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| Name | SIMPSON – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 92nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 452 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th March 1826 / 17 years / Edinburgh Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Dark / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 1 year 11 months Malta – 5 years 2 months West Indies – 2 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 98 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th May 1848/ Limerick |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1848 2nd Edinburgh 1853 Tilbury Fort 1853-1856 West Australia 1856-1858 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | June 2 1853 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Dunfermline Fife Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SIMPSON William (Poulterer) Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DUNLOP Janet (Margaret) B 1824 Inverness Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd May 1843 St Mary Magdalene Gillingham Kent England This marriage says he was a Royal Sapper and miner |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B 1st March 1848 Kilmeedy Limerick Ireland M SIMS Walter William 25th January 1867 Murray River South Australia (possible marriage) D 12th June 1928 Swan Hill Victoria Australia Catherine B c1850 Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland D Not yet known (1851 census only evidence of this child ) Andrew B 1856 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DUNLOP David (Printer) Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Recorded as Shepherd in death notice in South Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Perth 30th April 1856 – page 2 W.Simpson on Guyon passenger list Adelaide Observer 20th November 1858 – page 5 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 27th April 1856 left Western Australia for Adelaide per “Guyon” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd November 1858 Kanyaka Flinders Ranges South Australia (Presumed on Kanyaka Station (now ruins) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index: 1841 William Simpson 452 private 92nd Foot Location St. Vincent, St Lucia and Dominica Discharge: Due to being worn out from long service In 1851 William was imprisoned for 20 days for an assault on his wife (WO 23/45-00055-1845-1854) In the 1851 Census William Simpson and his family are living at Riddles Close, Edinburgh. William is aged 42, working as a street porter, born Dunfermline, Fife, while his wife Margaret (not Janet) is aged 27 and was born Inverness, Invernessshire. Daughter Margaret is aged 3, no place of birth and daughter Catherine is aged 1 born Edinburgh. 13th July 1853 Guard’s child Margaret Simpson age 5 was treated successfully for pertussis on board the Phoebe Dunbar. W. Simpson was not accompanied by his wife and family on the Guyon in 1856, however a stoppage of £13/17/10 on his pension indicates they also sailed somewhere. |