Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Simpson was born on 16 March 1770, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, his father, Robert Simpson, was 31 and his mother, Barbara Wells, was 27. He married Mary Shakespear on 18 April 1796, in Great Wakering, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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Sources (10)
- Robert Simpson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert Simpson in entry for John Simpson, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
- Robert Simpson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1770– Male
1775– Female
Children (6)
1799–1834 Male
1803–1805 Male
1803–1885 Male
1805–1842 Male
1808–1814 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1740–1819 Male
1744– Female
Siblings (4)
1766– Female
1768–1831 Female
1770– Male
1772– Female
World Events (2)
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
Age 5
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
Age 17
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Sim(m), Sime (see Sim ) + -son.
English: occasionally a variant of Sumsion with unrounding of the vowel before the nasal consonant, a dialect feature of southwestern England.
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Simpson or one called Zemson, all in Devon. The one in Holsworthy parish derives from an uncertain first element + Old English tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, while the one in Diptford comes from the Old English personal name Sigewine (genitive Sigewines) + Old English tūn. Both the one in Torbryan and Zempson in Dean Prior probably also have the same origin as the Diptford placename.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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