William SIMPSON

1834 - Bef 1910  (< 75 years)   Has one ancestor and 5 descendants in this family tree.

Jeremiah SIMPSON

- Bef 1881

Died	Bef 1881
Children	1. William SIMPSON,   b. 1834, Ireland

Amelia PESMAN

Abt 1842 - 1910  (68 years)

Birth	Abt 1842	Aldgate, London, England
Died	Between Jul 1910 and Sep 1910	Toxteth, Liverpool, England
	Age: 64y
Father	Emanuel PESMAN,   b. Abt 1815, St George East, London, England
Mother	Catherine LYONS,   b. Abt 1824, Aldgate, London, England
Married	30 Jan 1848	St Lukes, London, England
Family 1	Benjamin NOAH DACOSTA,   b. Abt 1830
Married	6 Jun 1866	Houndsditch, London, England
	Address: 1 Castle Street
Children	1. Emanuel NOAH DACOSTA,   b. 4 Mar 1867, Wellington, New Zealand   2. Samuel DACOSTA,   b. 1868, New Zealand
Family 2	William SIMPSON,   b. 1834, Ireland
Married	29 Dec 1881	Bethnal Green, London, England
	Address: Bethnal Green Register Office
Children	1. William Joseph Pesman SIMPSON,   b. Dec 1883, Toxteth, Liverpool, England

William Joseph Pesman SIMPSON

1883 -

Birth	Dec 1883	Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Father	William SIMPSON,   b. 1834, Ireland
Mother	Amelia PESMAN,   b. Abt 1842, Aldgate, London, England
Married	29 Dec 1881	Bethnal Green, London, England
	Address: Bethnal Green Register Office
Family	Margaret Ann JENNINGS,   b. Between Apr 1880 and Jun 1880, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Apr 1906 and Jun 1906	Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Children	1. Kathleen Frances SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1909, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   2. Muriel Noreen SIMPSON,   b. Between Oct 1910 and Dec 1910, Toxteth, Liverpool, England   3. Child SIMPSON,   b. Bef 1911

• Name	William SIMPSON  [1]
  Birth	1834	Ireland   [1]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Ancestor Count	1
  Descendant Count	5
  Occupation	29 Dec 1881  [2]
  	Master Mariner
  	Age: 47y
  Reference Number	J 0706c
  _UID	DAB8D7A3626544EFB45A273772BE0704AD96
  Death	Bef 1910  [3]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I5474	Jacobs
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah SIMPSON   d. Bef 1881
  Family ID	F1924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia PESMAN,   b. Abt 1842, Aldgate, London, England d. Between Jul 1910 and Sep 1910, Toxteth, Liverpool, England (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1881	Bethnal Green, London, England   [1, 2, 4]
  	Address: Bethnal Green Register Office
  	He is living at the Bull Hote, Dale Street, Liverpool She gives 80 Approach Road, Bethnal Green. Both are widowed Amelia give her name as Amelia Emma Noah
  Children	1. William Joseph Pesman SIMPSON,   b. Dec 1883, Toxteth, Liverpool, England
  Family ID	F1802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1834 - Ireland Marriage - Address: Bethnal Green Register Office - 29 Dec 1881 - Bethnal Green, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Aged 14 he boarded a ship in [should that be to ] the USA as cabin boy. He lodged at 47 Wapping High Street (home of Emanuel Pesman) when he was in London port in the 1850/60s so would have known Amelia as a young girl. Was captain of the SS European William had been married before. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2312] Notes - Eileen Bird. [S2604] Marriage Cert - Pesman, Amelia & Simpson, William. [S3322] Will - Pesman, Amelia Emma. Wife is a widow when she dies in 1910 - see her will [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1881 OND Bethnal Green 1c 790. [S2312] Notes - Eileen Bird, 2 May 2011.