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Alexander Marshall Simpson 1864 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05/06/1864

Birth Location: St George Burgh of St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 20/07/1908

Death Location: Kings Stables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: Robert Simpson

Mother: Catherine Marshall

Spouse(s): Eliza Gowen, Mary Fortune

Children(s): Marie Simpson, Agatha Simpson, Alexander Simpson, Alexander Simpson, Robert Simpson, Thomas Simpson, Catherine Simpson, Archibald Simpson

The story of Alexander Marshall Simpson began in 1864 in St George Burgh of St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Alexander Marshall Simpson married Eliza Maria Gowen, Mary Murray Fortune, and had children including Marie Louise Simpson, Agatha Mary Simpson, Alexander Hector George Simpson, Alexander Raymond William George Simpson, Robert Simpson, Thomas Edwin Simpson, Catherine Marshall Simpson, Archibald Marshall Simpson. Alexander Marshall Simpson passed away in 1908 in Kings Stables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Marshall Simpson began in 1864 in St George Burgh of St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Alexander Marshall Simpson married Eliza Maria Gowen, Mary Murray Fortune, and had children including Marie Louise Simpson, Agatha Mary Simpson, Alexander Hector George Simpson, Alexander Raymond William George Simpson, Robert Simpson, Thomas Edwin Simpson, Catherine Marshall Simpson, Archibald Marshall Simpson.
  • Alexander Marshall Simpson passed away in 1908 in Kings Stables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Simpson
1814 – 1902
Birth Location: Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
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Catherine Marshall
1821 – 1887
Birth Location: St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Gowen
1865 – 1928
Birth Location: Pershore, Worcestershire, England
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Mary Fortune
1864 – 1897
Birth Location: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Marie Simpson
1899 –
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Agatha Simpson
1899 – 1899
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Alexander Simpson
1900 – 1900
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
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Alexander Simpson
1903 – 1989
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Robert Simpson
1888 –
Birth Location: Blackhall, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Thomas Simpson
1890 – 1896
Birth Location: Edinburgh
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Catherine Simpson
1894 – 1958
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Archibald Simpson
1896 – 1978
Birth Location: Ashfield Stables, Great Malvern, Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, England
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Alexander Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Simpson
1864 – 1908
Birth Place: St George Burgh of St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Simpson
1814 – 1902
Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
Catherine Marshall
1821 – 1887
St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Marshall
1779 – 1853
Pennycock, Midlothian
Elizabeth Bishop
1788 – 1859
Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Simpson's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Marshall) Simpson (05/06/1864 – 20/07/1908) m. Eliza (Maria) Gowen (Jan 1865 – 3 0 Jul 1928) m. Mary (Murray) Fortune (1864 – 07/1897)
  1. 1. Marie (Louise) Simpson (12/08/1899 – )
  2. 2. Agatha (Mary) Simpson (12/08/1899 – 1899)
  3. 3. Alexander (Hector George) Simpson (29/09/1900 – 09/1900)
  4. 4. Alexander (Raymond William George) Simpson (21/04/1903 – 26/05/1989) m. Isabella (Alice) Hamilton (03/07/1903 – 30/03/1986)
    1. 1. Isabel (Margaret) Simpson (08/09/1928 – 27/01/2008)
    2. 2. Robert Simpson (1933 – 1934)
  5. 5. Robert Simpson (abt 1888 – )
  6. 6. Thomas (Edwin) Simpson (1890 – 17/09/1896)
  7. 7. Catherine (Marshall) Simpson (04/01/1894 – 20/08/1958)
  8. 8. Archibald (Marshall) Simpson (13/02/1896 – 31/01/1978)

Alexander Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1864
05/06/1864
Birth of Alexander Marshall Simpson in St George Burgh of St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
St George Burgh of St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1908
20/07/1908
Age 44
Death of Alexander Marshall Simpson in Kings Stables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
Kings Stables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05/06/1864
    Event Place: St George Burgh of St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20/07/1908
    Event Place: Kings Stables Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
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