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Walter Ivan Sims 1915 – 1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Nov 1915

Birth Location: Rochester, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 15 Aug 1979

Death Location: Williamstown, Vic

Father: John Sims

Mother: Daisy Hyslop

Spouse(s): Jessie Sims

Children(s): Mary Worsley, Susan Gillies, Patsy Williams, Bill Sims, Diane Mccluskey

In 1915, Walter Ivan Sims entered the world in Rochester, Victoria, Australia, born to John Frederick Hayhoe Sims and Daisy Mary Hyslop. Walter Ivan Sims married Jessie Sims, and had children including Mary Worsley, Susan Gillies, Patsy Williams, Bill Sims, Diane Mccluskey. Walter Ivan Sims passed away in 1979 in Williamstown, Vic.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Walter Ivan Sims entered the world in Rochester, Victoria, Australia, born to John Frederick Hayhoe Sims and Daisy Mary Hyslop.
  • Walter Ivan Sims married Jessie Sims, and had children including Mary Worsley, Susan Gillies, Patsy Williams, Bill Sims, Diane Mccluskey.
  • Walter Ivan Sims passed away in 1979 in Williamstown, Vic.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Sims's Ancestors

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Walter Sims
1915 – 1979
Birth Place: Rochester, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John Frederick Hayhoe Sims
1879 – 1965
Kyneton, Victoria
Daisy (Mary) Hyslop
1883 – 1960
Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
John (Emerson) Sims
1849 – 1941
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eliza (Jane Robins) Heyhoe
1850 – 1943
Swaffham, Norfolk England, United Kingdom
Robt Hyslop
1852 – 1919
Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Jane (Gerrard) Moore
1848 – 1920
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Hyslop
1794 – 1867
Mary Niven
1799 – 1864
John Moore
1825 – 1871
Sarah Gerrard
1821 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moore
Andrew Gerrard
1791 – 1850
Fanny Cochrane
1790 –

Walter Sims's Descendants

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Walter (Ivan) Sims (29 Nov 1915 – 15 Aug 1979) m. Jessie Sims
  1. 1. Mary Worsley
  2. 2. Susan Gillies
  3. 3. Patsy Williams
  4. 4. Bill Sims m. Cathie
  5. 5. Diane Mccluskey
    1. 1. Laura Mccluskey

Walter Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1915
29 Nov 1915
Birth of Walter Ivan Sims in Rochester, Victoria, Australia
Rochester, Victoria, Australia
1979
15 Aug 1979
Age 64
Death of Walter Ivan Sims in Williamstown, Vic
Williamstown, Vic

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1915
    Event Place: Rochester, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, World War II Military Service Records, 1939-1945, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wvrarn Street, Wihiamstown
    Record Source: Australia, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Age; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1979; Publication Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ,0.7207065,0.190874,0.75277615&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1979
    Event Place: Williamstown, Vic
    Record Source: Australia, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Age; Publication Date: 16 Aug 1979; Publication Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ,0.7207065,0.190874,0.75277615&xid=3355

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