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Edward Simms 1860–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1860

Birth Location: Dymchurch, Kent, England

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: Folkestone, Kent, England

Father: Richard Sims

Mother: Jane Honeysette

Spouse(s): Frances Wilson

Children(s): Frances Sims, Lilly Sims, Frederick Sims, Edward Sims

Edward Simms was born in 1860 in Dymchurch, Kent, England, the child of Richard Sims And Jane Honeysette. In 1861, Edward Simms resided in Dymchurch, Kent, England. Edward Simms married Frances Agnes Wilson, and had children including Edward Richard Sims, Frances Sims, Frederick James Sims, Lilly Jane Sims. Edward Simms passed away in 1942 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Simms was born in 1860 in Dymchurch, Kent, England, the child of Richard Sims And Jane Honeysette.
  • In 1861, Edward Simms resided in Dymchurch, Kent, England.
  • Edward Simms married Frances Agnes Wilson, and had children including Edward Richard Sims, Frances Sims, Frederick James Sims, Lilly Jane Sims.
  • Edward Simms passed away in 1942 in Folkestone, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Sims
1807–1882
Birth Location: Eastbridge, Kent, England
RS
Jane Honeysette
1816–1903
Birth Location: Headcorn, Kent, England
JH

Spouses(s)

Frances Wilson
1862–1917
Birth Location: Leith, Scotland
FW

Children(s)

Frances Sims
1889–
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, London, England
FS
Lilly Sims
1880–1949
Birth Location: Dymchurch, Kent, England
LS
Frederick Sims
1893–1976
Birth Location: Deptford, London, England
FS
Edward Sims
1882–1956
Birth Location: Dymchurch, Kent, England
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Edward Simms's Ancestors

Self
Edward Simms
1860–1942
Birth Place: Dymchurch, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Sims
1807–1882
Eastbridge, Kent, England
Jane Honeysette
1816–1903
Headcorn, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Sims
1781–1851
New Romney, Kent, England
Martha Fagg
1782–1863
Kent Sussex England
Great-Grandparents
William Sims
1737–1819
Mary Wellden
1750–1823
Stephen Fagg
1744–1804
Margaret Haines
1749–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fagg
1708–1749
Martha Faulkner
1710–1743
Thomas Haines
1725–1787
Martha London
1725–

Edward Simms's Descendants

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Edward Simms (Jan 1860–1942) m. Frances (Agnes) Wilson (5 Jan 1862–Sep 1917)
  1. 1. Frances Sims 1889– m. Albert (Edwin) Clark 1892– m. Alfred (Edward) Paul 1885–1915
    1. 1. Alfred (Edward) Paul 1912–
    2. 2. Frederick (George) Paul 1913–
  2. 2. Lilly (Jane) Sims 1880–1949 m. Mark Hughes 1876–1948
    1. 1. Lily (Jane) Hughes 1901–1937
    2. 2. Mark (Edward) Hughes 1899–1986 m. Maud (Alexandra) Edwards 1902–1981
    3. 3. Ethel (Beatrice) Hughes 1904–1981
    4. 4. Ellen (Frances) Hughes 1913–1992
  3. 3. Frederick (James) Sims 1893–1976
  4. 4. Edward (Richard) Sims 1882–1956 m. Sarah (Ann) Smith 1881–1929
    1. 1. Edith (Grace) Sims 1906–1981 m. William (Brayton) Tait 1901–1978

Edward Simms's Timeline

9 Records

1860
Jan 1860
Birth of Edward Simms in Dymchurch, Kent, England
Dymchurch, Kent, England
1860
1 Jan 1860
Edward Simms was baptized in Dymchurch, Kent, England
Dymchurch, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 1
Edward Simms resided here in Dymchurch, Kent, England
Dymchurch, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 11
Edward Simms resided here in Dymchurch, Kent, England
Dymchurch, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 21
Edward Simms resided here in Dymchurch, Kent, England
Dymchurch, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 31
Edward Simms resided here in Deptford, St James, St Paul Deptford, London, England
Deptford, St James, St Paul Deptford, London, England
1901
1901
Age 41
Edward Simms resided here in Deptford St Paul, London, England
Deptford St Paul, London, England
1911
1911
Age 51
Edward Simms resided here in Hythe St Leonard, England
Hythe St Leonard, England
1942
1942
Age 82
Death of Edward Simms in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1860
    Event Place: Dymchurch, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1015; Folio: 19; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341241
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1021; Folio: 20; Page: 1; GSU roll: 827472
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 555; Folio: 22; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542660
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1860
    Event Place: Dymchurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dymchurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 555; Folio: 22; Page: 7; GSU roll: 542660

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Dymchurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1021; Folio: 20; Page: 1; GSU roll: 827472

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dymchurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1015; Folio: 19; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1341241

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Deptford, St James, St Paul Deptford, London, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 503; Folio: 15; Page: 21; GSU roll: 6095613

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Deptford St Paul, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 526; Folio: 15; Page: 21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Hythe St Leonard, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England
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