[1] He was born in Lincoln, England, on 29 February 1820, the son of William Stimpson and Rebecca Dannett.
He married Isabella Mary Clarissa Martin, only child of Mrs O. Branbury, and niece of Major Martin of Guernsey on 10 December 1841 in St George's Church, Southwark.
In February 1842, he was chosen organist at Birmingham Town Hall[7] and St Paul's Church, Birmingham, and in the following year founded the Festival Choral Society.
In 1844, he was instrumental in starting the weekly Monday Evening Concerts.
He was organist of St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham, from 1852 to 1857.