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Ernest SIMPSON 1895–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1895

Birth Location: Johannesburg, Transvaal. South Africa

Death Date: 13 November 1962

Death Location: Durban, Natal, South Africa

Father: Henry SIMPSON

Mother: Maria BROWNING

Spouse(s): Jessie FORSTER

Children(s):

In 1895, Ernest SIMPSON entered the world in Johannesburg, Transvaal. South Africa, born to Henry Charles Simpson And Maria Jane Browning. Ernest SIMPSON married Jessie Alison Forster. Ernest SIMPSON passed away in 1962 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1895, Ernest SIMPSON entered the world in Johannesburg, Transvaal. South Africa, born to Henry Charles Simpson And Maria Jane Browning.
  • Ernest SIMPSON married Jessie Alison Forster.
  • Ernest SIMPSON passed away in 1962 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry SIMPSON
1854–1907
Birth Location: Fort Napier, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Maria BROWNING
1861–1940
Birth Location: Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Jessie FORSTER
1897–1976
Birth Location: Harrismith, Orange Free State, South Africa
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Children(s)

Ernest SIMPSON's Ancestors

Self
Ernest SIMPSON
1895–1962
Birth Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal. South Africa
Parents
Henry Charles SIMPSON
1854–1907
Fort Napier, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Maria (Jane) BROWNING
1861–1940
Greytown, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Grandparents
Henry (George) SIMPSON
1821–1880
Chr. Meerut Bengal India
Marion CALDWELL
1833–1912
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Charles BROWNING
1833–1897
London, England
Henrietta HEARD
1842–1913
Cape Colony, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Thomas SIMPSON
1778–
Sarah HUTCHINGS
1789–
Edwin BROWNING
1806–1851
Henry HEARD
1809–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George SIMPSON
1750–
Mary GILES
1753–
Richard BROWNING
1773–1864
Susannah DEARLOVE
1780–

Ernest SIMPSON's Timeline

2 Records

1895
12 September 1895
Birth of Ernest SIMPSON in Johannesburg, Transvaal. South Africa
Johannesburg, Transvaal. South Africa
1962
13 November 1962
Age 67
Death of Ernest SIMPSON in Durban, Natal, South Africa
Durban, Natal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1895
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Transvaal. South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 November 1962
    Event Place: Durban, Natal, South Africa
    Record Source: Death certificate , National Archives, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa., National Archives, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa., National Archives, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa., Ernest SIMPSON; Durban, Natal South Africa; Digital: Image 1242; Entry 406 dd 7.3.1963; 1962
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