalion (Yeoman Rifles) who continue: Nov 1917 Moved to Italy to strengthen Italian resistance. Mar 1918 Returned to France landing at Sombrin and disbanded in France on 16.03.1918. [http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/1508/kings-royal-rifle-corps/] His son Alan noted: 'Lieutenant in 18th (21st?) battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps; served in trenches in France; later transferred to RFC/RAF. Adjutant at Salisbury Plain'. Alan was right on both Battalions, because in 1918 David Caldow Simpson's marriage certificate stated '21st K.R.R.'. On 21 Sep 1917 2nd Lt D C Simpson (21Bt KRRC) was admitted to the 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station with a gunshot wound in the neck and transferred to hospital. [Reference MH106/197 National Archives Kew, 'First World War Representative Medical Records of Servicemen from 139th Field Ambulance'] The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge had begun the day before (part of the Third Battle of Ypres) and the 21st Bt was there so it's likely this is where he was wounded. In 1918 David Caldow Simpson transferred to the newly-formed Royal Air Force and was posted as follows: 23 July 18: To No.1 School of Military Aeronautics ('1SofA') (Reading, Berkshire) 3 Aug 1918: To Eastchurch Station (later RAF Eastchurch) (unknown date): No.1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping ('1sofN&BD') (Stonehenge)* 30 Sep 1918: To BGF - day bombing observer** 3 October 1918: Central Hospital (presume Hampstead) 25 Apr 1919: Dispersed *This fits with his son Alan's recollection of him being an 'Adjutant at Salisbury Plain' **His wife Dorothy recounted to me c.1970 that he flew in Bristol fighters and went 'upside down'! Gazette Entries:- 28 Sep 1918: Temporary 2nd Lieutenant - Observer Officer 29 Sep 1918: Lieutenant
• Census:
• Census:
• 1911 Census: 2 Apr 1911, 13 Horace Road, Forest Gate, London; Minnia Simpson, Head, 43, Widow, born in Guildford, Surrey. Harold Simpson, Son, 23, Single, Builder's Assistant, born in Forest Gate. Ivy Simpson, Daughter, 21, Single, born in Forest Gate. William Simpson, Son, 18, Clerk to LCC (Tramways), born in Forest Gate. David Simpson, Son, 16, Single, Printer's Assistant, born in Forest Gate
• .: 28 Mar 1917; From the London Gazette, 17 May 1917: 'K. R. Rif. C. The undermentioned cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts. (attd.):- David Caldow Simpson. 18 Mar. 1917.'
• .: 20 Sep 1917, Ypres - Menin Road Ridge ; The 18th and 21st Bts of the KRRC were both lead battalions in this battle, the 18th on the left and the 21st on the right: 'Battles Of Ypres - Battle Of The Menin Road Ridge - 20/09/1917 Location: Tower Hamlets. Allied victory. The third major Allied attack of the Third Battle of Ypres, the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge saw nine divisions attack on a 10,000 yards (9.1km) front, from the Ypres-Comines Canal, north of Hollebeke, to the Ypres-Staden Railway north of Langemarck. The battle was the first to use the new Allied 'targeted' tactics for artillery and air support and the 'leap frog' method of infantry advance. On the right of the attack, 41st Division in X Corps, Second Army were south of the Menin Road, advancing from positions between Bodmin Copse and Lower Star Post in Shrewsbury Forest (Groenenburgbos), across the Basseville Beek south of Dumbarton Lakes, towards the Tower Hamlets spur and Gheluvelt (Geluveld). 122nd Infantry Brigade on the left, 15th Hampshire Regiment and 18th King's Royal Rifle Corps the lead battalions, 11th Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) and 12th East Surrey Regiment in support, 124th Infantry Brigade on the right, 10th Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) and 21st King's Royal Rifle Corps the lead battalions, 26th Royal Fusiliers and 32nd Royal Fusiliers in support. The area was defended by a number of German strong points, which caused heavy casualties amongst all the attacking battalions as they attempted to overcome them. 10th Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) having particular problems at Het Pappotje Farm which caused them to loose touch with the battalions either side. 11th Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) did make it up onto Tower Hamlets spur to capture part of Tower Trench, but not in sufficient numbers to hold it. With the other battalions being held up they were eventually forced to fall back, a line being established to the west of Tower Hamlets. 123rd Infantry Brigade moving forwards during the afternoon, 23rd Middlesex Regiment reinforced 124th Infantry Brigade but were unable to gain any further ground. During the morning of 21st September, 20th Durham Light Infantry, supported by 10th Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) renewed the attack on Tower Hamlets, making a further gain of around 200 yards before being halted by machine-gun fire. The position being heavily shelled throughout the day, several German counter-attacks were beaten back during the afternoon. The Division being relieved during the evening of 22nd September, all the battalions had suffered heavy casualties. 2nd Lieutenant Montague Moore, 15th Hampshire Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 20th September.' [ https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/records/7043965/2nd-lieutenant-d-c-simpson-kings-royal-rifle-corps/# ] The 18th Bt and 21st Bt were both in the 41st Division, the 18th Bt in the 122nd Brigade and the 21st Bt in the 124th Brigade. Whichever battalion DCS was in at the time, they are both covered by this report: 'The 41st Division had to advance across the Bassevillebeek valley, against the right of the German 9th Division and the left of the Bavarian Ersatz Division, to capture Tower Hamlets spur. The advance was hampered by overnight rain, which affected the valley more than the plateau to the north. Fire from camouflaged German machine-gun nests in the valley caused confusion and delay to the infantry, who lost the barrage. The Bassevillebeek stream in the valley was eventually crossed, with the 122nd Brigade struggling forward and the 124th Brigade being held up near the British front line, by numerous machine-guns in the Quadrilateral, three ruined cottages that had been fortified behind a digging 400 yd × 100 yd (366 m × 91 m) at the south end of the spur. The Quadrilateral commanded the western approach to the spur and the rise northwards to the pill-boxes at Tower Hamlets. The left hand brigade of the division reached the third objective and threw back its right flank to the brigade on the right, which had advanced just beyond the second objective and then joined the left flank of 39th Division. Despite the failure to capture Tower Hamlets, parts of the two leading battalions of 124th Brigade running away before being rallied and two dead and three wounded battalion commanders, the division defeated all German counter-attacks during the day.' [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Menin_Road_Ridge ]
• Marriage: 19 Mar 1918; Married Dorothy Helen Muller
• 1921 Census: 19 Jun 1921, 11 Osborne Road, Forest Gate E; George Wm. Muller, Head, 74yrs 1 mo, M, Married, Sunderland Durham, Retired Cargo Superintendent, Recruiting, G. Thompson & Co. Elizabeth Ann Muller, Wife, 57yrs 11mo, F, Married, London Southwark, Home Duties Rodolphe Muller, Son, 24yrs 4mo, M, Single, West Ham Essex, Ships Clerk, Geo Thompson Co. Shipowner, London Docks David Calder (sic) Simpson, Son in Law, 28yrs 6mo, M, Married, London West Ham, Laundry Man, Employer, 55 Vicarage Lane Stratford E. Dorothy Helen Simpson, Daughter, 22yrs 4mo, London West Ham, Home Duties David Calder (sic) Simpson, Grandson, 1yr 11mo, M, West Ham Hausjacob Mattson, Boarder, 31yrs 1mo, M, Single, Sweden Gevle, Visitor, Student Languages *George Thompson & Co was a shipping line: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/G._Thompson_and_Co
• 1939 Register: 29 Sep 1939, Abbey Cottage, 7 Landermere Road, Thorpe-le-Soken; Simpson, David C., M, 31 Dec 92, M, Road Haulage Contractor, Chairman & Managing Director Simpson Dorothy H., F, 22 Feb 99, M, Unpaid Domestic Duties One record 'officially closed' due to 100 year rule, probably Alan Ian Simpson.
• WW2: 27 Dec 1941; From the London Gazette, 19 January 1943: 'The undermentioned to be 2nd Lts. without pay and allces. from Army Funds: - 27th Dec. 1941:- David Caldow Simpson (254001).'
• Probate: 21 May 1969, Ipswich; SIMPSON David Caldow of Ivy Cottage Thorpe le Soken Essex died 2 March 1969 Probate Ipswich 21 May. £42853.

Notes:

Birth:
Father William Simpson, mother Minnie Simpson formerly Rodwell, address 61 Dames Road Wanstead.

David married Dorothy Helen Muller 19 Mar 1918, Emmanuel Church, Forest Gate. Dorothy (daughter of George William Muller and Elizabeth Ann Chandler) was born 22 Feb 1899, West Ham, London; died 31 Mar 1982, Ivy Cottage, Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex; was buried 1982, Kirby-le-Soken, Essex. [Group Sheet]

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• Address: Stafford House, 18 Grosvenor Road, Wanstead
• Census: 1911; 13 Horace Road, Forest Gate, London. Minnia Simpson, Head, 43, Widow, born in Guildford, Surrey. Harold Simpson, Son, 23, Single, Builder's Assistant, born in Forest Gate. Ivy Simpson, Daughter, 21, Single, born in Forest Gate. William Simpson, Son, 18, Clerk to LCC (Tramways), born in Forest Gate. David Simpson, Son, 16, Single, Printer's Assistant, born in Forest Gate
• Marriage: Jan-Mar 1912; From Genes Reunited
• Census: 1921, 17 Kingsley Road, Forest Gate E; Edwin Jas Wadeson, Head, 29yrs 11mo, M, Married, Essex Plaistow, Teacher, Handicraft Institution, West Ham Education Committee, Frederick Rd School, Victoria Docks. Ivy Gwene. Wadeson, Wife, 30yrs 9mo, F, Married, Essex Forest Gate, Home Duties. Daphne Edwina Wadeson, Daughter, 3yrs 4mo, F, Essex Forest Gate Willm. Hy. Wadeson, Father, 65yrs 11mo, M, Widower, Essex Plaistow, Engineering Blacksmith Chain Examiner, Port of London Authority (Engineers Dept), Wapping, London Dock. Frank Field, Boarder, 21yrs 1 mo, M, Single, Norfolk St Ellingham, Scgool Teacher (Elem), West Ham Education Committee, Frederick Road Sch, Victoria Docks.
• 1939 Register: 29 Sep 1939, 18 Grove Road, Wanstead & Woodford MB, Essex; Wadeson Ivy G, F, 11 Oct 93, M, Unpaid Domestic Duties Wadeson Daphne E, F, 9 Feb 18, S, Unpaid Domestic Duties* *The register has added in green pen 'CR283 EX 22.2.61' and her married surname 'SONES'.

Notes:

Birth:
From the 1939 Register. Her death certificate states 11 Oct 1889, but that clashes with that of her brother William Caldow Nelson Simpson. The 1911 census gives her age as 21 which would make the year of her birth 1890/91... it seems that Ivy and her mother Minnia had a habit of 'adjusting' their age!

1939 Register:
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Ivy married Edwin James Wadeson 16 Mar 1912, St Andrew's Church, Plaistow. Edwin (son of William Henry Wadeson and Catharine Elizabeth Gleeson) was born 6 Aug 1891, 32 Malmesbury Road, Plaistow, West Ham; died 29 Aug 1969, 122 Crowstone Road, Westcliff-on-Sea. [Group Sheet]

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• Career: 1939: Enrolled at the London Hospital Dental School*. February 1943: Qualified as a dental surgeon at The London Hospital Dental School (Licence in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons). March - June 1943: House Surgeon at The London Hospital, thence to the RNVR until 1946. After the war he started his own dental surgery in Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex and practiced until 1985. [* became the Royal London Hospital in 1990]
• Education: 1932-37, Mercers' School, London; Sep 1932: Joined Form III B (Whittington House). July 1937: Passed the University of London's School Certificate. Autumn 1937: Left school having gained exemption from Matriculation with seven credits. He was a Foundation Scholar - this was a scholarship award made during the School career by the Mercers' Company on the advice of the Headmaster. He also appeared in School concerts and was a member of the School choir. [information kindly supplied by Howard Stephens, Mercers' Archivist]
• Census: 1921, 11 Osborne Road, Forest Gate E; George Wm. Muller, Head, 74yrs 1 mo, M, Married, Sunderland Durham, Retired Cargo Superintendent, Recruiting, G. Thompson & Co. Elizabeth Ann Muller, Wife, 57yrs 11mo, F, Married, London Southwark, Home Duties Rodolphe Muller, Son, 24yrs 4mo, M, Single, West Ham Essex, Ships Clerk, Geo Thompson Co. Shipowner, London Docks David Calder (sic) Simpson, Son in Law, 28yrs 6mo, M, Married, London West Ham, Laundry Man, Employer, 55 Vicarage Lane Stratford E. Dorothy Helen Simpson, Daughter, 22yrs 4mo, London West Ham, Home Duties David Calder (sic) Simpson, Grandson, 1yr 11mo, M, West Ham Hausjacob Mattson, Boarder, 31yrs 1mo, M, Single, Sweden Gevle, Visitor, Student Languages *George Thompson & Co was a shipping line: https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/G._Thompson_and_Co
• 1939 Register: 29 Sep 1939, 'Montrose', 69 Fencepiece Road, Chigwell, Essex, England ; Kyam Alice M, F, 13 Feb 85, W, Unpaid domestic duties Briand Bertram G, M, 22 Aug 92, M Clerk London Transport Simpson David C, 27 July 19, S, Medical Student
• WW2: July 1943 - Dec 1946; Surgeon-Lieutenant, RNVR: 9 Jul 1943 - Aug 1943: HMS Drake (RN Barracks, Devonport) 19 Aug 1943 - Dec 1943: HMS Bristol (training establishment, Number 4 House of Mullers Orphanage, Bristol)* 29 Dec 1943 - Oct 1944: HMS Europa (RN Patrol Service Central Depot, Lowestoft) ('The Sparrow's Nest') 14 Nov 1944 - Apr 1945: HMS Dragonfly (Combined Operations base, South Hayling Island) (for Naval Party 2400)** Jul 1945 - Apr 1946: no appointment listed. Dec 1946 - date of leaving the RNVR, given by DCS in notes to his old school. * http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/Muller/ **Naval Party 2400 became 'MOLCAB 1', a Mobile Landing Craft Advance Base, formed in February 1945 under Col. C.M. Sargeant to provide Shorebase facilities for minor landing craft flotillas and their maintenance units operating away from their parent carrier ships (LSI's). From http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RNVR_officersS.html#Simpson_DC

David married Marjorie Lincoln 2 Oct 1943, Parish Church of Bishopston, Bristol (Horfield). Marjorie (daughter of John Lincoln and Jane Stokoe) was born 24 Jun 1921, Mitcham, Surrey; died 31 Oct 2012; was buried Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex. [Group Sheet]

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• .: 1945; Nurse at University College Hospital, London
• Marriage: 5 May 1945, Wanstead Registry Office

Betty married William Alan Harries 5 May 1945, Wanstead Registry Office. William (son of Tom Harries and Eveline Mary Tippetts) was born 18 Nov 1920, Porth, South Wales; died 18 Aug 2014, Swansea; was buried 29 Aug 2014, Llanelli Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

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• Career: From notes he sent to the Old Mercers' in 1954: '1948-9: Pupil at Mixed Farm in Suffolk 1949-50: Agricultural Institute 1950-1: Worked on large mixed farm in Essex 1951-2: Worked on smaller mixed farm in Suffolk April 1952 onwards: Farm manager of 56 acre mixed farm.' Studied agriculture at Chadacre College, Suffolk, briefly lived at/ran Valley Farm at Wissett, Suffolk, and ran an estate agency with his father. Later he founded 'Simpson's Dental', supplying equipment and materials to dentists. Sold business to SS White.
• Education: 1943 - 1948, Mercers' School, London; From notes he sent to the Old Mercers' in 1954: Sep 1942: Joined in Form IIB (Whittington House). 1946-7: Inter-house football. 1947-48: Senior house football. Mar 1948: Left school from Form IVA. 1948: Joined the Old Mercers' Club (membership number 675). 'Alan did not stay at School into the examination years and seems to have kept a relatively low profile though he played football for Whittington House.' (Kindly provided by Howard Stephens, Old Mercers' archivist, from information sent by Alan to the Old Mercers' in 1954)
• Marriage: 2 Apr 1959, Peldon, Essex

Alan married Teresa Mary Lilley 2 Apr 1959, The Parish Church, Layer-de-la-Haye, Essex. Teresa (daughter of Reginald John Page, FRIBA and Ada Elizabeth Lilley) was born 12 Dec 1933, London; died 4 May 2006, Chelsworth, Suffolk; was buried 19 May 2006, Chelsworth, Suffolk. [Group Sheet]

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• Marriage: A third surname, Radwell, is mentioned by City of London Cemetery and Crematorium whose records state 'Daphne Edwina Sones o/w Radwell'. (o/w stands for 'otherwise'). This might be a mistaken reference to her grandmother Minnie Rodwell; reason unknown.
• .: Family legend has it that Daphne was a very pretty girl and was a model for the artwork on a classic confectionery tin of the time (presumably 1920s). Peter Harries recounts that Daphne said she had shared school classes with Vera Lynn, and that Dame Vera later lived in one of Harold Simpson's properties. I wrote to Dame Vera to investigate but she had no memory of it. Daphne was reclusive and had no children. From c.1968 she lived at 36 Hutton Village, Shenfield, a house partly funded from the family's earlier wealth.
• Census: 1921, 17 Kingsley Road, Forest Gate E; Edwin Jas Wadeson, Head, 29yrs 11mo, M, Married, Essex Plaistow, Teacher, Handicraft Institution, West Ham Education Committee, Frederick Rd School, Victoria Docks. Ivy Gwene. Wadeson, Wife, 30yrs 9mo, F, Married, Essex Forest Gate, Home Duties. Daphne Edwina Wadeson, Daughter, 3yrs 4mo, F, Essex Forest Gate Willm. Hy. Wadeson, Father, 65yrs 11mo, M, Widower, Essex Plaistow, Engineering Blacksmith Chain Examiner, Port of London Authority (Engineers Dept), Wapping, London Dock. Frank Field, Boarder, 21yrs 1 mo, M, Single, Norfolk St Ellingham, Scgool Teacher (Elem), West Ham Education Committee, Frederick Road Sch, Victoria Docks.
• 1939 Register: 29 Sep 1939, 18 Grove Road, Wanstead and Woodford M.B., Essex; Wadeson Ivy G, F, 11 Oct 93, M, Unpaid Domestic Duties Wadeson Daphne E, F, 9 Feb 18, S, Unpaid Domestic Duties* *The register has added in green pen 'CR283 EX 22.2.61' and her married surname 'SONES'.
• Probate: 21 Dec 1998, Ipswich; SONES, DAPHNE EDWINA, Probate dated 21 Dec 1998, Probate number 26745, Date of death 15 October 1998, Grant only. (ie no Will)

Daphne married Albert C Robinson Oct-Dec 1948, West Ham. Albert was born poss Oct - Dec 1919, Stepney, London. [Group Sheet]

Daphne married Edward Stanley? Sones Jan-Mar 1960, Ilford, Essex . Edward was born poss Apr - Jun 1922, Romford, Essex; died poss Jul - Aug 2002, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire. [Group Sheet]

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• .: Responsible for creating/collating much of the data on the Simpson family tree you see here. If you have more information I'd be pleased to hear from you: media@autograph.uk.com

Peter married Helen Ruth Harrington 2003, Swansea. Helen was born Romford, Essex. [Group Sheet]