See also

Family of Charles Simpson and Anna Rouse

Husband: Charles Simpson

  • Name:

  • Charles Simpson2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Alfred Simpson (1833?-1904)

  • Mother:

  • Deborah Anne Phillips (1842?-1911)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer then a carpenter4,5

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1867

  • Offton, Suffolk, England2,4,5

  • Baptism:

  • 26 Mar 1869 (age 1-2)

  • St. Mary's Church, Bildeston Road, Offton, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of Alfred Simpson (gardener) and Deborah Anne of Offton, baptised with brothers Walter and James

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 4)

  • Offton Place, Offton, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son aged 4, living with parents and two brothers. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 14)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents Alfred and Deberah (sic), brother Walter, and sisters Frances and Emma. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 24)

  • Claydon, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a carpenter and living in three rooms with his wife Anna, daughter Sarah, and sister Emma. Born in Offton Suffolk

Wife: Anna Rouse

  • Name:

  • Anna Rouse1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1861 (app)

  • Ringshall, Suffolk, England5,8,9

  •  

  • 1911 census says born in Willisham

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 30)

  • Claydon, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband Charles, daughter Sarah, and sister-in-law Emma. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 39)

  • High Road, Willisham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband Albert E Welham, daughter Sarah, and sons Spencer and Ernest. Born in Ringshall Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 49)

  • Willisham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • married wife living in five rooms with her husband Albert Welham, and sons Spencer, Ernest, Herbert and Albert. Born in Willisham

Child 1: Sarah Simpson

  • Name:

  • Sarah Simpson10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1889

  • Little Finborough, Suffolk, England5,8,10

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 1)

  • Claydon, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Charles and Anna, and aunt Emma Simpson. Born in Finborough Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 11)

  • High Road, Willisham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her step-father Albert E Welham, her mother Anna, brother Spencer, and half-brother Ernest. Born in Little Finborough Suffolk

Child 2: Spencer Simpson

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Son: Spencer Simpson

  • Name:

  • Spencer Simpson11

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ettie Pearl Read (1896-1965)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer9

  • Birth:

  • Q4 1892

  • Claydon, Suffolk, England8,9,11

  •  

  • 1911 census says born in Willisham

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 11)

  • High Road, Willisham, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • son living in three rooms with his step-father Albert E Welham, his mother Anna, sister Sarah, and half-brother Ernest. Born in Claydon Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 18)

  • Willisham, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a farm labourer and living in five rooms with his step-father Albert Welham, his mother Anna. and half-brothers Ernest, Herbert and Albert. Born in Willisham

  • Death:

  • 20 Feb 1917 (age 24)

  • Pas-de-Calais, France12

  •  

  • Cause: in action

  • War Memorial:

  •  

  • Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, Rue d'Houchin, Barlin, Pas-de-Calais, France12

  •  

  • private 3/6529 6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, husband of Mrs. E P Cooper (late Simpson) of the Post Office Battisford Stowmarket Suffolk

Note on Wife: Anna Rouse

After Charles died, Anna married Albert E Welham

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Stow 1890 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1063. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Bosmere 1867 quarter:1 volume:4a page:590. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society - Bosmere and Claydon Baptisms 1813-1900, (2008 SFK-BPI-11 own copy). Offton St. Mary entry:617. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

4.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1863 folio:43 page:8 schedule 879. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

5.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1462 folio:32 page:6. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

6.

England and Wales Census 1871, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG10 piece:1745 folio:40 page:7.

7.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1863 folio:43 page:8.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1770 folio:5 page:2 schedule:12. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

9.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10770 class:RG78 piece:582 registration district:211 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:64. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Stow 1889 quarter:4 volume:4a page:718. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

11.

Ibid. Bosmere 1892 quarter:4 volume:4a page:752. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.

12.

Commonwealth War Grave Commission, (on-line at www.cwgc.org). Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension I.F.56. Cit. Date: 28 November 2022.