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Samuel Sims 1835–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1835

Birth Location: Brookland Kent England

Death Date: Dec 1922

Death Location: Brookland, Shepway District, Kent, England

Father: Jonathan Sims

Mother: Eliza Burgess

Spouse(s): Cecilia Sheppard

Children(s): Edward Sims, Eliza Sims, Elizabeth Sims, Alice Sims, Louisa Sims, Thomas Sims, Frank Sims, Clifton Sims, Samuel Sims

In 1835, Samuel Sims entered the world in Brookland Kent England, born to Jonathan Sims And Eliza Burgess. In 1841, Samuel Sims resided in Brookland, Kent, England. In 1851, Samuel Sims resided in Ivychurch, Kent, England. Samuel Sims married Cecilia Longley Sheppard, and had children including Alice Maria Sims, Clifton Sims, Edward Sims, Eliza Mary Sims, Elizabeth Emma Sims, Frank Sims, Louisa Agnes Sims, Samuel Sims, Thomas Sims. Samuel Sims passed away in 1922 in Brookland, Shepway District, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Samuel Sims entered the world in Brookland Kent England, born to Jonathan Sims And Eliza Burgess.
  • In 1841, Samuel Sims resided in Brookland, Kent, England.
  • In 1851, Samuel Sims resided in Ivychurch, Kent, England.
  • Samuel Sims married Cecilia Longley Sheppard, and had children including Alice Maria Sims, Clifton Sims, Edward Sims, Eliza Mary Sims, Elizabeth Emma Sims, Frank Sims, Louisa Agnes Sims, Samuel Sims, Thomas Sims.
  • Samuel Sims passed away in 1922 in Brookland, Shepway District, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Sims
1809–1881
Birth Location: Wittersham Kent England
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Eliza Burgess
1808–1878
Birth Location: East Guldeford, Sussex, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Cecilia Sheppard
1835–1908
Birth Location: Lydd Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Edward Sims
1862–1949
Birth Location: Fairfield
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Eliza Sims
1860–1905
Birth Location: Fairfield, Kent, England, United Kingdom
ES
Elizabeth Sims
1864–1941
Birth Location: Fairfield, Kent, England
ES
Alice Sims
1865–1948
Birth Location: Fairfield Kent England
AS
Louisa Sims
1867–1950
Birth Location: Fairfield Kent England
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Thomas Sims
1871–1953
Birth Location: Romney Marsh, Kent, United Kingdom
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Frank Sims
1874–1940
Birth Location: Romney Marsh, Kent, United Kingdom
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Clifton Sims
1877–1945
Birth Location: Fairfield, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Samuel Sims
1869–1941
Birth Location: Faifield Kent England
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Samuel Sims's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Sims
1835–1922
Birth Place: Brookland Kent England
Parents
Jonathan Sims
1809–1881
Wittersham Kent England
Eliza Burgess
1808–1878
East Guldeford, Sussex, England
Grandparents
William Sims
1783–1872
Wittersham, Kent, England
Mary Wells
1782–1864
Guildford Sussex England
William Burgess
1787–1853
Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, England
Mary Brooker
1790–1866
Tenterden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John **
1752–1827
Elizabeth **
1750–1823
Thomas Burgess
1746–1812
Mary Reist
1746–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas **
1707–1778
Mary **
1711–1772
Thomas **
1715–1780
Sarah **
1724–1801
Thomas BURGESS
1815–1896
Mary REIST
1820–

Samuel Sims's Descendants

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Samuel Sims (1835–Dec 1922) m. Cecilia (Longley) Sheppard (1835–9 February 1908)
  1. 1. Edward Sims 1862–1949
  2. 2. Eliza (Mary) Sims 1860–1905 m. John Pilcher 1865–1919
    1. 1. Cyril Pilcher 1900–1962 m. Daisy (Annie) Noakes 1902–1983
    2. 2. Charlie Pilcher 1899–1964 m. Fanny Moore 1897–1980
    3. 3. Joseph (Frank) Pilcher 1897–1984 m. Maude Coleman 1899–1962
    4. 4. Elizabeth ('Emma') Pilcher 1903– m. Frederick (G) Smith 1900–
  3. 3. Elizabeth ('Emma') Sims 1864–1941
  4. 4. Alice (Maria) Sims 1865–1948 m. James Carter 1860–1919
    1. 1. William (James) Carter 1893–1974
    2. 2. Frederick (Charles) Carter 1896–
    3. 3. Lilian (Susannah) Carter 1897–1973 m. Alfred Pollington 1889–
    4. 4. Clifton (George) Carter 1899–1975 m. Gladys Pollington 1900–
    5. 5. Emma (May) Carter 1901–1954 m. Harry Huggett 1897–
    6. 6. Daisy (Alice) Carter 1903–1956 m. Francis (William) Langridge 1898–1981
    7. 7. Ivy (Winifred) Carter 1906–1979 m. Albert (Eli) Dean 1904–
      1. 1. Frank Dean 1947–2012
    8. 8. John (Samuel) Carter 1911–1988 m. Gertrude (Adaline Mabel) Thorp 1911–1993
    9. 9. Frank (E) Carter 1911–1968 m. Annie (A) Griesel 1913–1997
    10. 10. Margaret (E) Carter 1895–
    11. 11. Rose Carter 1895–1945 m. Henry Arkley 1892–1930
      1. 1. Daisy (M) Arkley 1922– m. Herbert (Joseph) Bicheno 1919–2000
  5. 5. Louisa (Agnes) Sims 1867–1950 m. Charles Pilcher 1867–1954
    1. 1. Sydney Pilcher 1904–1971 m. Sylva (Odette) Pilcher 1908–1944 m. Eleanor (Joyce) Cordwell 1921–2010
    2. 2. Harold Pilcher 1897–1980 m. Annie (Bertha) Cork 1903–1982
  6. 6. Thomas Sims 1871–1953 m. Agnes (Clara) Clark 1882–1959
    1. 1. Olive (Clara) Sims 1906–2002 m. Henry (Mervyn) Harris 1905–
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Harris 1923–2016
    2. 2. Kathleen (Mary) Sims 1910–1921
    3. 3. Millicent (M) Sims 1916– m. Frederick (Ernest) Clifton 1915–
  7. 7. Frank Sims 1874–1940 m. Ellen (Hannah) Clout 1917–2006
  8. 8. Clifton Sims 1877–1945 m. Harriett (Eliza) Burgess 1879–1958
    1. 1. Nellie (Louisa) Sims 1903–2003 m. Archibald (Albert) Little 1901–1963
    2. 2. Elsie (Violet) Sims 1905–1993 m. Richard (George) Rome 1901–1961
    3. 3. Charles Sims 1910–1970
    4. 4. Margorie Sims 1915–1980
    5. 5. Alice Sims 1920–2001 m. Edward (Warren) Washford 1918–1973
      1. 1. Susan (Patricia) Washford 1942–2002 m. Albert (Edward) Phillips 1939–2004
    6. 6. Jack Sims 1923–1998
  9. 9. Samuel Sims 1869–1941 m. Florence (Annie) Wood 1875–1942
    1. 1. William (Samuel) Sims 1900–1983 m. Lilian (Florence May) Miller 1906–1983
      1. 1. William (Samuel) Sims 1924–1991 m. Ruby (Gwendoline) Dennis 1924–1968
        1. 1. Patricia (A) Sims 1944–2019 m. Graham Smith 1939–2008
      2. 2. Jean (Mary) Sims 1927–2002
      3. 3. Eileen (Joyce) Sims 1926–2001 m. James (Henry) Noakes 1925–1986
      4. 4. Amy (Flora May) Sims 1930–1993 m. Thomas (Gwynn) Williams 1921–1998
      5. 5. Shirley (Anne) Sims 1943–2003 m. Anthony (Roy) Mills 1941–2001
      6. 6. Doreen (June) Sims 1932–2016 m. Matthew Borland 1931–1980
      7. 7. Colin Sims 1945–2016
    2. 2. Cecilia (Florence) Sims 1847–1981
    3. 3. Frank Sims 1905–1980 m. Ellen (Hannah) Stunt 1917–2006
      1. 1. Barry (Frank) Sims 1949–1950
    4. 4. Louis (Agnes) Sims 1911–2002 m. Edward (George) Sheppard 1907–1975

Samuel Sims's Timeline

11 Records

1835
1835
Birth of Samuel Sims in Brookland Kent England
Brookland Kent England
1841
1841
Age 6
Samuel Sims resided here in Brookland, Kent, England
Brookland, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 16
Samuel Sims resided here in Ivychurch, Kent, England
Ivychurch, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 26
Samuel Sims resided here in Fairfield, Kent, England
Fairfield, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 36
Samuel Sims resided here in Fairfield, Kent, England
Fairfield, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 46
Samuel Sims resided here in Ivychurch, Kent, England
Ivychurch, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 56
Samuel Sims resided here in Ivychurch, Kent, England
Ivychurch, Kent, England
1901
1901 April
Age 66
Samuel Sims resided here in Ivychurch, Kent, England
Ivychurch, Kent, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 76
Samuel Sims resided here in Brookland and Ivychurch, Kent, England
Brookland and Ivychurch, Kent, England
1922
1922
Age 87
Samuel Sims resided here in Kent, England
Kent, England
1922
Dec 1922
Age 87
Death of Samuel Sims in Romney Marsh, Kent, England
Romney Marsh, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: Brookland Kent England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4679; Schedule Number: 103
    [2] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 754; Folio 49; Page 10; GSU roll: 6095864.
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1015; Folio: 58; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341241.
    [4] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
    [5] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1022; Folio: 84; Page: 14; GSU roll: 827472.
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: ; Piece: 855; Folio: 48; Page: 10.
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 556; Folio: 80; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542661.
    [8] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1634; Folio: 109; Page: 12; GSU roll: 193537-193537.
    [9] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 477; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Brookland; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 6; Page: 7; Line: 18; GSU roll: 306872.
    [10] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Brookland, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 477; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Brookland; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 6; Page: 7; Line: 18; GSU roll: 306872.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ivychurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1634; Folio: 109; Page: 12; GSU roll: 193537-193537.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Fairfield, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 556; Folio: 80; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542661.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Fairfield, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1022; Folio: 84; Page: 14; GSU roll: 827472.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ivychurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1015; Folio: 58; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341241.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ivychurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 754; Folio 49; Page 10; GSU roll: 6095864.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901 April
    Event Place: Ivychurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: ; Piece: 855; Folio: 48; Page: 10.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Brookland and Ivychurch, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4679; Schedule Number: 103

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1922
    Event Place: Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1922
    Event Place: Romney Marsh, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brookland, Shepway District, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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