I have a Jonathan (1) SIMSON and Rebecca MARSHALL, married in St Mary the Virgin, Foulness, in 1814.
With following children all born in Foulness: Rebecca (1814, before parents marriage), Thirza and Mahala (twins 1816), Elijah Sergeant (1824)
and my GG Grandfather, Jonathan (2) SIMPSON born in 1818.
I'm trying to find record of Jonathan (1) SIMSON's birth.
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The only record I can find is a John SIMSON born 1800, to Jonathan and Sarah SIMSON, in the same parish in Foulness. If this is him, it's the only time he's called JOHN instead of JONATHAN.
The trouble I have with this 1800 birth is that he would have only been 14 when he married Rebecca. The marriage record shows no info about age, or him needing parental consent etc for being underage. They did have a child out of wedlock (2 mos before marriage) which would suggest he fathered this child when he was closer to 13. Anyone know if this is at all likely?
I've searched most of the records on SEAX in neighbouring parishes but can't find any other Jonathan SIMSON-SIMPSON birth 1790-1800.
The 1841 census in ROCHFORD has:
Jonathan SIMSON age 45 and Jonathan SIMSON age 20. Next door is Sarah SIMSON age 65. This could possibly be my #1 and #2 Jonathan and their mom next door. If my Jonathan was born in 1800, he'd be 41 so I think that's still in keeping with the rounding up/down of census ages.
I don't know what to think about this one.
Other related info:
Re: his wife Rebecca MARSHALL
I've found no record of her birth in Foulness but I did find one in Greenwich in 1795 that could match. Not sure why/how she got to Foulness to marry though.
There is a death record for a Rebecca SIMPSON in ROCHFORD, in 1837, age 73 (sorry typo), suggesting she was born about 1796. At least one of their kids was also buried in ROCHFORD.
I have not found a matching death record for Jonathan SIMSON (1) yet but I do have a record of a Jonathan SIMSON who died in Rockford in 1836, age 73. Could be SIMSON (1)'s father.
I would be interested in your thoughts on this stumbling block. Thanks.