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John Simms 1753–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 Dec 1827

Death Location: Wittersham, Kent, United Kingdom

Father: THOMAS (Simms)

Mother: Mary Cobb

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Alce

Children(s): John Simms, Elizabeth Sims, George Simms, Jenny Simms, Thomas Sims, Charlotte Sims, David Sims, Catherine Sims, William Sims, George Sims

The story of John Simms began in 1753 in Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom. John Simms married Elizabeth Alce, and had children including Catherine Kitty Sims, Charlotte Sims, David Sims, Elizabeth Sims, George Simms, George Sims, Jenny Simms, John Simms, Thomas Sims, William Sims. John Simms passed away in 1827 in Wittersham, Kent, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of John Simms began in 1753 in Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Simms married Elizabeth Alce, and had children including Catherine Kitty Sims, Charlotte Sims, David Sims, Elizabeth Sims, George Simms, George Sims, Jenny Simms, John Simms, Thomas Sims, William Sims.
  • John Simms passed away in 1827 in Wittersham, Kent, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

THOMAS (Simms)
1707–1778
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Mary Cobb
1711–1772
Birth Location: Snave, Ashford Borough, Kent,Great Britain
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Alce
1750–1823
Birth Location: Winchelsea Sussex, England, United Kingdom
EA

Children(s)

John Simms
1777–1826
Birth Location: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Sims
1781–1839
Birth Location: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
ES
George Simms
1792–1826
Birth Location: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
GS
Jenny Simms
1779–1862
Birth Location: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Sims
1790–
Birth Location: Wittersham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
TS
Charlotte Sims
1784–
Birth Location: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
CS
David Sims
1786–1861
Birth Location: Wittersham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
DS
Catherine Sims
1782–1849
Birth Location: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
CS
William Sims
1783–1872
Birth Location: Wittersham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
WS
George Sims
1778–1778
Birth Location: Wittersham, Kent, England
GS

John Simms's Ancestors

Self
John Simms
1753–1827
Birth Place: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
THOMAS SIMS (Simms)
1707–1778
Northiam, Sussex, England
Mary Cobb
1711–1772
Snave, Ashford Borough, Kent,Great Britain
Grandparents
Thomas Cobb
1684–1717
Shadoxhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth White
1688–1719
St Peter Thanet Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John White
1646–1732
Ann Norwood
1653–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Emptage
1630–1679

John Simms's Descendants

1.
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John Simms (1753–19 Dec 1827) m. Elizabeth Alce (1750–15 Mar 1823)
  1. 1. John Simms 1777–1826
  2. 2. Elizabeth Sims 1781–1839
  3. 3. George Simms 1792–1826
  4. 4. Jenny Simms 1779–1862 m. Thomas Marley 1770–1844
    1. 1. George (Sims) Marley 1817–1876
    2. 2. William (George) Marley 1800–1880
    3. 3. John Marley 1802–1873
    4. 4. Jane Marley 1803–1803
    5. 5. Thomas Marley 1804–
    6. 6. Henry Marley 1807–1808
    7. 7. Frederick Marley 1808–1812
    8. 8. George Marley 1811–1812
    9. 9. Charles Marley 1812–1889
    10. 10. Alfred Marley 1814–1881
    11. 11. Frederick Marley 1820–1887 m. Hannah (Jane) Tiltman 1824–1899
      1. 1. Robert (Thomas Albert) Marley 1851–1885 m. Ellen (Ann) Bloomfield 1859–1952
        1. 1. Norval (Sinclair) Marley 1885–1955 m. Lena Scott 1903–1969 m. Sidilla (Editha "Cedella") Malcolm 1926–2008
        2. 2. Robert (A) Marley 1878–1938
  5. 5. Thomas Sims 1790–
  6. 6. Charlotte Sims 1784–
  7. 7. David Sims 1786–1861
  8. 8. Catherine ((Kitty)) Sims 1782–1849
  9. 9. William Sims 1783–1872
  10. 10. George Sims 1778–1778

John Simms's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of John Simms in Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
1827
19 Dec 1827
Age 74
Death of John Simms in Wittersham, Kent, United Kingdom
Wittersham, Kent, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Wittersham Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1827
    Event Place: Wittersham, Kent, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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