The Lancashireman's family history

Date	Event	Information	Sources
abt.1878-01	Birth		Estimated from marriage age Estimated from baptism record lancashirebmd: T1
1878-02-03	Baptism	Abode: Bend Hill, Briercliffe	lan-opc: Link T2
1901-03-02	Marriage Betty Brown (1877 - 1919)	Place: St Andrew, Burnley Age: 23 Abode: 287 Colne Road, Burnley	freebmd: T3 lancashirebmd: T4 lan-opc: Link T5 Parish register: F1 T6
1901-03-31	Census	Abode: 12 St James Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 23 Occupation: Cotton twister Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire	Census record RG13-3884-94-12: F2 F3 T7
1911-04-02	Census	Abode: 15 Lord Street, Brierfield, Lancashire Age: 33 Occupation: Cotton taper Birthplace: Briercliffe, Lancashire Note: Son Tom is at grandmother Jane's (now called Rukin)	Census record RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN381: F4 F5 T8
1922	Marriage Elizabeth Ellen Coates (1885 - 1960)		lancashirebmd: T9 GRO index: F6 F7 T10
1939-09-29	1939 register	Birthdate: 1877-12-16 Abode: 3 Primrose Bank, Simonstone Occupation: Cotton tape sizer	1939 register RG101-4929E-016-10: Link F8 T11
1958-01-14	Death	Age: 80 Abode: 3 Primrose Bank, Simonstone	Probate calendar lancashirebmd: T12 Note: There is also SIMPSON Richard 80 1958 Burnley Second Lancashire Preston BS/3/100 but the Colne/Padiham registration seems more likely There's a Burnley reg. at the GRO in the Dec quarter. GRO index: F9 T13
1958-01-17	Burial	Place: St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle	lan-opc: Link T14
1958-02-07	Probate		Probate calendar: Link F10 T15

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T1	SIMPSON Richard HARRISON 1878 Burnley Lancashire Preston BU/120/12
T2	Baptism: 3 Feb 1878 St Andrew, Burnley, Lancs. Richard Simpson - [Child] of Thomas Simpson & Ann Abode: Briercliffe, Bend Hill Occupation: Mason Baptised by: H. H. Robinson Register: Baptisms 1867 - 1887, Page 45, Entry 359 Source: Original Parish Register
T3	Marriages Mar 1901 Brown Betty Burnley 8e 250a Simpson Richard Burnley 8e 250a
T4	Marriage: BROWN Betty SIMPSON Richard 1901 Burnley, St Andrew Lancashire Preston CE107/3/337
T5	Marriage: 2 Mar 1901 St Andrew, Burnley, Lancs. Richard Simpson - 23, Twister, Bachelor, 287 Colne Road Betty Brown - 23, Weaver, Spinster, 118 Burnley Road, Brierfield Groom's Father: Thomas Simpson, Mason Bride's Father: Robert Brown, Deceased, Miner Witness: George Brown; Ellen Simpson Married by Banns by: Joseph Thornley M. A. Assistant Priest Register: Marriages 1896 - 1904, Page 169, Entry 337 Source: Original Parish Register
T6	1901. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of S Andrew Burnley in the Counties of Lancaster & Burnley. No. 337 March Second 1901 Richard Simpson 23 Bachelor Twister 287 Colne Road Thomas Simpson Mason Betty Brown 23 Spinster Weaver 110 Burnley Road, Brierfield Robert Brown Deceased Miner Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after banns, by me, Joseph Thornley, Assistant Priest Marriage solemnized between us, { Richard Simpson in the presence of us, { George Brown { Betty Brown { Ellen Simpson
T7	1901 census RG13 piece 3884 folio 94 page 12 Administrative County Lancaster Civil Parish of Brierfield Ecclesiastical Parish of Brierfield St Lukes County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Brierfield Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of West Rural District of [blank] Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank] Schedule 88 12 St James St Richard Simpson Head M 23 Cotton Twister Worker Lancs. Burnley Betty Simpson Wife M 24 Cotton Weaver Worker Lancs. Brierfield Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3884-94-12.jpeg by dh
T8	1911 census RG14PN24908 RG78PN1424 RD472 SD4 ED28 SN381 Registration District 472 Registration Sub-District 4 Enumeration District 28 15 Lord St Brierfield Schedule 381 Richard Simpson Head 33 Married Cotton Taper Worker Brierfcliffe Lancashire British Betty Simpson Wife 34 Married 10 1 1 - Cotton Weaver Worker Brierfield Lancashire British Enumerator BH 1 Males 1 Females 2 Persons 4 rooms. Signed Richard Simpson 15 Lord St. Brierfield Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN381.jpeg by dh
T9	SIMPSON Richard COATES Elizabeth Ellen 1922 Great Marsden, St John the Evangelist Lancashire Preston CE123/6/391
T10	MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1922 [Page 310] Simpson, Richard Coates Burnley 8e 422 [Page 181] Coates, Elizabeth E. Simpson Burnley 8e 422
T11	E.D. Letter code N.Z.C.B. Borough, U.D. or R.D. BURNLEY (PART OF) Reg. District and Subdistrict 472A/1 [Borough, U.D. or struck out] [Part of (struck out) Nelson written above reg. district no.] Address: 3 Primrose Bank Sch.no./sub: 172 1 Name: Simpson, Richard OVSPI: - M/F: M Birthdate: 16 DEC 77 SMWD: M Occupation: Cotton Tape Sizer
T12	SIMPSON Richard 80 1958 Colne and Padiham Lancashire Preston C&P/1A/47
T13	DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 1958. [Page 359] SIMPSON, Richard 80 Nelson 10e 681
T14	Burial: 17 Jan 1958 St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle, Lancs. Richard Simpson - Age: 80 years Abode: 3 Primrose Bank, Read Buried by: William Frankland, Vicar Register: Burials 1857 - 2016, Page 285, Entry 2278 Source: Original Parish Register
T15	1958 Page 327 SIMPSON Richard of 3 Primrose Bank Simonstone near Burnley died 14 January 1958 Probate Lancaster 7 February to Tom Simpson commercial traveller and Thomas Simpson tape sizer. Effects £2490 7s.

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T1

SIMPSON  Richard  HARRISON  1878  Burnley  Lancashire  Preston  BU/120/12

T2

Baptism: 3 Feb 1878 St Andrew, Burnley, Lancs.
Richard Simpson - [Child] of Thomas Simpson & Ann
    Abode: Briercliffe, Bend Hill
    Occupation: Mason
    Baptised by: H. H. Robinson
    Register: Baptisms 1867 - 1887, Page 45, Entry 359
    Source: Original Parish Register

T3

Marriages Mar 1901
Brown    Betty    Burnley  8e 250a
Simpson  Richard  Burnley  8e 250a

T4

Marriage:  BROWN  Betty  SIMPSON  Richard  1901  Burnley, St Andrew  Lancashire  Preston  CE107/3/337

T5

Marriage: 2 Mar 1901 St Andrew, Burnley, Lancs.
Richard Simpson - 23, Twister, Bachelor, 287 Colne Road
Betty Brown - 23, Weaver, Spinster, 118 Burnley Road, Brierfield
    Groom's Father: Thomas Simpson, Mason
    Bride's Father: Robert Brown, Deceased, Miner
    Witness: George Brown; Ellen Simpson
    Married by Banns by: Joseph Thornley M. A. Assistant Priest
    Register: Marriages 1896 - 1904, Page 169, Entry 337
    Source: Original Parish Register

T6

1901. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of S Andrew Burnley
in the Counties of Lancaster & Burnley.
No. 337  March Second 1901
Richard Simpson  23  Bachelor  Twister  287 Colne Road                Thomas Simpson         Mason
Betty Brown      23  Spinster  Weaver   110 Burnley Road, Brierfield  Robert Brown Deceased  Miner
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England after banns,
by me, Joseph Thornley, Assistant Priest
Marriage solemnized between us,  { Richard Simpson   in the presence of us,  { George Brown
                                 { Betty Brown                               { Ellen Simpson

T7

1901 census RG13 piece 3884 folio 94 page 12

Administrative County Lancaster
Civil Parish of Brierfield
Ecclesiastical Parish of Brierfield St Lukes
County Borough, Municipal Borough or Urban District of Brierfield
Ward of Municipal Borough or of Urban District of West
Rural District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Clitheroe
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]

Schedule 88   12 St James St

Richard Simpson  Head  M  23     Cotton Twister  Worker  Lancs. Burnley
Betty Simpson    Wife  M     24  Cotton Weaver   Worker  Lancs. Brierfield

Transcribed from Census-1901-RG13-3884-94-12.jpeg by dh

T8

1911 census RG14PN24908 RG78PN1424 RD472 SD4 ED28 SN381

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  4
Enumeration District       28

15 Lord St Brierfield

Schedule 381

Richard Simpson  Head  33    Married           Cotton Taper   Worker  Brierfcliffe Lancashire  British
Betty Simpson    Wife    34  Married 10 1 1 -  Cotton Weaver  Worker  Brierfield Lancashire    British

Enumerator  BH   1 Males  1 Females  2 Persons     4 rooms. Signed  Richard Simpson  15 Lord St. Brierfield

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN381.jpeg by dh

T9

SIMPSON  Richard  COATES  Elizabeth Ellen  1922  Great Marsden, St John the Evangelist  Lancashire  Preston  CE123/6/391

T10

MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1922
[Page 310]  Simpson,  Richard       Coates   Burnley  8e 422
[Page 181]  Coates,   Elizabeth E.  Simpson  Burnley  8e 422

T11

E.D. Letter code N.Z.C.B.  Borough, U.D. or R.D. BURNLEY (PART OF)  Reg. District and Subdistrict 472A/1
[Borough, U.D. or  struck out]  [Part of (struck out) Nelson written above reg. district no.]
Address:      3 Primrose Bank
Sch.no./sub:  172  1
Name:         Simpson,  Richard
OVSPI:        -
M/F:          M
Birthdate:    16 DEC 77
SMWD:         M
Occupation:   Cotton Tape Sizer

T12

SIMPSON  Richard  80  1958  Colne and Padiham  Lancashire  Preston  C&P/1A/47

T13

DEATHS REGISTERED IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH, 1958.
[Page 359]  SIMPSON,  Richard  80  Nelson  10e 681

T14

Burial: 17 Jan 1958 St Mary, Newchurch in Pendle, Lancs.
Richard Simpson -
    Age: 80 years
    Abode: 3 Primrose Bank, Read
    Buried by: William Frankland, Vicar
    Register: Burials 1857 - 2016, Page 285, Entry 2278
    Source: Original Parish Register

T15

1958  Page 327
SIMPSON Richard of 3 Primrose Bank Simonstone near
Burnley died 14 January 1958 Probate Lancaster
7 February to Tom Simpson commercial traveller and
Thomas Simpson tape sizer. Effects £2490 7s.

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F2	Image	Census-1901-RG13-3884-94-12.jpeg
F3	Transcript	Census-1901-RG13-3884-94-12-Simpson.text
F4	Image	Census-1911-RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN381.jpeg
F5	Transcript	Census-1911-RG14PN24908-RG78PN1424-RD472-SD4-ED28-SN381.text
F6	Image	1922M4-S-0310.jpg
F7	Image	1922M4-C-0181.jpg
F8	Image	1939-Register-TNA-R39-4929-4929E-016.jpg
F9	Image	1958D1-S-0359.jpg
F10	Image	1958-Probate-RichardSimpson.png

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