William Simson
10 January 1739–
Culross, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of William
When William Simson was christened on 10 January 1739, in Culross, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, George Simpson, was 11736 and his mother, Elspeth Spowart, was 21.
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Family Time Line
George Simpson
1717–
Elspeth Spowart
1717–
William Simson
1739–
Elspeth Simpson
1742–1788
Parents and Siblings
1717–Male
1717–Female
Siblings
(2)
1739–Male
1742–1788Female
World Events (3)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Frieda, Guenther, Otto.English and Scottish: variant of Simpson .German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Samson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Simpson
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