Fred Simpson

1916 - 1943  (27 years)   Has 68 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

George Simpson

1874 - 1918  (44 years)

Birth	31 May 1874	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Address: Gargreave, Kirkby Ireleth
Died	12 Nov 1918	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 44y
	Cause: Influenza
	Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth
Buried	15 Nov 1918	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 44y
Father	John Simpson,   b. 28 Apr 1851, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Mother	Eleanor Bigland Robinson,   b. Between Apr 1848 and Jun 1848, Cartmel, Lancashire, England
Married	19 Dec 1872	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
	Address: He: Soutergate She: Crossbeck
Family	Mary Sanderson,   b. 28 Feb 1878, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Married	22 Oct 1896	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth
Children	1. Eleanor Simpson,   b. 11 Feb 1897, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   2. James Simpson,   b. 24 Feb 1899, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   3. William Simpson,   b. 27 Jun 1901, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   4. Harold Simpson,   b. 30 Apr 1904, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   5. Edgar Simpson,   b. 5 Apr 1909, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   6. Fred Simpson,   b. 14 Jun 1916, Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Mary Sanderson

1878 - 1953  (75 years)

Birth	28 Feb 1878	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
	Address: Dalton Road, Askham
Christened	24 Mar 1878
Died	Mar 1953	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 76y
Buried	9 Mar 1953	Millom, Cumberland, England
	Address: St Cuthberts
Father	Mark Sanderson,   b. 2 Jul 1850, Gosforth, Cumberland, England
Mother	Hannah Martin,   b. 28 Aug 1853, Hensingham, Cumberland, England
Married	25 Apr 1874	Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
	Address: He: Cleator Moor, Arlecdon She: Frizington
Family	George Simpson,   b. 31 May 1874, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	22 Oct 1896	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth
Children	1. Eleanor Simpson,   b. 11 Feb 1897, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England   2. James Simpson,   b. 24 Feb 1899, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   3. William Simpson,   b. 27 Jun 1901, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   4. Harold Simpson,   b. 30 Apr 1904, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   5. Edgar Simpson,   b. 5 Apr 1909, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   6. Fred Simpson,   b. 14 Jun 1916, Ulverston, Lancashire, England

• Name	Fred Simpson
  Birth	14 Jun 1916	Ulverston, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 5y
  	Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth
  	Relation to Head of House: Son School - Wholetime Father: Dead
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Ulverston, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 23y
  	Address: Myrtle Cottage
  	Born: 14/06/1916 Road Stone Breaker (Labourer) 1 Redacted
  Ancestor Count	68
  Reference Number	S 0010a
  _UID	47D36229A0C941ED931AF18F0DC8CC58627B
  Burial	Abt 1943	Catania, Sicily, Italy   [2]
  	Age: 27y
  	Cause: War
  	Address: Catania War Cemetary
  	Grave/Plaque: IV. D. 5
  Death	20 Jul 1943	Sicily, Italy   [2, 5]
  	Age: 27y
  	Cause: War
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I13	Dave
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	George Simpson,   b. 31 May 1874, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England d. 12 Nov 1918, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Mary Sanderson,   b. 28 Feb 1878, Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England d. Mar 1953, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	22 Oct 1896	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [6, 7]
  	Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth
  Reference Number	S 0019-S 0020
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jun 1916 - Ulverston, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 5y,Address: Soutergate, Kirkby Ireleth - 19 Jun 1921 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 23y,Address: Myrtle Cottage - 29 Sep 1939 - Ulverston, Lancashire, England Burial - Age: 27y,Cause: War,Address: Catania War Cemetary - Abt 1943 - Catania, Sicily, Italy Death - Age: 27y,Cause: War - 20 Jul 1943 - Sicily, Italy  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Photo - Fred Simpson I remember seeing a copy of this photograph every day of my life until my grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Simpson nee Boulton died. It was on my grandparents mantlepiece. Fred was my grandfather's youngest brother and both he and my grandmother thought the world of him. This copy of the photo comes courtesy of Kenneth P Lamb

  
  

• Notes

  Private in 51st Highland Div., 1st Batt., Gordon Highlanders Serial No 3859707

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1916 JAS Ulverston 8E 1090. GRO Checked [S280] Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Simpson, Fred, 1 Jan 1980. [S3798] 1921 Census RG15-20896-0223 - Simpson, Mary, 10 Oct 2022. [S1877] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-4956-4956E-033, 3 Jun 2017. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1 Jan 1980, Gordon Highlanders 9-264 Serial No. 3859707. [S3] Marriage Cert - Simpson, George, 18 Oct 2014, YES - OND 1896 Ulverston 8E 1335. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 15 Apr 2024, OND 1896 Ulverston 8E 1335.