Frances Simpson (buried 1906)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Simpson
First name: 
Frances
Other Christian names: 
Elizabeth
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
491
Born: 
0/6/1862
Died: 
08/03/1906
Buried: 
12/03/1906
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
8
Cemetery plot: 
16
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In memory of Francis Elizabeth beloved wife of Benjamin F Simpson of Newcastle on Tyne died at Worthing March 8th 1906 aged 44 years.

Life story

Life story

Frances was baptised at St John's. Brixton, on 20 June 1862. Her mother was Emma, nee Cooke, and her father was William Edmund Slaughter, an assurance clerk. In 1881 they were living at 38, Grafton Square, Clapham. On 26 May 1887, Frances married Bernard Ferdinand Simpson, an architect and surveyor, from Newcastle. On the marriage certificate, Bernard's father is described as a "railway contractor" while Frances's was "a gentleman". They were married at Lewisham and at the time of the 1891 Census were living at 12, Akenside Terrace, Jesmond, in Northumberland, with two children, Gladys, aged 3, and an infant daughter, just 10 days old. They were still in Northumberland in 1901 but had moved to "Moorside", South Gosforth, and employed a governess, a cook and a housemaid. NB When Bernard died in February 1940, he left £78,697 17s 3d to their daughter, Lady Gladys Beatty, married to a Colonial Official, Sir Kenneth James Beatty, who was appointed Chief Justice of the Bahamas in August 1927.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/06/1862
Marriage
Maiden name: 
Slaughter
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Bernard Ferdinand
Spouse one last name: 
Simpson
Marriage one date: 
26/05/1887
Marriage one address: 
Lewisham, Kent, England

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
08/03/1906
Age (at time of death): 
43
Cause of death: 
carcinoma uteri; intestinal obstruction; vomiting sand exhaustion;
Address at time of death: 
Eccleston, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Bernard Ferdinand Simpson status: Architect
Probate pounds: 
£2,080

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

Living at 38, Grafton Square, Clapham - William Edmund Slaughter, 57, head, assurance clerk; Emma Slaughter, 43, wife; Emma M Slaughter, 10, daughter; Frances E Slaughter, 8, daughter; Frederick Wm Slaughter, 7, son; Mary Ann Slaughter, 5, daughter; Charlotte, 4, daughter; plus a nurse and a general servant

1891 census: 

Living at 12, Akenside Terrace, Jesmond, Northumberland - B F Simpson, 31, head, architect and surveyor; Frances E Simpson, 28, wife; Emma M Slaughter, 30, visitor (wife's sister); Gladys Simpson, 3, daughter; infant, 10 days, daughter plus a servant/nurse and a domestic servant

1901 census: 

Living at "Moorside", South Gosforth, Northumberland - Benjamin F Simpson, 41, head, architect; Frances E Simpson, 38, wife; Margery F Simpson,10, daughter; plus a governess, a cook and a housemaid