James W Simpson. a musician (bandleader) in 1939 Census. b.1907 Coventry

[Graham Whitehead]

Does anyone have information on the family of the above, divorced and living/working in Weston-super-Mare in the 1939 Census.  There was  Hiram Simpson resident with him (brother? father?)
and one other (now deceased)?   We believe that Hiram is a Jewish given name, but as Jewishness
descends only through the female line (changing in each generation) an ancestral search could be
more difficult.   I am enquiring re this family on behalf of my cousin in Coventry.

[CaroleW]

Have you looked for his birth reg on freebmd and then used GRO to find his mothers maiden name?

Use freebmd or the 1911 census to find his parents marriage/christian names

Have you checked freebmd for a marriage for him then same website to establish if any children were born to the marriage?

www.freebmd.org.uk
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

You can use the GRO site to check for mothers maiden names pre 1911 so can see which other children were born to his parents

You will have Hiram's birth details from the 1939 register so can use that to establish any connection via freebmd

there was  Hiram Simpson resident with him (brother? father?)

If he was his father he would be substantially older

[Mabel Bagshawe]

Hiram b 1878 so father seems more likely.

This seems likely on 1901 - 54 Causeway Lane, Leicester

Hiram Simpson    22 - shoe repairer b Leicester
Elizabeth Simpson    20 - hosiery mender b Coventry
Rose Simpson    3 months
William Dale    45 - boarder

RG13, 2986, 134, 14

[Mabel Bagshawe]

1911 has a James and Elizabeth SImpson who fit the 1901 couple, with a son James William b c1907

[JJen]

1911 has a James and Elizabeth SImpson who fit the 1901 couple, with a son James William b c1907

Link to 1911 -

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWZ2-XFQ

Hiram is recorded as James.

JJ

[JJen]

Birth record -

James William Simpson
q1 1907 Coventry
Vol 6d Page 552
MMN - Jenkins
   
JJ

[JJen]

Marriage -

Hiram Simpson, 22, Tram Car Conductor
Father's name - James Simpson (dec) Shoe Finisher
Marriage - 14 Apr 1900, St Mary de Castro, Leicester
Spouse - Elizabeth Jenkins, 21
Spouse's father's name - Josiah Jenkins
Denomination   Anglican
Wits - Reuben and Mary Ann Pick

JJ

[JJen]

There is a marriage for a James W Simpson which is a possibility -

q4 1931 Coventry
Vol 6d Page 1492

Spouse - Ivy Whitehead.

There is a birth to this marriage in 1933, will not post details as they may be still alive.

JJ