See also

Edith Ann Simpson (1878-1946)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker then a ladys companion3,4

  • Birth:

  • 17 Dec 1878

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England1,3,4,5,6,7

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 2)

  • 10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents Arthur and Sarah, brother Arthur, sister Mildred, aunt Alice Simpson, and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 12)

  • 10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter as Elizabeth attending school and living with her parents Arthur and Sarah, sisters Mildred, Janet, Gertrude and Eva, brother Arthur and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 22)

  • 10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • an unmarried daughter working as a dressmaker and living with her parents Arthur and Sara Annie, sisters Janet, Gertrude and Harriet, and brothers Arthur and Edward. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 32)

  • 10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a ladys companion and living in six rooms with her parents Arthur, and Sarahann sisters Gertrude and Harriet, and brother Edward. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 60)

  • 10 Orford Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • unmarried and incapacitated and living with her unmarried sisters Gertrude and Harriet. Born on 17th December 1878

  • Death:

  • 12 Oct 1946 (age 67)

  • St. Peter's Hospital, 3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England2,8

  • Probate:

  • 9 Dec 1946

  • Probate Registry, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England8

  •  

  • a spinster of of 10 Orford Street Ipswich died 21st October 1946 at St. Peters Hospital Bedford, administration of effects of £639 10s 8d (~£22,000 in 2017) to Gertrude Sarah Simpson and Harriet Eva Simpson spinsters

Sources

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 1878 quarter:4 volume:4a page:686. 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). Bedford 1946 quarter:4 volume:4a page:28. Cit. Date: 11 March 2022.

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 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.

5.

England and Wales Census 1881, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG11 piece:1869 folio:34 page:15 schedule:305. Cit. Date: 23 December 2021.

6.

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.

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). Birmingham 1946 page:245. Cit. Date: 11 March 2022.