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May Isabel SIMPSON (1879 - 1970)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	May Isabel SIMPSON (1879 - 1970) + Henry Crossley SMETHURST (1868 - 1959)	Edward Alfred SIMPSON (1844 - 1918)
		Augusta Jane Caroline (JAMES) SANDROCK (1852 - 1946)	George Frederick SANDROCK (1819 - 1909)	John Henry SANDROCK
				Charlotte SPANTON (1797 - )
			Sarah Maria PAIN (1814 - 1905)

Pic S1. HENRY CROSSLEY SMETHURST 20th June 1959 90 years

b. 1879 at Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England

m. 1896 Henry Crossley SMETHURST (1868 - 1959) at Queensland, Australia

d. 1970 at Brisbane, Queenland, Australia aged 91

Near Relatives of May Isabel SIMPSON (1879 - 1970)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	George Frederick SANDROCK	1819	Chatham, Kent, England	1909	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	90
Grandmother	Sarah Maria PAIN	1814	Mornington, Kent, England	1905	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	91
Father	Edward Alfred SIMPSON	1844	London	1918	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	74
Mother	Augusta Jane Caroline (JAMES) SANDROCK	abt 1852		1946	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	94
Self	May Isabel SIMPSON	1879	Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England	1970	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	91
Husband	Henry Crossley SMETHURST	1868	Broulee, New South Wales, Australia	1959	Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	91
Sister	Edith Henrietta SIMPSON	1870	Mornington, Kent, England	1935	Chatswood, NSW, Australia	65
Brother	Edward Alfred SIMPSON	1874	East Sussex, England
Sister	Fanny Ada SIMPSON	1875	Sussex, England	1905	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	30
Sister	Eva Gertrude SIMPSON	1877	Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England	1904	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	27
Brother	Edward Frederick Samuel SIMPSON	1881		1951	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia	70
Sister	Florence Lillian SIMPSON	1884	Ely, East Cambridgeshire, England	1978	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	94
Brother	Sidney Leonard Charles SIMPSON	1887	Queensland, Australia	1969	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	82
Sister	Elsie Violet Winifred SIMPSON	1889	Queensland, Australia	1972	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	83
Sister	Gwendoline Effie Augusta SIMPSON	1891	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1980	Normanby, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	89
Aunt	Frances Henrietta SANDROCK	1848	Greenwich, London, England	1923	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	75
Uncle	Benjamin Arthur KENT	1854	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	1934	Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia	80
Aunt	Emma Catherine SANDROCK	1856	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	1856	Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia	0
Niece	Gwendoline May BOULTER	1902	Sydney, NSW, Australia	1996	Gordon, NSW, Australia	94
Niece	Clare BOULTER	1906	St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia	2000	Traralgon, Victoria, Australia	94
Niece	Dorothy Eva CATHCART	1902	Queensland, Australia	1991	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	89
Brother in Law	Walter Donald BOULTER	16 Jul 1870	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	1953	Chatswood, NSW, Australia	83
Brother in Law	George William WALE	1869	Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England	1958	Tambo, Queensland, Australia	89
Brother in Law	Maurice Nelson CATHCART	1873	Antrim, Ireland	1962	Redcliffe, Brisbane, Queensland	89
Sister in Law	Sarah Harriett SIMPSON	1895		1991	Cardwell, Queensland, Australia	96
Brother in Law	George Henry (Gary) BELL	1887	Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia	1955	North Ward, Townsville, Queensland, Australia	68
Sister in Law	Alice Rebecca CHINN	1896	Aramac, Queensland, Australia	1963	Queensland, Australia	67
Brother in Law	Frederick George PAYNE	1886	Queensland, Australia	1966	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	80
Brother in Law	Thomas Charles TERRY			1947	Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	William Henry REDGWELL			1969	Warwick, Queensland, Australia

Events in May Isabel SIMPSON (1879 - 1970)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1879		May Isabel SIMPSON was born	Wisbech, Fenland District, Cambridgeshire, England	Note 1
1896	17	Married Henry Crossley SMETHURST (aged 28)	Queensland, Australia	Note 2	52
1918	39	Death of father Edward Alfred SIMPSON (aged 74)	Bowen, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	60
1946	67	Death of mother Augusta Jane Caroline (JAMES) SANDROCK (aged 94)	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	90
1959	80	Death of husband Henry Crossley SMETHURST (aged 91)	Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia	Burial info
1970	91	May Isabel SIMPSON died	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia

Note 1: May Isabel Simpson  in the Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1919 Name: May Isabel Simpson Baptism Date: 5 Mar 1882 Baptism Place: St John the Evangelist, King's Lynn, England Search Photos: Search for 'St John the Evangelist, King's Lynn' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection Father: Edward Alfred Simpson Mother: Augusta Jane Caroline Simpson

Note 2: May Isabel Simpson in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: May Isabel Simpson Marriage Date: 12 Jul 1896 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Date: 1896 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Spouse: Henry Crosley Smethurst Registration Number: 000104 Page number: 23990

Note 3: Edward Alfred Simpson Birth 29 Dec 1841 Death 5 Dec 1918 (aged 76) Burial Bowen General Cemetery Bowen, Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia Bowen Independent 10 Dec 1918 DEATH OF MR. A. E. SIMPSON, Another old resident in the person of Albert Edward Simpson, better known as Ted Simpson; joined the great majority on, Wednesday last; death. taking place at the Kennedy Hospital from senile decay the age of 77 years. The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon, Mr. C. Whitehead, in the absence of Rev. Mc- Keown (Church of England) in the coun try; peforming the last sad rites at the graveside. The late Mr Simpson was born in London, England, and as a young man was coachman and groom to the Prince of Wales (the late King Edward) He came out to Australia as a midship man in the Navy. Went overland with Suryeyor James Landsborough to Burke- town and afterwards was in the Customs service at Swears Island in the Gulf. Married the second daughter of Mr. G. F. Sandrock, (for many years Sub-Collector of Customs here) and leaves a wife, now residing at Brisbane, and grown up family of 2 sons and five daughters, 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild to mourn their loss, his daughters being Mrs. W. Boulter, Sydney, Mrs Terry, Goondiwindi, Mrs H. C. Smethurst and Mrs F. Payne, Don River.

Note 4: Augusta Jane Caroline Sandrock James Birth 13 Nov 1850 Death 2 Oct 1946 (aged 95) Burial Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia Plot Under Caroline James. Portion C, Section 1, Grave 34

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: May Isabel Simpson in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 Name: May Isabel Simpson Marriage Date: 12 Jul 1896 Marriage Place: Queensland Registration Date: 1896 Registration Place: Queensland, Australia Spouse: Henry Crosley Smethurst Registration Number: 000104 Page number: 23990

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