Gertrude Sarah Simpson (1884-1972)

Individual Events and Attributes

Occupation:
dressmaker³
Birth:
1 Mar 1884
Ipswich, Suffolk, England^1,2,4,5,6,7
1939 register says born in 31st March 1883
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 7)
10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁴
daughter attending school and living with her parents Arthur and Sarah, sisters Elizabeth, Mildred, Janet and Eva, brother Arthur and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 17)
10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England³
an unmarried daughter working as a dressmaker and living with her parents Arthur and Sara Annie, sisters Edith, Janet and Harriet, and brothers Arthur and Edward. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 27)
10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁶
unmarried daughter living in six rooms with her parents Arthur and Sarahann, sisters Edith and Harriet, and brother Edward. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 55)
10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁷
unmarried doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her unmarried sisters Edith and Harriet. Born on 1st March 1883
Administrator:
9 Dec 1946 (age 62)
Gertrude Sarah Simpson was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Edith Ann Simpson on Monday on 9 December 1946 at the Probate Registry, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Death:
13 Aug 1972 (age 88)
Surrey "South Eastern Registration District", Surrey, England^2,8
Probate:
8 Nov 1972
Probate Registry, Greater London, England⁸
of Dovers Doversgreen Road Reigate died 13th August 1972, probate of £829 (~£2,900 in 2017)

1.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1884 quarter:2 volume:4a page:750. Cit. Date: 29 June 2020.

2.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey South Eastern 1972 quarter:3 volume:5g page:746. Cit. Date: 2 May 2021.

3.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1773 folio:130 page:4. Cit. Date: 27 August 2019.

4.: England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1466 folio:124 page:1. Cit. Date: 29 June 2020.

5.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1773 folio:130 page:4.

6.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10803 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration district:5 schedule:225. Cit. Date: 27 August 2019.

7.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6597C page:14 line:43 letter code:TVAB. Cit. Date: 6 January 2021.

8.: 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 1972 page:231. Cit. Date: 2 May 2021.