See also
| Husband: | William SIMPSON (1795-1866) | |
| Wife: | Hester WITHY (1795-1834) | |
| Children: | Edward SIMPSON (1826- ) | |
| George SIMPSON (1829- ) | ||
| Mary SIMPSON (1831- ) | ||
| William Henry SIMPSON (1833-1834) | ||
| Lydia SIMPSON (1827-1832) | ||
| Marriage | 4 May 1825 | Friends Meeting House, Frenchay |
William SIMPSON, hester withy w simpson marriage 1825
| Name: | William SIMPSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | William Tully SIMPSON (1769-1808) | |
| Mother: | Maria GUNDRY (1764-1843) | |
| Birth | 24 Feb 1795 | Castle Street, Bristol, Gloucester, England |
| Occupation | Brush manufacturer of Melksham | |
| Death | 19 May 1866 (age 71) | Melksham |
| Name: | Hester WITHY | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | George (junior) WITHY (1763-1837) | |
| Mother: | Lydia HARWOOD (1772-1860) | |
| Birth | 25 Apr 1795 | Bristol, Gloucester |
| Death | 30 Mar 1834 (age 38) | Melksham |
| Burial | 6 Apr 1834 (age 39) | Melksham; Quaker cemetery King St, Wiltshire, England |
| Name: | Edward SIMPSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 3 Apr 1826 | Melksham Wilts |
| Name: | George SIMPSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 25 Mar 1829 | Melksham Wilts |
| Name: | Mary SIMPSON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 8 Nov 1831 | |
| Name: | William Henry SIMPSON | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 2 Sep 1833 | |
| Death | 30 Jan 1834 (age 0) | |
| Burial | 1 Feb 1834 (age 5 mns) | Flax Bourton |
| Name: | Lydia SIMPSON | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 13 Nov 1827 | Melksham Wilts |
| Death | 10 Apr 1832 (age 4 yrs 6 mns) | Melksham |
| Burial | 15 Apr 1832 (age 4 yrs 6 mns) | Melksham |
| Wiltshire Friends record R3 584 42 | ||
Unsure about DOB - may be 1804 ? (source Barbara & David Withy)
Hester Simpson, Melksham, Wilts. Aged 39 30 March 1834 Wife of Wm. Simpson, of Melksham. This beloved Friend was the daughter of George and Lydia Withy, of Melksham. Her mind was visited by her Heavenly Father's love in very early life; and there is good ground to believe, that she yielded to the regulating power thereof through life; and in the discharge of the duties devolving upon her as wife and parent, she was very exemplary. She bore a protracted and painful illness with great resignation to the Divine will, and peacefully departed, (as she expressed herself), "in full confidence in her Saviour;" in whom it is consolingly believed she was accepted.
Note from Salisbury and Winchester Journal - Salisbury,
Monday, May 16, 1825.- Married, Mr. Wm. Simpson, of Melksham, to Hester, daughter of Mr. Geo. Withy, of Downend (see: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dutillieul/ZOtherPapers/S&WJMay161825.html)
Marriage - 1825 5 4 Frenchay Friends record R2 579 597 49 23
death - Wiltshire R3 584 54