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William Edward Simpson 1902–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1902

Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 9 July 1982

Death Location: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Father: William Simpson

Mother: 🧬 Graves

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In 1902, William Edward Simpson entered the world in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, born to William James Simpson And Harriet Jane Graves. William Edward Simpson married Hilda F Craner. William Edward Simpson passed away in 1982 in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1902, William Edward Simpson entered the world in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, born to William James Simpson And Harriet Jane Graves.
  • William Edward Simpson married Hilda F Craner.
  • William Edward Simpson passed away in 1982 in Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England.

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William Simpson's Ancestors

Self
William Simpson
1902–1982
Birth Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Parents
William James Simpson
1866–1926
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
🧬 (Harriet Jane) Graves
1865–1909
Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
🧬 (James) Graves
1832–1924
Rampton
Harriet Radford
1834–1898
Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
🧬 Graves
1807–1877
🧬 Gunnell
1808–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
🧬 Graves
1778–1852
Mary Marshall
1780–1830
🧬 Gunnell
1790–1885
Ann Woods
1780–1859

William Simpson's Timeline

3 Records

1902
15 Mar 1902
Birth of William Edward Simpson in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
1902
12 May 1902
William Edward Simpson was baptized in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England
1982
9 July 1982
Age 80
Death of William Edward Simpson in Truro, Cornwall, England
Truro, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1902
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Library of Birmingham; Birmingham, England, UK; Birmingham Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Dro 7; Archive Roll: 571
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 21; Page: 0573
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 May 1902
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Library of Birmingham; Birmingham, England, UK; Birmingham Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Dro 7; Archive Roll: 571

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1982
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 21; Page: 0573

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Truro, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

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