James SIMPSON

1803 -    Has 19 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Thomas SIMPSON

Abt 1777 - 1832  (55 years)

Birth	Abt 1777	Pennington, Lancashire, England
	Address: Gill
Christened	26 Dec 1777	Pennington, Lancashire, England
Died	Apr 1832	Grizebeck, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 54y
	Address: Copp
Buried	1 May 1832	St Cuthberts, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Age: 54y
Father	Thomas SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1736
Mother	Isabel POSTLETHWAITE,   b. Abt 1747
Married	14 Nov 1767	Dalton in Furness, Lancashire, England
Family	Ann BENSON,   b. Abt 1782
Married	11 Apr 1801	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. John SIMPSON,   b. 1801, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 2. James SIMPSON,   b. 11 May 1803, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   3. William SIMPSON,   b. 1805, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 4. George SIMPSON,   b. 1808, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 5. Ann SIMPSON,   b. 1814, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   6. Robert SIMPSON,   b. 1816, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   7. Isabella SIMPSON,   b. 1819, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 8. Mark SIMPSON,   b. 1 Feb 1823, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   9. Mary SIMPSON,   b. 19 Jul 1826, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   10. Margaret SIMPSON,   b. 1828, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England

Ann BENSON

Abt 1782 -

Birth	Abt 1782
Father	Unknown BENSON
Mother	Unknown [BENSON]
Family	Thomas SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1777, Pennington, Lancashire, England
Married	11 Apr 1801	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. John SIMPSON,   b. 1801, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 2. James SIMPSON,   b. 11 May 1803, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   3. William SIMPSON,   b. 1805, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 4. George SIMPSON,   b. 1808, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 5. Ann SIMPSON,   b. 1814, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   6. Robert SIMPSON,   b. 1816, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   7. Isabella SIMPSON,   b. 1819, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England + 8. Mark SIMPSON,   b. 1 Feb 1823, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   9. Mary SIMPSON,   b. 19 Jul 1826, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   10. Margaret SIMPSON,   b. 1828, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England

Agnes DIXON

Abt 1803 -

Birth	Abt 1803	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Christened	17 Jul 1803	Ulverston, Lancashire, England
Father	William DIXON,   b. Abt 1757, England
Family	James SIMPSON,   b. 11 May 1803, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
Married	20 Oct 1832	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
	Address: Both: This parish

• Name	James SIMPSON
  Birth	11 May 1803	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Baptism	26 Jun 1803	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Address: Moorside, Kirkby Ireleth
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [2]
  	Age: 38y
  	Address: Skelfleet, Chapels
  	Slateriver Has Mother, bro, sis, Father in law, bro in law living with them
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
  	Slate River
  	Age: 38y
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Age: 47y
  	Address: Rigg Hall
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Slate River Has sister, Margaret, visiting
  Ancestor Count	19
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
  	Slate River
  	Age: 47y
  Reference Number	S 0083a
  _UID	3C254F6F62A24A3383C883EE710FF3C49300
  Person ID	I38	Dave
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1777, Pennington, Lancashire, England d. Apr 1832, Grizebeck, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Ann BENSON,   b. Abt 1782
  Marriage	11 Apr 1801	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [4, 5]
  	Both of full age
  Reference Number	S 0101-S 0102
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes DIXON,   b. Abt 1803, Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	20 Oct 1832	Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England   [6]
  	Address: Both: This parish
  	Witnesses: Thomas Campsty, John Johnston, William Simpson
  Reference Number	S 0083-S 0084
  Family ID	F44	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 May 1803 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Baptism - Address: Moorside, Kirkby Ireleth - 26 Jun 1803 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Marriage - Address: Both: This parish - 20 Oct 1832 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 38y,Address: Skelfleet, Chapels - 6 Jun 1841 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Occupation - Slate River,Age: 38y - 6 Jun 1841 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 47y,Address: Rigg Hall - 30 Mar 1851 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England Occupation - Slate River,Age: 47y - 30 Mar 1851 - Kirkby Ireleth, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Marriage entry in KI PR's combined with 1841 Census entry suggest this is correct marriage. Married by Licence!! Can we find copy of licence?

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] 1851 Census - HO 107/2275 F293 P04 - Simpson, James (1803). [S78] 1841 Census - HO 107/0529 B14 F007 P07 - Simpson, James (1803). [S1066] Baptism Entry - Simpson, James. [S723] LPRS 127 - The Registers of Furness Page 44, Page 44 (PDF Page 71). [S1064] Marriage Entry - Simpson, Thomas & Benson, Ann. [S722] LPRS 127 - The Registers of Furness Page 62.