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Robert Simpson 1874 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1874

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1947

Death Location: Reporoa, New Zealand

Father: Robert Simpson

Mother: Jane Henderson

Spouse(s): Sarah Crichton

Children(s): Robert Simpson, Gwendoline Simpson, Runa Simpson

In 1874, Robert Simpson entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Mckay Simpson and Jane Henderson. Robert Simpson married Sarah Couper\Cooper Low Crichton, and had children including Robert Gladstone Simpson, Gwendoline Mary Simpson, Runa Simpson. Robert Simpson passed away in 1947 in Reporoa, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1874, Robert Simpson entered the world in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to Robert Mckay Simpson and Jane Henderson.
  • Robert Simpson married Sarah Couper\Cooper Low Crichton, and had children including Robert Gladstone Simpson, Gwendoline Mary Simpson, Runa Simpson.
  • Robert Simpson passed away in 1947 in Reporoa, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Simpson
1842 – 1902
Birth Location: Ferry Port On Craig, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Jane Henderson
1845 –
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Crichton
1881 – 1963
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Robert Simpson
1901 – 1987
Birth Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
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Gwendoline Simpson
1904 – 1989
Birth Location: Arrow, Otago, New Zealand
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Runa Simpson
1906 – 1907
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Robert Simpson's Ancestors

Self
Robert Simpson
1874 – 1947
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Mckay Simpson
1842 – 1902
Ferry Port On Craig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Jane Henderson
1845 –
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Simpson's Descendants

1.
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Robert Simpson (7 May 1874 – 1947) m. Sarah (Couper\Cooper Low) Crichton (21 Feb 1881 – 13 Jun 1963)
  1. 1. Robert (Gladstone) Simpson (12 dec 1901 – 1987)
  2. 2. Gwendoline (Mary) Simpson (21 Nov 1904 – 15 Mar 1989) m. Frederick (John Bowhey) McDonald (7 Jul 1902 – 6 Feb 1978) m. Ronald (Methmen) Scott (11 Sep 1901 – 17 October 1965)
    1. 1. Valerie (Patricia) McDonald (19 Jan 1927 – 21 Feb 1930)
    2. 2. Frances (Claudia) McDonald (23 Apr 1928 – 13 Oct 2002) m. Neville (John) Campbell (23 Jun 1925 – 30 Aug 2008)
      1. 1. Margaret Campbell (1950 – ) m. Wilkinson (or Williams or) Williamson
    3. 3. Thelma (Catherine) McDonald (2 September 1929 – 2 August 2008)
    4. 4. Lesley (Gwenyth) McDonald m. Eric (Harold) Robinson (2 Aug 1931 – January 2012)
      1. 1. Naomi (Shirley) Robinson (15 Jun 1955 – 2021)
      2. 2. Danny Robinson m. Margaret (Helen) Jamieson
        1. 1. Jennifer Robinson m. Clarke
        2. 2. Robinson
        3. 3. Robinson
        4. 4. Robinson
        5. 5. Robinson
      3. 3. Steven Robinson m. Shelly
      4. 4. Dale Robinson m. Jacky
    5. 5. Ronald (Lindsay) Scott (08 June 1946 – 19 August 2016)
  3. 3. Runa Simpson (1906 – 1907)

Robert Simpson's Timeline

2 Records

1874
7 May 1874
Birth of Robert Simpson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1947
1947
Age 73
Death of Robert Simpson in Reporoa, New Zealand
Reporoa, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1874
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1947
    Event Place: Reporoa, New Zealand
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