"Kate" Catherine SIMPSON / JONES
Born C.1903 [15]
Daughter of David SIMPSON and Mary TONER [15]
Along with her parents departed London, England on the Gothic and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 27 January 1913 [70]
Initially resided with her parents and siblings in Irwin and then in Gunyidi, where her father worked as a railway fettler [4: 17-May-1952] [19]
Resided with her parents in Carnamah 1915-1920 and in Three Springs 1920-1926 [6] [5: 21-Apr-1939] [19] [98]
Contributed a song to the Concert & Dance to celebrate the opening of the new State School in Carnamah on 20 May 1916 [9: 9-Jun-1916]
Married (1) "Alex" Alexander Charles JONES in Perth in 1926 [91]
Resided with her husband in Coorow in 1930 and in Winchester 1931-1935 [4: 22-Nov-1930] [25] [91]
Appointed Godmother of her niece Patricia M. KITSON at her baptism in Three Springs on 28 December 1934 [91]
Around May 1935 she, her husband and their children left Winchester and shifted to the Perth suburb of Maylands [25]
Resided in the Perth suburb of Maylands until at least 1952 [4: 17-May-1952]
Married (2) Francis George WILSON in Perth in 1954 [66]
Later resided in the Perth suburb of Mount Lawley [2]
Mother by her first husband of Desmond, Moreen, and Kathleen [25] [91]
Died 25 February 1981 in Maylands; buried at Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, Western Australia (Anglican, ZI, 104) [2] [15]
| Reference: Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Catherine Simpson / Jones' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 1 May 2026 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/catherine-simpson [reference list] |
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