James Simpson
- Born
- 1 Jan 1803
- Died
- 15 Oct 1888
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in New Zealand
Leased 118 acres in Corboghil [Griffith's Valuation]
Married Mary Sherritt [NZ birth certificates of kids]
Had 8 kids. 1 died in Crimea [family stories]. 1 died young.
Daughter Anne married James Wood & stayed in Ireland [mC]
Emigrated to NZ in 1865 with Mary + 3 kids, Catherine, George & James on Indian Empire. 2 adult kids, Francis & Elizabeth, had emigrated to NZ 2 years earlier on New Great Britain
Lived in Ross, died in Hokitika in 1888 [dC], 4 years after Mary
