James SIMPSON

1823 -

• Name	James SIMPSON
  Birth	13 Jun 1823	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire   [1, 2, 3]
  Baptism	16 Jun 1823	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire   [3]
  Gender	Male
  1851 Census	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire   [1]
  	At 1851 Census, he is 27, occ "Baker"
  1861 Census	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire   [2]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 37, occ "Baker and Post Master"
  1871 Census	Old Town, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire   [4]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 47, occ "Baker Post Appin"
  1881 Census	Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire   [5]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 57, occ "Post Master"
  1891 Census	Old Town, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire   [6]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 64, occ "Post Master"
  1901 Census	"Kirkfieldbank", Lesmagow, Lanarkshire   [7]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 77, occ "Post master", a widower
  Reference Number	V548
  Person ID	I548	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family	Marion LOCKIE,   b. 2 Jul 1818, Carnwath, Lanarkshire
  Marriage	3 Oct 1843	Carnwath, Lanarkshire   [8]
  Children	1. Helen SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1844, Carnwath, Lanarkshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Richard SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1847, Carnwath, Lanarkshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Thomas SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1850, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James SIMPSON,   b. Abt 1856, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Jun 1823 - Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire Baptism - 16 Jun 1823 - Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 27, occ "Baker" - - Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, he is 37, occ "Baker and Post Master" - - Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 47, occ "Baker Post Appin" - - Old Town, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 57, occ "Post Master" - - Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 64, occ "Post Master" - - Old Town, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 77, occ "Post master", a widower - - "Kirkfieldbank", Lesmagow, Lanarkshire Marriage - 3 Oct 1843 - Carnwath, Lanarkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Son of Richard and Agnes. The transcript used (FindMyPast) has birth 13 Jul, ie after the baptism. Since the baptism is the primary document, the birth has been adjusted to Jun. This is considered more accurate than the Ancestry transcript, which has birth of 20 May, with baptism of 16 Jun.

  
  

• Sources

  [S701] 1851 Census :- Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. [S702] 1861 Census :- Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. [S1003] Birth and Baptism transcript :- James Simpson (1823). [S698] 1871 Census :- Old Town, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. [S704] 1881 Census :- Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. [S703] 1891 Census :- Old Town, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire. [S1004] 1901 Census :- "Kirkfieldbank", Lesmagow, Lanarkshire. [S933] Marriage transcript :- James Simpson - Marion Lockie (1843).