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Edward David Simms 1927–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1927

Birth Location: Islington, London

Death Date: Apr 1989

Death Location: Havering, Greater London, England

Father: Henry Sims

Mother: Lydia (dup)

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In 1927, Edward David Simms entered the world in Islington, London, born to Henry Joseph Ted Sims And Lydia Turner Dup. In 1939, Edward David Simms resided in Essex, England. Edward David Simms passed away in 1989 in Havering, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1927, Edward David Simms entered the world in Islington, London, born to Henry Joseph Ted Sims And Lydia Turner Dup.
  • In 1939, Edward David Simms resided in Essex, England.
  • Edward David Simms passed away in 1989 in Havering, Greater London, England.

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Edward Simms's Ancestors

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Edward Simms
1927–1989
Birth Place: Islington, London
Parents
Henry Joseph “Ted” Sims
1897–1975
27 Hermes Street, Holborn, London
Lydia (Turner) (dup)
1897–1948
Islington, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John (Edward) Simms
1876–1917
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Florence (Ada) Shaw
1876–1933
15 Brooksby Street, Islington, Middlesex, England
David (Frederick) Turner
1858–1932
Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England
Ellen (Hardham) Norris
1857–1939
Henfield, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sims
1852–
Agnes
1854–
John Shaw
1811–1890
Catherine Mardell
1839–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shaw
1774–1819
Susannah Jones
1781–1859
Edmund Mardell
1810–
Sarah Clark
1819–

Edward Simms's Timeline

3 Records

1927
27 May 1927
Birth of Edward David Simms in Islington, London
Islington, London
1939
1939
Age 12
Edward David Simms resided here in Essex, England
Essex, England
1989
Apr 1989
Age 62
Death of Edward David Simms in Havering, Greater London, England
Havering, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1927
    Event Place: Islington, London
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 13; Page: 266
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index:, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 1b, Page 372
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011573I

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011573I

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1989
    Event Place: Havering, Greater London, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 13; Page: 266

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