William Simpson

William Simpson

• William Simpson was born circa 1801 in Scotland not in Ayrshire according to the 1841 census.
• His name was recorded as Simson in the record of his 1825 marriage.
• There is evidence to suggest that he was to son of William Simpson and Janet Summervile; he was born 30 June 1800 in the Parish of Barony.
• He married Jean Craig, daughter of Thomas Craig and Christian Kirkup, on 15 April 1825 in Parish of Muirkirk at Bankhead.
• He was a shoemaker, according to his 1825 marriage record.
• William Simpson and Jean Craig were living in Parish of Muirkirk at Gananhill at the time of the birth of their daughter Christian.
• William Simpson died between 1841 and 1851.
• William Simpson and Jean Craig appeared in the British census of 6 June 1841 in Parish of Muirkirk, Kyle District, Ayrshire, Scotland, at Main Street. Other members of the household included William Simpson, Thomas Simpson, Margaret Simpson and James Simpson.
• He was a shoemaker, accordig to the 1841 census.
• William Simpson died between 1841 and 1851.
• Jean Craig became a widower at the between 1841 and 1851 death of his wife.
• Jean Craig became a widow at his death.
• Research Note: There is evidence to suggest that William Simpson, son of William Simpson and Janet Summerville, is the William Simpson who married Jean Craig, parents of Thomas and Margaret who emigrated in the 1850s.
• Photographs of present-day Muirkirk.

• Last Edited: 18 May 2015