John Simpson

Abt 1819 - 1888  (69 years)

• Name	John Simpson
  Birth	Abt 1819	Renfrewshire, Scotland
  	Parents: Robert Simpson & Elizabeth Simpson MS Marquis; They married 30 Sept 1817, Inverkip, Renfrewshire
  Gender	Male
  Census	3 Apr 1881	16 Hope Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  	SIMPSON John, Head, Mar, 62, Carter, Inverkip Renfrewshire SIMPSON Margaret, Wife, Mar, 54, Bolton, Haddingtonshire
  Newspaper	24 Oct 1888	"Glasgow Evening Post ", Scotland   [2]
  	BURNING ACCIDENT Yesterday afternoon an old man named John Simpson, residing at Lynedoch Street, Greenock, fell into the fire, and was severely burned about the neck and breast. He had been left alone seated by the fireside, and it is conjectured that he had taken a fit.
  Death	25 Oct 1888	Infirmary, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Superficial Burn - 2 ½ days; Shock - 2 ½ days
  	John Simpson Railway Carter Married to 1: Agnes Pollock 2: Margaret Skirving Res: 33 Lynedoch Street At 5.30AM, Aged 60 Parents: John Simpson, Farmer (Dec) & Margaret Simpson MS Marquis (Dec) David Simpson, Son, Point Place, Inverkip
  Death Notice	26 Oct 1888	"Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette ", Scotland   [5]
  	SIMPSON At the Infirmary, Greenock, on the 25th inst, at half past five o'clock, John Simpson, of 33 Lynedoch Street. Funeral from the Infirmary on Saturday, at Three o'clock. Friends respectfully invited to attend.
  Burial	27 Oct 1888	Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  	Uncertain just which Cemetery John was buried in, apart that it was in Greenock, and on the Saturday at 3pm
  AAA Last Date	16 Nov 2021
  Person ID	I8810	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Family	Margaret Skirving,   b. 20 Mar 1824, Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland d. 24 Mar 1905, 4 Harlaw Hill, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1871	5 John Street, Cartsdyke, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [3, 6]
  	After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland John Simpson Carter, Widower, Aged 52 Res: 5 John Street, Cartsdyke Greenock Parents: Robert Simpson, Mason (Dec) & Elizabeth Simpson MS Marquis (Dec) Margaret Skirving Housekeeper, Spinster, Aged 46 Res: 5 John Street, Cartsdyke, Greenock Parents: William Skirving, County Smith (Dec) & Margaret Skirving MS Lawson (Dec) Witnesses: Robert Pollock & Grace Yates
  Family ID	F6044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1881 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 3 April 1881;), 1881 Greenock Middle Renfrewshire; Reg No 564/1 ED 36 Page 6. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Glasgow Evening Post 24 October 1888 - Page 4. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1888 Greenock Renfrewshire - 564/3 475 - Aged 60. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Greenock Telegraph and Clyde Shipping Gazette - Friday 16 October 1888 - Page 2. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1871 Greenock Renfrewshire; 564/2 102.