Samuel Simpson

Samuel Simpson Marriage cert..

Samuel was born on April 25th, 1823 in Pytchley, Northamptonshire, England.  Samuel's father was William Simpson and his mother was Ann Eaton.  His paternal grandparents were William Simpson and Susan Maudlin; his maternal grandparents were Abraham Eaton and Jane.  He was an only child.  He died at the age of 72 on July 16th, 1895 in Birchip, Victoria, Australia.

• General Notes

  Miner.
  
  Baptism records from www.bmdregisters.co.uk, kindly obtained by Narelle Smith, Victoria, Australia, show that Samuel was born on 25 April 1823.  He was baptised on 24 March 1826 recorded on the Methodist Circuit of Kettering, Northamptonshire.  Parents were William Simpson, carpenter, and Ann Eaton, residing at Pytchley, Northamptonshire.
  
  Born in Northamptonshire England.
  Lived in Pytchley near in Northamptonshire before marrying Rebecca Willis from nearby Overstone.
  Married to Rebecca Willis on 26 December 1848 in Overstone - a small village near Northampton in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England.
  
  Migrated to South Australia from Overstone in Northamptonshire, England in 1850.  Samuel may well have migrated to Australia with his wife and ste child after his mother died in 1850.  He and his family had obtained an assisted passage to South Australia - through support from his local parish minister Reverand Abner Brown.
  
  Records at www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/1850Constance.htm  show that S. Simpson with wife and child departed from Plymouth, England, on 18-7-1850 on board the sailing ship Constance (Captain G. B. Godfrey), and arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 26-10-1850.
  
  After 2 years moved to Victoria.
  
  According to family stories, he brought his wife and children to Australia for the Victorian gold rush.  He chose not to be a miner, but set up a grocery store for the Ballarat goldfields.  This business thrived and so they settled in Ballarat, Victoria.
  

Details of Samuel's family with Rebecca Willis