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Joseph Henry Simms 1870–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England (1st quarter)

Death Date: 23 Mar 1942

Death Location: Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, England

Father: James Simms-Randall

Mother: Sarah Monk

Spouse(s): Martha Miss

Children(s): Doris Fane, Elsie Simms

Joseph Henry Simms was born in 1870 in Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England (1st quarter), the child of James Simms Randall And Sarah Ann Monk. Joseph Henry Simms married Martha Roocke, Martha Roocke Miss, and had children including Doris Fane, Elsie Simms. Joseph Henry Simms passed away in 1942 in Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, England.

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Biography

  • Joseph Henry Simms was born in 1870 in Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England (1st quarter), the child of James Simms Randall And Sarah Ann Monk.
  • Joseph Henry Simms married Martha Roocke, Martha Roocke Miss, and had children including Doris Fane, Elsie Simms.
  • Joseph Henry Simms passed away in 1942 in Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, England.

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Joseph Simms's Ancestors

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Joseph Simms
1870–1942
Birth Place: Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England (1st quarter)
Parents
James Simms-Randall
1830–1875
Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England (3rd quarter)
Sarah (Ann) Monk
1844–
Greenfield, Bedfordshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Joseph Simms's Descendants

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Joseph (Henry) Simms (16 Mar 1870–23 Mar 1942) m. Martha (Roocke) Miss (abt 1889–)
  1. 1. Doris Fane 1905–1976 m. Robert (James) Brown 1903–1963
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Doris) Brown 1928–2011 m. Maurice Scott 1930–2015
  2. 2. Elsie Simms 1908–1912

Joseph Simms's Timeline

2 Records

1870
16 Mar 1870
Birth of Joseph Henry Simms in Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England (1st quarter)
Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England (1st quarter)
1942
23 Mar 1942
Age 72
Death of Joseph Henry Simms in Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, England
Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Hawnes, Bedfordshire, England (1st quarter)
    Record Source: Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1942
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, England

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