Brief Life History of Issobell
When Issobell Sympson was born on 25 April 1650, in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland, her father, Thomas Symsone, was 26 and her mother, Lillian Johnston, was 23. She married William Watson on 18 January 1667, in Tranent, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
William Watson
1652–
Issobell Sympson
1650–
Marriage: 18 January 1667
George Watson
1672–
Lillian
1677–
Sources (7)
- Issobell Symson, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Isabell Simpson in entry for George Watson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Issobell Symson, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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Name Meaning
English (Surrey and Sussex):
variant of Simpson .
in southern England, where patronymics in -son were rare in medieval times, perhaps an altered form of Sampson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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