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Alexander Simpson

Alexander Simpson

Male 1886 - 1948  (61 years)

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  • Name Alexander Simpson 
    Born 17 Sep 1886  Avoncrook Cottage, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Burnside, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1901  [2
    Apprentice Clerk in Paper Mill 
    Residence 1901  Burnside, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 8 Mar 1912  [3
    clerk 
    Residence 8 Mar 1912  Loanhead, Torphicen, Westlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 10 May 1912 
    Clerk 
    Occupation 10 Apr 1914  [4
    clerk, paper mill 
    Residence 10 Apr 1914  Fernybank Cottage, Westfield, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 6 Mar 1942  [3
    chief clerk, papermill 
    Occupation 25 Jan 1948 
    Chief Clerk at Papermill 
    Died 25 Jan 1948  Redcliffe, Balerno, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Chronic Nephritis 
    Cremated 28 Jan 1948  Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Alexander Simpson
      Register Type: Cremation
      Death Date: 25 Jan 1948
      Burial or Cremation Date: 28 Jan 1948
      Burial or Cremation Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
    Occupation 13 Apr 1978 
    Chief Clerk Paper Mill (deceased) 
    Occupation 2 Oct 1979  [5
    chief clerk, papermill, deceased 
    _UID 6C84C57B4AFD4525999443682FCFEDE3872B 
    Person ID I13190  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2021 

    Father Alexander Simpson,   b. 18 May 1857, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Pre 1934  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Margaret Aitken,   b. 1 Jul 1863, Westfield Cottage , Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1955, 120 West Saville Terr, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 31 Dec 1885  Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses at the wedding of Alexander Simpson and Margaret Aitken were John Simson and Lizzie Aitken.
    Family ID F2218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Wallace Cleeton,   b. 24 Jan 1889, Minlngavie, Stirlingshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1979, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 8 Mar 1912  Westfield Cottage , Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses at the wedding of Alexander Simpson and Jane Cleeton were Robert Aillsen and Margaret B Simpson
    Children 
     1. Edith Mary Simpson,   b. 10 May 1912, Westfield, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1978, City Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Alexander Gordon Simpson,   b. 10 Apr 1914, Fernybank Cottage, Westfield, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1983, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2011 
    Family ID F6299  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Informant on the death of Alexander Simpson was his daughter, Edith

      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 1 Mar 2020.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).

    5. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).