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I'm trying to find information on Ronald Simpson. We think he was born in 1901 in liverpool. He was married twice, first wife was Eleanor Edwards and they had 3 children. His secound wife was Mary Francom and he had 2 Children to this marriage. He died in 1968 and we think he had two sisters Ruth and Francis can anybody help

Hello Dave. Your starting point to trace his family should be his birth and/or marriage certificates to get details of his parents. Do you have any of these?

You need to use FreeBMD to get info like this:

Marriages Mar 1924
Edwards Eleanor M Simpson Birkenhead 8a 746
Simpson Ronald Edwards Birkenhead 8a 746

and this:

Marriages Sep 1939
Francom Mary K Simpson Wirral 8a 1963
Simpson Ronald Francom Wirral 8a 1963

http://www.freebmd.org.uk

This gives you everything you need to order a certificate online from GRO

Sorry have got no real info at all, he was a very quiet kind of man about where he came from etc.

thanks for that we'll send off for the certs and hopefully sort things out
dave

This is a possible for his birth:

Births Jun 1901
SIMPSON Ronald W. Derby 8b 225

I'm not finding a death for 1968?

This is the website for certificates: http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates

When you know his father's name and occupation then we've a good chance of tracing them through the old census.

W Derby rings a bell possible his mother way lillian

Name: Ronald Simpson
Death Registration Month/Year: 1968
Age at death (estimated): 67
Registration district: Wirral
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 776

1911 census
SIMPSON, Frederks James Head Married
11 years M 34 1877 Foreman Baker Confectioners Liverpool Lancs VIEW
SIMPSON, Lily Wife Married F 37 1874 Kendal Lancs VIEW
SIMPSON, Ronald Son Single M 10 1901 Gt Crosby Lancs VIEW
SIMPSON, Ruth Daughter Single F 7 1904 Waterloo Lancs VIEW
SIMPSON, Frances Daughter Single F 3 1908 Ince Nr Wigan VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
23044 Reference:
RG14PN23044 RG78PN1346 RD458 SD4 ED29 SN40

Registration District:
Wigan Sub District:
Hindley Enumeration District:
29 Parish:
Ince in Makerfield

Address:
8 Knowles St Warrington Road Lower Ince County:
Lancashire

married 11 years 3 children

death reg looks right

1901 census
SIMPSON, Frederick J Head Married M 25 1876 Confectioner
Liverpool
Lancashire VIEW
SIMPSON, Lillie K Wife Married F 30 1871
Kendal
Westmorland VIEW
SIMPSON, Ronald Son Single M 0 (1 MOnth) 1901
Gt Crosby
Lincolnshire VIEW

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RG number:
RG13 Piece:
3444 Folio:
169 Page:
20

Registration District:
West Derby Sub District:
Crosby Enumeration District:
13 Ecclesiastical Parish:
Waterloo St John

Civil Parish:
Waterloo Municipal Borough:
Address:
47, Norway Street, Waterloo County:
Lancashire

this is really looking good, it's amazing what you can find when you know how to look, I've been struggeling but I'm only a beginner but at least I know the answers

Name: SIMPSON, Frederick James
Registration District: Help West Derby
County: Lancashire
Year of Registration: 1900
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume No: Help 8B
Page No: Help 821
spouse Lillie Kendall

Name: Frederick James Simpson
Year of Registration: 1875
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 561

possbly !! you would need to check his dads name on the marrige cert
1881 census
Name: Frederick J. Simpson
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1876
Relation: Son
Father's name: James Simpson
Mother's name: Fanny Simpson
Gender: Male
Where born: West Derby, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: West Derby
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address: 40 Durning Rd
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: West Derby
Sub-registration district: West Derby (Municipal)
ED, institution, or vessel: 28
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
James Simpson 36 occ confectioner & Ctr?? employing 4 men.3boys .7women and 7 girls
Fanny Simpson 33 b GLASGOW
Fanny Simpson 13
Jane Simpson 11
Maria Simpson 10
William T. Simpson 8
Frederick J. Simpson 5
Walter E. Simpson 3
Florence Simpson 2
Ernest H. Simpson
Mary Williams 18


Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 3704; Folio: 16; Page: 26; GSU roll: 1341887.

1871 census
Name: James Simpson
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Fanny Simpson
Gender: Male
Where born: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Liverpool
Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity
Town: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Registration district: Liverpool
Sub-registration district: Islington
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Household schedule number: 37
address 36 Mansfield Street
Household Members: Name Age
James Simpson 26 occ pawnbroker & Silversmith
Fanny Simpson 26b glasgow
Fanny Simpson 3
Jane Simpson 1
Maria Simpson 4 Months
Maria Simpson 22 sister
Anne Martland 74 grandmother
Joseph N Holbert 23
Hugh Parry 19 visitor
Reuben Kenner 16 apprentice
John H Smedley 16 apprentice
Elizth Clegg 27 servant


Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 3792; Folio: 23; Page: 39; GSU roll: 841899.

Name: James Simpson
Year of Registration: 1866
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: West Derby
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 816
spouse Fanny Tomlinson

1861 census
Name: Akin Simpson (Alice Simpson)
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1805
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Llpool, Lancashire, England

Civil Parish: Liverpool
Ecclesiastical parish: St Paul
Town: Liverpool
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:20 &22 Old hall Street

Occupation:Baker employing 2 men & 3 boys

Condition as to marriage: widow

Registration district: Liverpool
Sub-registration district: Dale Street
ED, institution, or vessel: 24e
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 4
Household Members: Name Age
Alice Simpson 56
William Simpson 18
James Simpson 16
Maria Simpson 12
Elizabeth Tarron 24




Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 2670; Folio: 92; Page: 1; GSU roll: 543010

wifes bragging about having money in the family, got none now though!