Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Thomas Simpkin, a gardener, born 1852 in Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, and his wife Emma Simpkin (nee Smith, married in the 4th quarter of 1873 in the Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire district), born 1856 in Woodhouse Eaves. George was born in the 4th quarter of 1876 in Woodhouse Eaves, his siblings were, Thomas, born 1879 and William, born 1881, both his siblings were born in Woodhouse Eaves, in April 1881 the family home was at Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire. In April 1891 George was employed as a gardener’s assistant and was residing in the family home at Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, together with his father, a general labourer, his mother and siblings, Thomas, a schoolboy, William, a schoolboy, Joseph Henry, a schoolboy, born 1882, Edith Emma,a schoolgirl, born 1886 and Herbert Smith, born 1891, the latter three siblings were all born in Woodhouse Eaves. In March 1901 George was employed as a jobbing gardener and was residing in the family home at 34, Knighton Fields Road East, Leicester, together with his father, a jobbing gardener, his mother and siblings, Thomas a grocery van driver, William, a boot and shoe trade stockroom worker, Joseph, a boot and shoe trade stockroom worker, Edith, a linen folder, Herbert, Frederick Arthur, born in the 3rd quarter of 1893 and Alice Mary, born 1898, the latter two siblings were both born in Woodhouse Eaves. In April 1911 George was employed as a domestic gardener and was residing in the family home at 176, Queen’s Road, Leicester together with his wife, Edith Simpkin (nee Faulkes, married in the 4th quarter of 1904 in the Leicester district), born 1879 in Stathern, Leicestershire. His younger brother Frederick, fell in action in 1915.