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Elizabeth Caldwell Peden 1 born circa 1777 2 died 16 June 1850, Larne, County Antrim 3 Notes: According to the Simpson family notes collected by Ada Ethel Simpson (1874 - 1953) and supplied by the late Andrew McMurray, she was born in March 1777.

married William Simpson 1775-1848 Merchant - he appears to have been a miller. 4

James 1806 - 1848 Dan Peden 1807 - 1852 William 1809 - 1863 children Agnes c1821 - 1902 Elizabeth John c1820 - 1859

children of Elizabeth Caldwell and William Simpson James Simpson 5 1806-1848 born 1806 died 18 September 1848 Notes: His details come from the Simpson family notes collected by Ada Ethel Simpson (1874 - 1953) and supplied by the late Andrew McMurray of Cape Town. Dan Peden Simpson 6 1807-1852 born 1807 7 died 3 July 1852, Larne, County Antrim 8 Notes: His details come from the Simpson family notes collected by Ada Ethel Simpson (1874 - 1953) and supplied by the late Andrew McMurray of Cape Town. There is a Daniel Simpson, miller, listed in Larne as at the 1846 edition of the National Commercial Directory of Ireland. Belfast Commercial Chronicle - Saturday 11 August 1827. Carrickfergus Assizes, Wednesday August 8th, 1827. Daniel Lynn, for feloniously obtaining a quantity of oat-meal, the property of Wm. Simpson, Larne, with intent to defraud the said William Simpson. William Simpson, knows the prisoner. He was formerly in the employment of Mr. Malcolm McNeill. He came to his office, on three occasions, in the months of May, June and July last; on each of these occasions he got a quantity of oatmeal in the name of Mr. McNeill. This witnesses# evidence was corroborated by that of his son, Daniel Peden Simpson. Malcom McNeill, swore - the prisoner hs not been in his employment since Oct. 1825. Guilty; 6 months imprisonment at hard labour. William Simpson 1809-1863 born 2 February 1809, Larne, County Antrim died 21 November 1863, Tulbagh  married 27 September 1833 [Belfast] Helen McCammon 9 1811-1870 Agnes Simpson 10 circa 1821-1902 born circa 1821 11 died 1902 12 Notes: Her details come from the Simpson family notes collected by Ada Ethel Simpson (1874 - 1953) and supplied by the late Andrew McMurray of Cape Town. Elizabeth Simpson 13 Notes: Her details come from the Simpson family notes collected by Ada Ethel Simpson (1874 - 1953) and supplied by the late Andrew McMurray of Cape Town. Belfast Commercial Chronicle - Saturday 24 March 1832 Married - On Wednesday last, at the residenc of her Father, by the Rev. Dr. Ledlie, Elizabeth, second daughter of William Simpson, of Larne Mills, Esq. to John Crawford, of Ballykeel, Esq. John Simpson circa 1820-1859 surgeon, Royal Navy born circa 1820 14 died 29 August 1859, Haslar Hospital, Plymouth 15 Notes: On his gravestone he is described as the 'youngest son of the late William Simpson of Larne'. In the Simpson family notes collected by Ada Ethel Simpson (1874 - 1953) and supplied by the late Andrew McMurray of Cape Town, his birth year is given as 1819. At the 1841 Census he was an Assistant Surgeon at the Royal Haslar Hospital, Hampshire. William Simpson, in a letter dated November 1858, stated that his brother was '38 years of age - was my pupil - was in the first China war for which he received a medal - on his return from the North Sea was appointed surgeon-superintendant of The Royal Naval Hospital at Malta - served [thus] during the whole of the late war in the Crimea, and is now surgeon superintendant of Haslar Hosptial Portsmouth'. HMS Plover spent two years in the Western Arctic as supply ship during the 1852-1854 expedition to search for Sir John Franklin. Among the officers of the Plover was John Simpson as surgeon. Transcription of gravestone in Portsmouth Cemetery. (Joan Meaden, courtesy of Andrew McMurray) Letter dated Nov. 4th 1858 from Tulbagh to the Colonial Secretary, Cape Town. (Cape Archives, CO 4105, S129, 1858)

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