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William Simpson arrived on the
Speke in
1826, having been tried in Nottingham and sentenced to transportation
for life.
In the 1828 Census he is recorded as being assigned to William Ogilvie at Merton.
Select here to find the location of William Ogilvie's estate Merton.
William Simpson married Ellen Partridge at Merton in 1829 and
received a ticket of leave for the district of Merton in 1835.
Ellen Partridge arrived on the
Brothers in
1824. Select
HERE to find more about Ellen, her sister Mary
and mother Ellen.
In 1842
William Simpson was employed as a Storekeeper at Jerry's Plains and in 1844 he
was granted a Hawker's License
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He was granted a new publican's licence for the
Plough Inn in April 1848 9.
William and Ellen were accused of
stealing the belongings of Henry Jackson in
August 1854. Their good characters were vouched for by some of the
notable people of the district including Edmond Doyle, Alfred Levien and
Thomas Giles and after lengthy proceedings, they were found not guilty.
Select here to read about the trial in the
Maitland Mercury
Ellen became ill two months after the trial ended and after eight week
illness, she passed away on 19 December 1854 aged 47
William lived on for another four years. He died suddenly on the 22nd of
January 1858 leaving a family of eight children. He was 51 years old.
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