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Joseph Sims 1846–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1846

Birth Location: Hull, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 15 Jul 1926

Death Location: Hawkshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England

Father: George Sims

Mother: Harriet Raynes

Spouse(s): Annie Ward, Mary Keray

Children(s): Ada Wilkinson, Harriet Sims, John Sims, George Sims, Frederick Sims, Maude Sims, William Sims, Sarah Sims, Albert Sims, Charles Sims, Ernest Sims

In 1846, Joseph Sims entered the world in Hull, Yorkshire, England, born to George Sims And Harriet Raynes. In 1851, Joseph Sims resided in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England. In 1861, Joseph Sims resided in Middlewich, Newton, Cheshire, England. Joseph Sims married Annie Eliza Ward, Mary Jane Keray, and had children including Ada Wilkinson, Albert Edward Sims, Charles Harold Sims, Ernest Percy Sims, Frederick William Sims, George Edward Sims, Harriet Annie Sims, John Joseph Sims, Maude Amelia Sims, Sarah Elizabeth May Sims, William Henry Sims. Joseph Sims passed away in 1926 in Hawkshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Joseph Sims entered the world in Hull, Yorkshire, England, born to George Sims And Harriet Raynes.
  • In 1851, Joseph Sims resided in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England.
  • In 1861, Joseph Sims resided in Middlewich, Newton, Cheshire, England.
  • Joseph Sims married Annie Eliza Ward, Mary Jane Keray, and had children including Ada Wilkinson, Albert Edward Sims, Charles Harold Sims, Ernest Percy Sims, Frederick William Sims, George Edward Sims, Harriet Annie Sims, John Joseph Sims, Maude Amelia Sims, Sarah Elizabeth May Sims, William Henry Sims.
  • Joseph Sims passed away in 1926 in Hawkshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sims
1821–1887
Birth Location: Island of St Helena, British Subject
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Harriet Raynes
1819–1894
Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
HR

Spouses(s)

Annie Ward
1846–1880
Birth Location: Horwich, Lancashire, England
AW
Mary Keray
1853–1932
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
MK

Children(s)

Ada Wilkinson
1877–1964
Birth Location: Ashton On Mersey, England
AW
Harriet Sims
1869–1943
Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire
HS
John Sims
1869–1953
Birth Location: Holcombe, Lancashire, England
JS
George Sims
1871–1888
Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England
GS
Frederick Sims
1875–1916
Birth Location: Kersal Moor, Lancashire, England
FS
Maude Sims
1873–1874
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
MS
William Sims
1882–
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
WS
Sarah Sims
1884–
Birth Location: Middleton, Lancashire, England
SS
Albert Sims
1886–
Birth Location: Newton, Lancashire, England
AS
Charles Sims
1889–1925
Birth Location: Atherton, Lancashire, England
CS
Ernest Sims
1886–1887
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
ES

Joseph Sims's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Sims
1846–1926
Birth Place: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Parents
George Sims
1821–1887
Island of St Helena, British Subject
Harriet Raynes
1819–1894
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
George Sims
1788–
St Helena Island, Africa
John Raynes
1790–1837
Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Sims's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Sims (24 Aug 1846–15 Jul 1926) m. Annie (Eliza) Ward (26 Jul 1846–22 Mar 1880) m. Mary (Jane) Keray (abt 1853–October 1932)
  1. 1. Ada Wilkinson 1877–1964 m. John (Richard) Rumens 1875–1955 m. William (Joseph) Ludlow 1868–1955 m. Alfred Wilkinson 1877–1925 m. Alfredo Devere 1877–
    1. 1. George Wilkinson 1910–1985
    2. 2. Frank Wilkinson 1916–
    3. 3. Mary (Sims) Wilkinson 1911–
    4. 4. Frederick Simms 1915–2002 m. Catherine Kelly 1916–
    5. 5. Clara Sims 1918–
    6. 6. Ada Sims 1904–1961 m. James (Henry) Royle 1904–1978
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Royle 1932–2023 m. William (Kenneth) Thompson 1926–2008
      2. 2. Jacqueline Royle 1925–1998
      3. 3. Ruth Royle 1927–2008 m. David Sloane 1920–2006
      4. 4. Patricia Royle 1928–2003 m. Frederick Conway 1917–1981
      5. 5. Ada Royle 1930–2006 m. Douglas Cope 1921–1972
      6. 6. Eileen Royle 1931–1993 m. Harold Reader 1926–1998 m. Raymond Horne 1928–1991
      7. 7. Anthony Royle 1936–2011
      8. 8. Josephine Royle 1938–1942
      9. 9. Brian (Douglas) Royle 1949–1994 m. Patricia (Erica) Kirsten 1951–2001
      10. 10. Robert Royle 1945–2025
      11. 11. James (Henry) Royle 1928–2012 m. Miriam (A) Parkinson 1925–2020
    7. 7. Minnie (Sims) Wilkinson 1908–1990 m. Cassidy 1906–
  2. 2. Harriet (Annie) Sims 1869–1943 m. George Smith 1853–
    1. 1. Ernest Smith 1889–1937
    2. 2. Mary Smith 1891–
    3. 3. Harry Smith 1893–
    4. 4. Annie Smith 1894–
    5. 5. George Smith 1896–
    6. 6. Thomas Smith 1898–1985 m. Edith Lillian 1904–
    7. 7. Edwin Smith 1900–1981 m. Dorothy Swadling 1898–
      1. 1. Ronald (E) Smith 1926–
    8. 8. Frank Smith 1902–1979 m. Edith Eldridge 1908–
    9. 9. Hilda Smith 1910–
  3. 3. John (Joseph) Sims 1869–1953 m. Ann Cleworth 1873–1936
    1. 1. Frederick (William) Sims 1894–1958
    2. 2. Bertha (Annie) Sims 1897–
    3. 3. Israel Sims 1896–1898
    4. 4. George Sims 1900–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Sims 1902–1907
    6. 6. Ellen Sims 1904–1940
    7. 7. John Sims 1912–1912
    8. 8. Amelia Sims 1912–1966
    9. 9. Doris Sims 1907–
    10. 10. Florence (May) Sims 1909–
  4. 4. George (Edward) Sims 1871–1888
  5. 5. Frederick (William) Sims 1875–1916 m. Mary (Jane) Hill 1873–
  6. 6. Maude (Amelia) Sims 1873–1874
  7. 7. William (Henry) Sims 1882–
  8. 8. Sarah (Elizabeth May) Sims 1884–
  9. 9. Albert (Edward) Sims 1886–
  10. 10. Charles (Harold) Sims 1889–1925 m. Lucy Jackson 1892–1979
  11. 11. Ernest (Percy) Sims 1886–1887

Joseph Sims's Timeline

14 Records

1846
24 Aug 1846
Birth of Joseph Sims in Hull, Yorkshire, England
Hull, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 5
Joseph Sims resided here in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England
Whitwell, Derbyshire, England
1861
1861
Age 15
Joseph Sims resided here in Middlewich, Newton, Cheshire, England
Middlewich, Newton, Cheshire, England
1871
1871
Age 25
Joseph Sims resided here in Elton, Lancashire, England
Elton, Lancashire, England
1881
April 1881
Age 35
Joseph Sims was married in Altrincham, Cheshire
Altrincham, Cheshire
1881
1881
Age 35
Joseph Sims resided here in Hartington Upper Quarter, Derbyshire, England
Hartington Upper Quarter, Derbyshire, England
1891
1891
Age 45
Joseph Sims resided here in Over Hulton, Lancashire, England
Over Hulton, Lancashire, England
1901
1901
Age 55
Joseph Sims resided here in Bury, Lancashire, England
Bury, Lancashire, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 65
Joseph Sims resided here in Tottington, Lancashire, England
Tottington, Lancashire, England
1914
1914
Age 68
Joseph Sims resided here in Hill Side House, Hawkshaw Bury Lancashire
Hill Side House, Hawkshaw Bury Lancashire
1921
1921
Age 75
Joseph Sims resided here in Edgeworth, Lancashire, England
Edgeworth, Lancashire, England
1926
15 July 1926
Age 80
Death of Joseph Sims in Bolton, Lancashire, England
Bolton, Lancashire, England
1926
15 Jul 1926
Age 80
Death of Joseph Sims in Bury Lancashire, England
Bury Lancashire, England
1926
15 Jul 1926
Age 80
Death of Joseph Sims in Bury Lancashire, England
Bury Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1846
    Event Place: Hull, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 23454
    [2] Manchester, England, Marriages and Banns
    [3] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 3099; Folio: 103; Page: 49; GSU Roll: 6098209
    [4] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3455; Folio: 31; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341827
    [5] England & Wales, Death Index
    [6] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3960; Folio: 83; Page: 36
    [7] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3637; Folio: 70; Page: 18
    [8] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2607; Folio: 28; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542998
    [9] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2122; Folio: 505; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87752
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [11] 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1881
    Event Place: Altrincham, Cheshire
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Whitwell, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2122; Folio: 505; Page: 19; GSU roll: 87752

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Middlewich, Newton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2607; Folio: 28; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542998

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Elton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 3960; Folio: 83; Page: 36

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Hartington Upper Quarter, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3455; Folio: 31; Page: 5; GSU roll: 1341827

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Over Hulton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 3099; Folio: 103; Page: 49; GSU Roll: 6098209

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Bury, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3637; Folio: 70; Page: 18

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Tottington, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 23454

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Hill Side House, Hawkshaw Bury Lancashire
    Record Source: British Army WWI Service Records

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Edgeworth, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 July 1926
    Event Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Bury Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1926
    Event Place: Bury Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawkshaw, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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