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Edward Sims 1862–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1862

Birth Location: Fairfield

Death Date: 20 Jul 1949

Death Location: Ashford, Kent, England

Father: Samuel Sims

Mother: Cecilia Sheppard

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Edward Sims was born in 1862 in Fairfield, the child of Samuel Sims And Cecilia Longley Sheppard. In 1871, Edward Sims resided in Fairfield, Kent, England. Edward Sims passed away in 1949 in Ashford, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Sims was born in 1862 in Fairfield, the child of Samuel Sims And Cecilia Longley Sheppard.
  • In 1871, Edward Sims resided in Fairfield, Kent, England.
  • Edward Sims passed away in 1949 in Ashford, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sims
1835–1922
Birth Location: Brookland Kent England
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Cecilia Sheppard
1835–1908
Birth Location: Lydd Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Sims's Ancestors

Self
Edward Sims
1862–1949
Birth Place: Fairfield
Parents
Samuel Sims
1835–1922
Brookland Kent England
Cecilia (Longley) Sheppard
1835–1908
Lydd Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Jonathan Sims
1809–1881
Wittersham Kent England
Eliza Burgess
1808–1878
East Guldeford, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Sims
1783–1872
Mary Wells
1782–1864
William Burgess
1787–1853
Mary Brooker
1790–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John **
1752–1827
Elizabeth **
1750–1823
Thomas Burgess
1746–1812
Mary Reist
1746–1811

Edward Sims's Timeline

8 Records

1862
abt 1862
Birth of Edward Sims in Fairfield, Kent, England
Fairfield, Kent, England
1862
1862
Birth of Edward Sims in Fairfield
Fairfield
1871
1871
Age 9
Edward Sims resided here in Fairfield, Kent, England
Fairfield, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 19
Edward Sims resided here in Warehorne, Kent, England
Warehorne, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 29
Edward Sims resided here in Ivychurch, Kent, England
Ivychurch, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 39
Edward Sims resided here in Ivychurch, Kent, England
Ivychurch, Kent, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 49
Edward Sims resided here in Brookland and Ivychurch, Kent, England
Brookland and Ivychurch, Kent, England
1949
20 Jul 1949
Age 87
Death of Edward Sims in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1862
    Event Place: Fairfield, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4679; Schedule Number: 103
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 754; Folio: 49; Page: 10; GSU Roll: 6095864
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 949; Folio: 72; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341226
    [4] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1022; Folio: 84; Page: 14; GSU roll: 827472
    [5] 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Fairfield
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Fairfield, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1022; Folio: 84; Page: 14; GSU roll: 827472

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Warehorne, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 949; Folio: 72; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341226

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ivychurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 754; Folio: 49; Page: 10; GSU Roll: 6095864

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ivychurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Brookland and Ivychurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4679; Schedule Number: 103

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1949
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
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