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Robert John Simpson 1861 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28/11/1861

Birth Location: St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 28/06/1916

Death Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Simpson

Mother: Catherine Marshall

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Robert John Simpson was born in 1861 in St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Robert Simpson and Catherine Marshall. Robert John Simpson passed away in 1916 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Robert John Simpson was born in 1861 in St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Robert Simpson and Catherine Marshall.
  • Robert John Simpson passed away in 1916 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Robert Simpson's Ancestors

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Robert Simpson
1861 – 1916
Birth Place: St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Simpson
1814 – 1902
Farr, Sutherland, Scotland
Catherine Marshall
1821 – 1887
St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Joseph Simpson
1769 – 1847
McAfee, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
Elenor Dugan
1774 – 1859
New Jersey
John Marshall
1779 – 1853
Pennycock, Midlothian
Elizabeth Bishop
1788 – 1859
Mid Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Simpson
1735 – 1775
John Dougan
1755 – 1802
Mary Evans
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Simson
1720 – 1775
Deborah Cross
1695 – 1741

Robert Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1861
28/11/1861
Birth of Robert John Simpson in St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1916
28/06/1916
Age 55
Death of Robert John Simpson in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28/11/1861
    Event Place: St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28/06/1916
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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