Robert Simpson

#78

4th great grandfather of Kristina Hewitt

Robert Simpson was born about 1823 in Ireland.

Robert Simpson married Roxana Hawkins.

In the 1851 census we find:

Robt Simpson, 

Roxsena Simpson,

Thos. Simpson,

Mary Simpson,

Mary Hawkins

The very next family is

Alexr. Simpson, 60

Ellenor Simpson, 63

followed by

Thomas Simpson, Ireland, 20

Robt Simpson, Canada,10

Matilda Simpson, Canada, 8

My working theory is that Alexander and Eleanor are the parents of Robert Simpson, but this is far from proven.

The children of Robert Simpson and Roxana Hawkins include:

David Simpson, born about 1848 in Ontario

Thomas Simpson, born about 1849

Mary Simpson, born about 1851

Margaret Ruth Simpson, born about 1855 (baptism record indexed as Margaret Reed Simpson), married James Peck*

Samuel Simpson, about 1859

Nancy Ann Simpson, born about 1859

Robert Simpson, born about 1862

Anna Simpson, born about 1864, married William Peck*

James Simpson, born about 1867

Eliza Matilda Simpson, born 1872 in Quebec, Canada

Roxana Jane Simpson, born about 1878, married John Peck*

Special Notes:

Roxana and Anna and Margaret married brothers,  as William, John and James Peck were the sons of Thomas Peck and Elizabeth Spearman.  This may cause descendants to more closely DNA match.

Sources:

“1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Feb 2021), entry for Robert Simpson (age 30), Goulbourne, Carleton, Canada West

“1861 Census of Canada", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Feb 2021), entry for Robert Simpson (age 38), Beckwith, Lanark, Canada West

“1871 Census of Canada", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Feb 2021), entry for Robert Simpson (age 52), Pikanock, Ottawa West, Quebec, Canada

“1881 Census of Canada", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Feb 2021), entry for Robert Simpson (age 70), Cawood and Alleyn, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada; citing Roll: C-13226

"1891 Census of Canada", database with images, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 Feb 2021), entry for Robert Simpson (age 89), Cawood and Alleyn, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada; citing Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. <http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html>. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427.

Known descendants who have DNA tested for genetic genealogy:

Kris Hewitt Stewart (23andMe, AncestryDNA, MyHeritage, FTDNA, Gedmatch)

Richard Monette (23andMe, MyHeritage, FTDNA, Gedmatch)

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