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Lydia Florence Ellen Sims 1916–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1916

Birth Location: Islington, London, England

Death Date: 8 Jan 2013

Death Location: England

Father: Henry Sims

Mother: Lydia (dup)

Spouse(s): Duncan Purdue

Children(s):

Lydia Florence Ellen Sims was born in 1916 in Islington, London, England, the child of Henry Joseph Ted Sims And Lydia Turner Dup. In 1921, Lydia Florence Ellen Sims resided in Southend on Sea, Essex, England. Lydia Florence Ellen Sims married Duncan Purdue, and had children including Margaret A Purdue, Patricia J Purdue. Lydia Florence Ellen Sims passed away in 2013 in England.

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Biography

  • Lydia Florence Ellen Sims was born in 1916 in Islington, London, England, the child of Henry Joseph Ted Sims And Lydia Turner Dup.
  • In 1921, Lydia Florence Ellen Sims resided in Southend on Sea, Essex, England.
  • Lydia Florence Ellen Sims married Duncan Purdue, and had children including Margaret A Purdue, Patricia J Purdue.
  • Lydia Florence Ellen Sims passed away in 2013 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Sims's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Sims
1916–2013
Birth Place: Islington, London, England
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–

Lydia Sims's Timeline

7 Records

1916
12 Aug 1916
Birth of Lydia Florence Ellen Sims in Islington, London, England
Islington, London, England
1916
1 Oct 1916
Lydia Florence Ellen Sims was baptized
None
1921
1921
Age 5
Lydia Florence Ellen Sims resided here in Southend on Sea, Essex, England
Southend on Sea, Essex, England
1939
1939
Age 23
Lydia Florence Ellen Sims resided here in Essex, England
Essex, England
1964
1964
Age 48
Lydia Florence Ellen Sims resided here in Redbridge, England
Redbridge, England
1965
1965
Age 49
Lydia Florence Ellen Sims resided here in Redbridge, England
Redbridge, England
2013
8 Jan 2013
Age 97
Death of Lydia Florence Ellen Sims in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1916
    Event Place: Islington, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P83CLEA01008
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index:, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 1b, Page 354
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register
    [4] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 159080, RD 195 RS 2 ED 71; Book: 09080

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1916
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923, London Metropolitan Archives; "London, England, UK" ; Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P83CLEA01008

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Southend on Sea, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 159080, RD 195 RS 2 ED 71; Book: 09080

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1964
    Event Place: Redbridge, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Redbridge, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 2013
    Event Place: England

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