See also

Family of Edwin Charles Simpson and Alice Maria Pearl

Husband: Edwin Charles Simpson

  • Name:

  • Edwin Charles Simpson2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Alfred Ernest Simpson (1859-1923)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Maria Runeckles (1859?-1920)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • bricklayers labourer, miller and carter then a builders labourer4,5,6

  • Birth:

  • 22 May 1883

  • Offton, Suffolk, England2,5,6,7,8

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 7)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents Ernest and Mary, brothers Alfred and Arthur, sisters Agatha and Alice, and aunt Bestey Clarke. Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 17)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a bricklayers labourer and living with his parents Alfred and Mara, brothers Alfred, Herbert, Percy and Frederick, and sisters Elsie and Edith. Born in Offton Suffolk and note that his sister Ellen and grandparents Lewis and Harriet also lived nearby

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 28)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a miller and carter and living in three rooms with his wife Alice, daughter Alice, and lodger Ebenezer Pearl (presumably a relative of Alice). Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 56)

  • 18 Clarence Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • a married builders labourer (heavy worker) living with his wife Alice. Born on 22nd May 1883

  • Death:

  • 12 Sep 1961 (age 78)

  • Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,9

  • Probate:

  • 13 Oct 1961

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • of 18 Clarence Road Ipswich died 12th September 1961 at The Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital (Heath Road Wing), probate of effects of £1,266 12s (~£25,700 in 2017) to Eric Edwin Simpson bus driver

Wife: Alice Maria Pearl

  • Name:

  • Alice Maria Pearl1,10,11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant12

  • Birth:

  • 27 Nov 1880

  • Willisham, Suffolk, England5,6,10,12,13,14

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 4 mns)

  • Willisham, Suffolk, England13

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Ebenezer and Mary, and sisters Ellen, Anna and Elizabeth. Born in Willisham Suffolk

  • Baptism:

  • 13 May 1883 (age 2)

  • St. Mary and St. Lawrence Church, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter of Ebenezer Pearl (labourer) and Mary of Great Bricett

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 10)

  • Kiln Farm, Great Bricett, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her parents Ebenezer and Mary, sisters Anna, Sarah, Agnes, Florence, Laura and Jane, and a boarder. Born in Willisham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 21)

  • 8 Constitution Hill, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • an unmarried servant working as a general domestic servant and living with Robert and Margaret Mawley. Born in Willisham Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 30)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married wife living in three rooms with her husband Edwin, daughter Alice, and lodger Ebenezer Pearl (presumably a relative). Born in Willisham Suffolk and married for one year with one child who is still living

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 58)

  • 18 Clarence Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Edwin. Born on 27th November 1880

  • Death:

  • 3 Oct 1965 (age 84)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England15,16

  • Probate:

  • 19 Oct 1965

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England16

  •  

  • of 18 Clarence Road Ipswich died 3rd October 1965, probate of £1,563 (~£27,500 in 2017) to Eric Edwin Simpson bus driver and Alice Amelia Balchin married woman

Child 1: Alice Amelia Simpson

  • Name:

  • Alice Amelia Simpson17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Sidney Charles Balchin (1909-2001)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housemaid18

  • Birth:

  • 20 Oct 1910

  • Offton, Suffolk, England5,17,18,19

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 5 mns)

  • Offton, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living in three rooms with her parents Edwin and Alice, and lodger Ebenezer Pearl (presumably a relative). Born in Offton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 28)

  • Barrowby View, Netherby, North Riding of Yorkshire, England18

  •  

  • a married domestic housemaid living with her husband Sidney and eleven others. Born on 20th October 1910

  • Administrator:

  • 19 Oct 1965 (age 54)

  •  

     

    Alice Amelia Simpson was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Alice Maria Pearl on Tuesday on 19 October 1965 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 24 Jun 1990 (age 79)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England19,20

  • Probate:

  • 28 Sep 1990

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • of 57 Blandford Road Ipswich died 24th June 1990, probate not exceeding £115,000 (~£238,000 in 2017)

Child 2: Eric Edwin Simpson

  • Name:

  • Eric Edwin Simpson21,22

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Ellen May Craske (1926-2017)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • hospital porter then as a bus driver9,23

  • Birth:

  • 31 Oct 1917

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England21,23

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 21)

  • 31 Cold Bath Street, Greenwich, London, England23

  •  

  • an unmarried hospital porter living with Laura Barker and family. Born on 31st October 1917

  • Prisoner of War:

  • 1945 (age 27-28)24

  •  

  •  

  • Sergeant 789776 Royal Artillery

  • Medals:

  • 25 Oct 194524

  •  

  •  

  • DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal) having been recommended by145 Infantry Brigade POW Pool

  • Administrator:

  • 13 Oct 1961 (age 43)

  •  

     

    Eric Edwin Simpson was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Edwin Charles Simpson on Friday on 13 October 1961 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Administrator:

  • 19 Oct 1965 (age 47)

  •  

     

    Eric Edwin Simpson was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Alice Maria Pearl on Tuesday on 19 October 1965 at the Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England

  • Death:

  • 19 Sep 2008 (age 90)

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England22,25

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2.

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