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Jane Simpson 1805 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1805

Birth Location: Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jun 1892

Death Location: Eden, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Simpson

Mother: Elsie None

Spouse(s): Alexander Davidson

Children(s): Margaret Davidson, Elsy Davidson, John Davidson, Jane Davidson, Alexander Davidson, Archer Davidson, Isabella Davidson, George Davidson, Archer Davidson, Hellen Hamill, Al Davidson

Jane Simpson was born in 1805 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of John Simpson and Elsie. Jane Simpson married Alexander Walker Davidson, and had children including Margaret Ellen Davidson, Elsy Adams Davidson, John Simpson Davidson, Jane Davidson, Alexander Davidson, Archer Boswell Christie Davidson, Isabella Davidson, George Dunbar Davidson, Archer George Davidson, Hellen Hamill, Al Davidson. Jane Simpson passed away in 1892 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Jane Simpson was born in 1805 in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland, the child of John Simpson and Elsie.
  • Jane Simpson married Alexander Walker Davidson, and had children including Margaret Ellen Davidson, Elsy Adams Davidson, John Simpson Davidson, Jane Davidson, Alexander Davidson, Archer Boswell Christie Davidson, Isabella Davidson, George Dunbar Davidson, Archer George Davidson, Hellen Hamill, Al Davidson.
  • Jane Simpson passed away in 1892 in Eden, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Simpson
– 1862
Birth Location: Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
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Elsie None
1778 – 1857
Birth Location: Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Davidson
1805 – 1897
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Davidson
1829 – 1852
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elsy Davidson
1830 – 1933
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Davidson
1832 – 1899
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Jane Davidson
1834 – 1919
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Alexander Davidson
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Archer Davidson
1838 – 1927
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeen City, Scotland
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Isabella Davidson
1840 – 1841
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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George Davidson
1842 – 1913
Birth Location: The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Archer Davidson
1864 – 1939
Birth Location: Eden, New South Wales, Australia
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Hellen Hamill
Birth Location: Rothiemay, Banffshire
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Al Davidson
– 1907
Birth Location: Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen
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Jane Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Jane Simpson
1805 – 1892
Birth Place: Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
John Simpson
– 1862
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Elsie
1778 – 1857
Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane Simpson's Descendants

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Jane Simpson (1 Jul 1805 – 29 Jun 1892) m. Alexander (Walker) Davidson (1 Aug 1805 – 8 Jul 1897)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ellen) Davidson (1829 – 12 Jun 1852)
  2. 2. Elsy (Adams) Davidson (1830 – 24 May 1933) m. William (Wycherly) Prescott (21 Aug 1825 – 12 May 1867)
    1. 1. Wycherley Prescott (2 Jan 1855 – 1 Jul 1925) m. Ellen (MC) Donaugh (1859 – 1888) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Haigh (1872 – 1956)
      1. 1. Sinclair Prescott (5 Sep 1883 – )
      2. 2. Elsie (Ellen) Prescott (30 Aug 1885 – 11 Apr 1958) m. Herbert (Lyon) Riley (27 May 1885 – 25 Jul 1961)
        1. 1. Annis (Betty) Riley (3 Sep 1912 – )
        2. 2. Philip (E) Riley (1919 – 1920)
        3. 3. Brian (Herbert) Riley (14 Mar 1921 – 1 Jun 1986) m. Wilma (Ailsa) Richards (24 Feb 1929 – 27 May 2017)
      3. 3. Isabel (Myrtle) Prescott (1892 – 1964)
      4. 4. Jean Prescott (1894 – 15 Sep 1941)
      5. 5. Carmen (Salter) Prescott (1900 – 27 Sep 1987)
    2. 2. Alexander (James) Prescott (16 Mar 1856 – 14 Jul 1940)
    3. 3. Esther Prescott (29 Dec 1857 – )
    4. 4. Isabella Prescott (28 Oct 1859 – 1943)
    5. 5. Jane Prescott (1862 – 1863)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Prescott (1864 – 1866)
    7. 7. William (Whycherley) Prescott (26 Jul 1867 – 1936)
    8. 8. Elsy Prescott (26 Jul 1867 – 10 Aug 1867)
  3. 3. John (Simpson) Davidson (28 Dec 1832 – 28 Jun 1899)
    1. 1. Archer (James) Davidson (20 Feb 1876 – 5 Aug 1965) m. Louise Ryder (2 Feb 1872 – 1966)
      1. 1. Alice Davidson (13 May 1901 – 11 Sep 2004) m. Victor (G) Otton (1901 – 1943)
        1. 1. Robert (Bruce) Otton (1925 – 25 07 1969)
        2. 2. John (Davidson) Otton (1925 – 2003)
      2. 2. McNee Davidson (29 May 1903 – 31 Jan 1928)
      3. 3. Harry (Ryder) Davidson (4 Aug 1908 – 2 Apr 1981) m. Violet (Veronica) Perry (1909 – 6 Sep 1992)
  4. 4. Jane Davidson (1 May 1834 – 29 May 1919) m. George (Dryden) Nicholson (18 Jul 1818 – 19 Oct 1907)
    1. 1. Arthur Nicholson (1868 – 18 Jul 1944) m. Rachel Woods (abt 1870 – 10 MAR 1956)
      1. 1. Joane Nicholson (1919 – 2005)
        1. 1. Julianne Nicholson m. Morin
  5. 5. Alexander Davidson (13 Oct 1835 – 13 Aug 1907)
  6. 6. Archer (Boswell Christie) Davidson (1838 – 7 Sep 1927) m. Annie (Alice) Lane (1 Aug 1842 – 24 Jun 1899)
    1. 1. William (Frank) Davidson (31 May 1866 – 6 Aug 1932) m. Rhoda Trees (11 May 1871 – 25 Sep 1951)
      1. 1. Lorna (Alice Florence) Davidson (1899 – 7 Dec 1972) m. Frederick (Aberdeen) Betts (23 Sep 1888 – 21 May 1959)
        1. 1. June (Patricia) Betts (22 May 1927 – 3 Feb 2008) m. George (Waller) Kemp (19 Aug 1914 – 5 Nov 1979)
    2. 2. Bourn (Russell) Davidson (1870 – 26 Sep 1951)
    3. 3. Ellenor (Grace) Davidson (1875 – 14 Sep 1929) m. Andrew Millikin (1855 – 28 May 1940)
      1. 1. Andrew (Boswell) Millikin (2 Apr 1902 – 17 Jul 1948) m. Avis (Mary) Lewis (1901 – 26 May 1993)
        1. 1. Ronald (Lewis) Millikin (1927 – 17 Sep 2022) m. Edith (Jean) Scott (1930 – 2013)
    4. 4. Esther (Jane Florence) Davidson (20 Jun 1877 – 11 Feb 1955)
      1. 1. Annie (Matilda E.) Wellings (1896 – 1972)
        1. 1. John (Stanly) Scott ( – 16 Apr 1987)
    5. 5. Percival (Albert) Davidson (9 May 1879 – 9 Aug 1959) m. Maud Bartlett (26 Jun 1876 – 2 Aug 1958)
      1. 1. Eunice (Eden Alice) Davidson (3 Feb 1902 – )
      2. 2. Archer (John Frank) Davidson (1903 – 27 Jun 1963) m. Lena Yates (2 Jun 1904 – 29 Jun 1978) m. Mary (Teresa) Franke (1924 – ) m. Vera (May) Russell (24 Oct 1906 – 9 Mar 1997)
        1. 1. Helen Davidson (21 Jul 1932 – 8 Oct 2008)
        2. 2. George (William Keith) Williams (9 Sep 1933 – 26 Dec 2016) m. Janette (Helen) Taylor (7 Nov 1934 – 26 Dec 2016)
        3. 3. Archer (Albert David) Davidson (1937 – 15 Sep 1988)
        4. 4. Isobel Davidson (26 Aug 1941 – 11 Jan 2019) m. John (Francis Henry) Bruce (30 Mar 1933 – 7 Jan 1989)
        5. 5. Frank Davidson (1946 – 2 Aug 1958)
        6. 6. Daphne (Beryl) Samms (29 Mar 1924 – 18 May 2007) m. James (Sinclair) Gillies (21 Jul 1922 – 19 Feb 2011)
      3. 3. Empress (Maud) Davidson (1905 – 1 Oct 1991)
        1. 1. June (Heather) Ferrier (Abt 1930 – 10 Nov 2009)
      4. 4. Ruby (May) Davidson (17 Jan 1907 – )
      5. 5. Heather (Jean Cooper) Davidson (13 Feb 1910 – 29 Aug 2008) m. Ronald (Linsley Orve) Reynolds (1911 – 27 Oct 1955)
        1. 1. Reynolds m. Boyd
        2. 2. Walter (Charles) Reynolds m. Patricia Knox
        3. 3. Ronald Reynolds m. Jane Rowles
        4. 4. Diane (Heather Cooper) Reynolds ( – 10 Dec 1984) m. Arthur Long (1941 – 2019)
      6. 6. Daffodil (Grace) Davidson (1913 – )
    6. 6. Ernest (Raymond) Davidson (4 Apr 1882 – 7 Nov 1941) m. Bridget (Marie) Naughton (30 Sep 1876 – 18 Sep 1943)
      1. 1. Ernest (Raymond) Davidson (2 Dec 1919 – 2 Apr 1996) m. Margaret (Mary) Freeman (25 Feb 1927 – 22 Jul 2004)
        1. 1. Linda Davidson
        2. 2. Cheryl Davidson
        3. 3. Victor (Patrick) Davidson
      2. 2. Clarence (Cecil Ernest) McGuire (1908 – 6 May 1966)
        1. 1. Ronald (George) McGuire (1942 – 19 Nov 1969)
    7. 7. Hercules (Iberia Eden) Davidson (20 Mar 1885 – 23 Mar 1954)
      1. 1. Raymond (John) Coleman (5 Jun 1927 – 16 Oct 2004) m. Agnes (Josephine) Dwyer (3 Jan 1927 – 27 Dec 2012)
        1. 1. Kerrie (Margaret) Coleman
        2. 2. Steven Coleman m. Melhuish
  7. 7. Isabella Davidson (1840 – 1841)
  8. 8. George (Dunbar) Davidson (16 Sep 1842 – 6 Aug 1913)
  9. 9. Archer (George) Davidson (10 Apr 1864 – 17 Sep 1939)
  10. 10. Hellen Hamill
  11. 11. Al Davidson ( – 13 Aug 1907)

Jane Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1 Jul 1805
Birth of Jane Simpson in Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland
Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland
1892
29 Jun 1892
Age 87
Death of Jane Simpson in Eden, New South Wales, Australia
Eden, New South Wales, Australia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1805
    Event Place: Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1892
    Event Place: Eden, New South Wales, Australia
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