James Simpson...how to find him?

[ails81]

I cant be more help but I just wanted to say I can totally sympathise as I have the opposite problem!  All my irish relatives who came to Scotland are always just listed as place of birth Ireland so I can get nowhere with my Irish search with the lack of cenus records etc in Ireland.  Hope you have more luck eventually the other way round!

[J.J.]

I know this is an older thread but there is are still new searchers looking into this as well...
( another thread here ) http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=392293.0
In case this turns out to be the correct parents:

Furthermore to the census finds in Aberdeen.....Does Kennethmont= Kinneathner?

There is a birth for a John Simpson March 7 1858 / Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen...
Parents are William Simpson & Anne Beattie  https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYTL-J81

and this marriage: William Simpson, spouse Anne Beattie - married Nov. 16 1848 Kennethmont, 
Aberdeen, Scotland   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTRW-TTG

Looks to be the family found in 1861 census by rainbowuk, as here are Christenings for an Anne 1853, James 1851, & Robert 1849    http://www.rootschat.com/links/01frf/

(also see a Jane Simpson  March 14 1863 Kennethmont mother Anne Simpson)

Just realized though, that William jr. would likely have been from a different mother/ previous marriage, perhaps died in childbirth??
There is also an Alexander Simpson christened March 10 1847 Kennethmont / father William Simpson & mother down as only Petrie

[J.J.]

In case her husband was related to Jas.
1901 Wicklow census has another Simpson besides James on the property of Major Peter LaTouche  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai004002570/
There is Alice Simpson occ: caretaker ( says married not widowed but states & signs as head of household)) with wee sons William & Robert
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai004002562/