Entry Type | Person |
Surname | Simpkinson |
Forenames | John Augustus Francis |
Also Known As | Simpkinson, Frank |
Pre Title | Sir |
Epithet | barrister and judge |
Dates | 1780-1851 |
Gender Identity | Male |
History | He was barrister at Lincoln's Inn from 1806, and later a King's/Queen's Counsel from 1831 In 1814 he married Mary Griffin (sister of Jane Griffin, later Lady Jane Franklin) : they had two sons, John Nassau and Francis Guillemard, and three daughters who lived to adulthood, Mary Louisa, Emma Jane and Marianne Jane. In October 1845 he was knighted. |
Relationships | Son of John Simpkinson and his wife Renee de Wesselow; brother-in-law of Jane Griffin, later Lady Franklin. |
Key Events | Born in Geneva December 1780; died in London on 8 July 1851. |
Authorised Form of Name | Simpkinson; Sir; John Augustus Francis (1780-1851); barrister and judge |
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