William STIMPSON (1839-1929)
Events
| Born | 17-Jul-1839 | at Marcham Berkshire UK |
| Baptised | ||
| Married 1 | 18-Nov-1865 | Sarah DENTON at Sutton Courtney Berks |
| Married 2 | 1869 | Jane Hannah BINT at Wokingham district |
| Married 3 | 1899 | Mary Jane APPLETON-FERGUSON at Tilehurst |
| Died | 1929 | Reading district |
Parents
| Father | John STIMPSON (1795) |
| Mother | Lydia STONE / GOODENOUGH (1794) |
Children
| Edward STIMPSON (1867) |
| Mary STIMPSON (1871) |
| Walter STIMPSON (1874) |
| Emily STIMPSON (1876) |
| Alice STIMPSON (1878) |
| Elizabeth STIMPSON (1881) |
Life History
William Stimpson was born at Marcham on 17-Jul-1839 being the youngest son of John STIMPSON and Lydia STONE / GOODENOUGH. At age 1 he was living with his parents at Drayton Berks. On 18-Nov-1865 he married Sarah DENTON (1840) at Sutton Courtney Berks. The couple then had their first son Edward STIMPSON but it is possible that Sarah died during the childbirth. Sarah was buried on 31-Jan-1867 and son Edward was baptised on 24-Feb-1867 at Drayton. William and son Edward then moved to Sonning Berkshire, where he married his second wife, Jane Hannah BINT.
William and Jane produced a further 6 children (as above) and by the time of the 1881 census they were living in Tilehurst Berkshire.
In 1896 Williams second wife Jane (nee BINT) died at Tilehurst age 46.
In 1899 William (now aged ~60) married his third wife Mary Jane APPLETON-FERGUSON at St George's Tilehurst. Mary Jane APPLETON was originally from Winchester and had previously been married to John Henry FERGUSON, but he had died in 1897 in Reading.
By the 1901 census William and (Mary) Jane were living at 586 Oxford Rd Reading. Wife Mary Jane was listed on the census as Jane so maybe she regularly used her second name, or maybe William accidentally quoted his 2nd wife instead of the 3rd!!!
Williams third wife Mary Jane died at St Mary's Reading later in 1901 at the young age of 48 after only being married to William for less than 2 years.
By the time of the 1911 census, William was living at 20 Hilcot Road Reading, where he was staying with his niece Ann SIMMONS. On this census William is shown as married but no wife is present in the household. It is possible that he married his 4th wife Susan KIMBREY-GOVER at Reading Methodists chapel in 1903 (needs futher checking)
William continued to live in Reading and died there in 1929 at the good age of 90.
Census transcripts
| 1841 Census Drayton Berks | ||
| John STIMSON | 40 | Ag Lab |
| Lydia STIMSON | 47 | |
| Jane STIMPSON | 12 | |
| Joanna STIMSON | 10 | |
| John STIMSON | 7 | |
| James STIMSON | 5 | |
| William STIMSON | 1 | |
| 1851 Census Village of Drayton, Drayton Leys | ||||
| John STIMPSON | Head | 50 | Farm Labourer | Berks Marcham |
| Lydia STIMPSON | Wife | 55 | Farm Labourer | Berks Letcombe |
| William STIMPSON | Son | 11 | Farm Labourer | Berks Drayton Leys |
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| John STIMPSON | Head | 43 | Farm Labourer | Berks Marcham |
| Martha STIMPSON | Wife | 40 | farm Labourer | Berks Marcham |
| 1861 Census Lays cottages | ||||
| John STIMPSON | Head | 66 | Ag Lab | Berks Marcham |
| William STIMPSON | Son | 21 | Ag Lab | Berks Marcham |
| 1871 Census Sonning Berkshire | ||||
| William STIMPSON | Head m | 31 | Ag Lab | Berks Marcham |
| Jane STIMPSON | Wife m | 20 | Berks Hurst | |
| Edward STIMPSON | Son | 4 | Berks Drayton | |
| Mary STIMPSON | Daug | 2 months | Berks Sonning | |
| 1881 Census 2 Norcott Cotts Oxford Road Tilehurst | ||||
| William STIMPSON | Head | 39 | Farm Lab | Berks Drayton |
| Jane H STIMPSON | Wife | 29 | Berks Hurst | |
| Edward STIMPSON | Son | 14 | Scholar | Berks Drayton |
| Mary STIMPSON | Daug | 10 | Scholar | Berks Sonning |
| Walter STIMPSON | Son | 7 | Scholar | Berks Hurst |
| Emily STIMPSON | Daug | 5 | Scholar | Berks Wokingham |
| Alice STIMPSON | Daug | 2 | Berks Binfield | |
| Charles DRUET | Boarder | 21 | Farm Labourer | Oxon Maple Durham |
| 1891 Census Carters Hill, Newland, Wokingham, Berkshire | ||||
| William STIMPSON | Head m | 50 | Carter (Agri Labourer) | Berks Abingdon |
| Jane STIMPSON | Wife m | 40 | Berks Wokingham | |
| Alice STIMPSON | Daug | 12 | Scholar | Berks Wokingham |
| Elizabeth STIMPSON | Daug | 9 | Scholar | Berks Tilehurst |
| 1901 Census 586 Oxford Road Reading, Berkshire | ||||
| William STIMPSON | Head m | 61 | General Labourer | Berks Marcham |
| Jane STIMPSON | Wife m | 48 | Laundress Wash | Hants Winchester |
| 1911 Census 20 Hilcot Road Reading, Berkshire | ||||
| George SIMMONS | Head | 41 | Carman Coal Dealer | Harpsden Oxon |
| Ann SIMMONS | Wife m | 48 (10) | Drayton Berks | |
| William STIMPSON | Uncle m | 72 | Farm Labourer | Mareham Berks |
BMD Certificates
| Birth Certificate Abingdon 6/120 | |||||||
| 17-Jul-1839 4AM at Marcham |
William | Boy | John Stimpson | Lydia Stimpson
Formerly Goodenough |
Ag Lab | X The mark of
John Stimpson Father Marcham |
27-Jul-1839 |
| Marriage Certificate | |||||||
| Death Certificate | |||||||
The information on these pages was compiled by Peter Stimpson from sources available at the time of research. If any errors or additional information is known then please drop me an e-mail.
Last updated Oct-2009