See also

Family of John Simpson and Lily Ada Wass

  • Husband:

  • John Simpson (1889-1968)

  • Wife:

  • Lily Ada Wass (1891-1940)

  • Marriage:

  • Q1 1917

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England1

Husband: John Simpson

  • Name:

  • John Simpson2 3 1 4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • sawyers labourer then a police constable5 6 7

  • Birth:

  • 1 Aug 1889

  • Colchester, Essex, England2 3 8 5 6 7

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Sep 1889 (age 0)

  • St. Peter's Church, North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son of Arthur Simpson (police constable) and Harriett of Albert Road, born 1st August 1889

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 1)

  • 17 Albert Road, Colchester, Essex, England9

  •  

  • son living with his parents Arthur and Harriet, sisters Lily, Ellen and Charlotte, and brothers William and Samuel. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 11)

  • 17 Albert Road, Colchester, Essex, England8

  •  

  • son living with his parents Arthur and Harriett, brothers William and Samuel, and sisters Clara and Emily. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 21)

  • 17 Albert Road, Colchester, Essex, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder working as a sawyers labourer and living in six rooms with his brother-in-law Edward Rose, his sister Ellen, nieces Dorothy and Zena Rose, and nephews Thomas, Edward and Wilfrid Rose. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 10 mns)

  • 15 O Peabody Buildings, Duke Street, Lambeth, London, England6

  •  

  • married head of the household serving as a police constable for the Metropolitan Police at Bow Street Police Station and living in two rooms with his wife Lily. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 50)

  • 14 Crossfield Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England7

  •  

  • a married and retired metropolitan police constable living with his wife Lily, and his widowed father-in-law Charles Wass. Born on 1st August 1889

  • Administrator:

  • 16 Apr 1940 (age 50)

  •  

     

    John Simpson was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Lily Ada Wass on Tuesday on 16 April 1940 at the Probate Registry, London, England

  • Administrator:

  • 8 May 1940 (age 50)

  •  

     

    John Simpson was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Charles Wass on Wednesday on 8 May 1940 at the Probate Registry, London, England

  • Death:

  • 28 Jan 1968 (age 77)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England4 10

  • Probate:

  • 27 Feb 1968

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • of 246 Shrub End Road Colchester died 28th January 1968, administration of £2,864 (~£44,000 in 2017)

Wife: Lily Ada Wass

  • Name:

  • Lily Ada Wass11

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Charles Wass (1866-1940)

  • Mother:

  • Ethel Agnes Baker (1863-1929)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker12

  • Birth:

  • 29 Jul 1891

  • Colchester, Essex, England11 13 12 6 7

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 9)

  • 45 North Hill, Colchester, Essex, England13

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Charles and Ethel, and a boarder. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 19)

  • 19 Belle Vue Road, Colchester, Essex, England12

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a dressmaker at home and living in six rooms with her parents Charles and Ethel. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 10 mns)

  • 15 O Peabody Buildings, Duke Street, Lambeth, London, England6

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in two rooms with her husband John. Born in Colchester Essex

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • 14 Crossfield Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England7

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with his wife Lily, and her widowed father Charles Wass. Born on 29th July 1891

  • Death:

  • 27 Feb 1940 (age 48)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England14 15

  • Probate:

  • 16 Apr 1940

  • Probate Registry, London, England15

  •  

  • of 14 Crossfield Road Clacton-on-Sea Essex (wife of John Simpson) died 27th February 1940, probate of effects of £931 6s 3d (~£37,000 in 2017) to the said John Simpson retired policeman

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Colchester 1917 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1135. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1889 quarter:3 volume:4a page:524. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

3.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Colchester St. Peter baptisms 1880-1923 ref:D/P 178/1/66 image:31 page:57 entry:456. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

4.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1968 quarter:1 volume:4a page:901. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

5.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10310 class:RG78 piece:544 registration district:198 sub-district:2 enumeration district:5 schedule:96. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

6.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:1983 registration district:25 sub-district:1 enumeration district:2 schedule:312. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

7.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece: 1497F page:2 line:5 letter code:DBRC. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

8.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1709 folio:59 page:15 schedule:103. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

9.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1410 folio:46 page:18 schedule:119. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

10.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1968 page:232. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2023, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1891 quarter:3 volume:4a page:576. Cit. Date: 17 January 2026.

12.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10306 class:RG78 piece:544 registration district:198 sub-district:2 enumeration district:1 schedule:171. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

13.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1709 folio:28 page:9 schedule:65. Cit. Date: 17 January 2026.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1940 quarter:1 volume:4a page:2035. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.

15.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). London 1940 page:175. Cit. Date: 18 January 2026.