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Rachel Margaret Sims 1889–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1889

Birth Location: Seeleys Creek, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 16 Oct 1944

Death Location: Petersham, New South Wales

Father: George Simms

Mother: Susan Jackson

Spouse(s): John Herlihy

Children(s): Marjorie Herlihy, Daphne Herlihy, John Herlihy, Kathleen Herlihy, Rene Herlihy

Rachel Margaret Sims was born in 1889 in Seeleys Creek, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, the child of George Maurice Simms And Susan Jackson. Rachel Margaret Sims married John Herbert Herlihy, and had children including Daphne Gwendoline Herlihy, John Jack Herlihy, Kathleen Maud Herlihy, Marjorie Mary Herlihy, Rene Cecelia Herlihy. Rachel Margaret Sims passed away in 1944 in Petersham, New South Wales.

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Biography

  • Rachel Margaret Sims was born in 1889 in Seeleys Creek, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, the child of George Maurice Simms And Susan Jackson.
  • Rachel Margaret Sims married John Herbert Herlihy, and had children including Daphne Gwendoline Herlihy, John Jack Herlihy, Kathleen Maud Herlihy, Marjorie Mary Herlihy, Rene Cecelia Herlihy.
  • Rachel Margaret Sims passed away in 1944 in Petersham, New South Wales.

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Rachel Sims's Ancestors

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Rachel Sims
1889–1944
Birth Place: Seeleys Creek, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
George Maurice Simms
1817–1911
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Susan Jackson
1849–1925
Thetford, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
James Simbs
1787–1869
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Phoebe (Elizabeth) Morris
1790–1862
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Robert Jackson
1820–1899
Methwold, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Coates
1820–1853
Northwold, Norfolk, England
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Rachel Sims's Descendants

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Rachel (Margaret) Sims (16 May 1889–16 Oct 1944) m. John (Herbert) Herlihy (1887–17 Jul 1955)
  1. 1. Marjorie (Mary) Herlihy 1928–1977
  2. 2. Daphne (Gwendoline) Herlihy 1922–1925
  3. 3. John ((Jack)) Herlihy 1915–2002
  4. 4. Kathleen (Maud) Herlihy 1917–1997
  5. 5. Rene (Cecelia) Herlihy 1919–

Rachel Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1889
16 May 1889
Birth of Rachel Margaret Sims in Seeleys Creek, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Seeleys Creek, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
1944
16 Oct 1944
Age 55
Death of Rachel Margaret Sims in Petersham, New South Wales
Petersham, New South Wales

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1889
    Event Place: Seeleys Creek, Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1944
    Event Place: Petersham, New South Wales

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