Genealogy Chat

My grandmother's second husband was William Weldon Taylor. His first wife who died was Elizabeth Violetta Simpson. I have in my possession a few birthday cards(like postcards) from 1920. I wonder if there are any relations of her out there who would like these cards. She was born 1894 and lived in the Whitley Bay area of North east England. When she was married she lived in Newburn.

Welcome to the boards, Mary.

Have you looked to see if she is in anyone's tree on here, and tried to make contact that way?

She had lots of siblings, so potential for relatives:


1911 England Census about Elizabeth Violetta Simpson
Name: Elizabeth Violetta Simpson
Age in 1911: 16
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Seaton Deleval, Northumberland, England
Civil Parish: Whitley
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address: 2 Algernon Place Whitley Bay
Marital Status: Single
Registration district: Tynemouth
Registration District Number: 559
Sub-registration district: Whitley
ED, institution, or vessel: 20
Piece: 30814
Household Members:
Name Age
James Simpson 43
Ellenor MacKenzie Simpson 42
Priscilla Palmer Simpson 18
Elizabeth Violetta Simpson 16
James Henry Simpson 14
Robert William Simpson 12
Edward Victor Simpson 10
Ellenor Mackenzie Simpson 7
George Thomas Simpson 5
William Walter Simpson 2
Thomas Richard Simpson 2/12

Priscilla Palmer Simpson was unmarried in 1942 when her mother died, according to probate (Administration to Priscilla), so no descendants there.

EDIT: Died unmarried in 1976.

I live about 3 minutes walk from Algernon Place!!

The News Guardian is a local free paper which goes to all homes in the area and is widely read. You could always email them and ask if they'll run a little article or include it on their Letters page.

http://www.newsguardian.co.uk/

Marie Celeste,
Thanks for your suggestion. Not sure if any Simpsons will live there now. I was just looking for an easy option.
Mary

I don't think an email is too difficult - take the positive view!

Probably easier than searching trees on here for connections.

Bear in mind it's a teeny minority of Genes members who read these boards.

Thanks again I shall probably go down the email route,thanks for the link. You are also right about a small minority reading the boards.

Year Of Marriage 1930
First name(s) ELLEANOR M
Last name SIMPSON
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1930
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ ELLEANOR M SIMPSON married
ARTHUR A FORD
Spouse's last name FORD
District TYNEMOUTH
County Northumberland
Country England
Volume 10B
Page 478




First name(s) ELEANOR M
Last name FORD
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1904
Age 32
Death quarter 1
Death year 1936
District TYNEMOUTH
County Northumberland
Volume 10B
Page 360
Country England

First name(s) WALTER WILLIAM
Last name SIMPSON
Gender Male
Birth day 18
Birth month 9
Birth year 1908
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1976
District NORTH TYNESIDE EAST
County Northumberland
Volume 2
Page 1060
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007

Year Of Marriage 1929
First name(s) EDWARD V
Last name SIMPSON
Marriage quarter 1
Marriage year 1929
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ EDWARD V SIMPSON married
EDITH KEARMAN
Spouse's last name KEARMAN
District TYNEMOUTH
County Northumberland
Country England
Volume 10B
Page 286
Record set England & Wales marriages 1837-2008

Ricochet posted the marriage of Eleanor to Arthur Ford.
There's one Ford / Simpson birth, in Tynemouth, in 1931 (a son).

Also one Simpson / Kearman birth in Tynemouth in 1933 (Edward's son).

thanks to all for the input.