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John Sims
(Bef 1795-)
Elizabeth Absolon
(Bef 1795-)
Henry Allen
(Cal 1799-Between 1851/1861)
Eliza Warren
(Cal 1799-After 1861)
Henry Sims
(1816-1887)
Sarah Ann Allen
(1821-1901)
Henry William Sims
(1847-1909)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Emily Lydia Faulkner

Henry William Sims 2

  • Born: 9 Dec 1847, 1 Eltham Street, Locksfields, Walworth 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage: Emily Lydia Faulkner on 27 Feb 1870 in St Saviour, Southwark 1
  • Died: 9 Feb 1909, Union Infirmary, West Ham 7 8
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  Chronology:

In 1851 he was with his parents and sister at 3 Victory Place, Newington. 9

In 1861 he was with his parents and sister at 48 St Andrews Road, Newington. 10

In 1867 at the time of son Henry's birth he was a Coffee Roasters Assistant. Henry Joseph Faulkner Sims was born at 25 Lions Street Newington which is also given as Emily's residence. It is probable that Henry lived there as well. Emily is recorded as being Sims formerly Faulkner but it seems they may not have married until 1867. 11

In 1871 he was a Commercial Clerk at Munero? Works living at 8 Alice St, West Ham with his wife and son Frederick. There is no sign of his eldest son, Henry. 12

In 1881 he was living at 20 Stephenson St, West Ham with wife and six children and was working as a Dock Clerk. 13

In May 1888 at the time of son Henry's marriage he was described as a Ship's Clerk. 14

In 1901 he was a Clerk, Ships Tally living with wife and four children at 29 Alexander St, West Ham. 7

In 1909 at the time of his death at the Union Infirmary he was described as a Ship's Clerk of 7 Church St, Canning Town. 15


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Henry married Emily Lydia Faulkner, daughter of Joseph Faulkner and Lydia Mason, on 27 Feb 1870 in St Saviour, Southwark.1 (Emily Lydia Faulkner was born on 13 Sep 1849 in 4 Church Pl, Newington, Surrey 16 17 18 19, christened on 7 Oct 1849 in St Mary, Newington 20 and died in 1935 in West Ham, Essex 21.)


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1 FreeBMD Online Index of BMD, England & Wales, www.freebmd.org.uk, Marriages Mar 1870 Sims Henry William St Saviour 1d 13_

Marriages Mar 1870 BEACROFT William Joseph St. Saviour 1d 131 FAULKNER Emily Lydia St Saviour1d 131 Linney Eliza St Saviour 1d 131. good chance but page corrupt.

2 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, 1881C. Hy. SIMMS Head M Male 33 Newington, Surrey, England Dock Clerk Emily SIMMS Wife M Female 31 Newington, Surrey, England Wife Hy. SIMMS Son U Male 13 Newington, Surrey, England Bakers Boy Fredk. SIMMS Son U Male 10 Newington, Surrey, England Scholar Emily SIMMS Daug U Female 8 West Ham, Essex, England Scholar Wm. SIMMS Son U Male 6 West Ham, Essex, England Scholar Lydia SIMMS Daug U Female 4 West Ham, Essex, England Scholar Ernest SIMMS Son U Male 1 West Ham, Essex, England Inft Source Information: Dwelling 20 Stephenson Census PlaceWest Ham, Essex, England Family History Library Film 1341410 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 1717 / 67 Page Number 21. Tentative.

3 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, Birth & 1881C. Worth noting but 30k south of Lambeth ............... HENRY JOSEPH SIMMS Male Event(s): Birth: Christening: 27 FEB 1848 Caterham, Surrey, England Death: Burial: Parents: Father: HENRY SIMMS Mother: MARY ANNE. Very tentative.

4 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, HENRY JOSEPH SIMMS Male


Event(s): Birth: Christening: 27 FEB 1848 Caterham, Surrey, England Death: Burial:




Parents: Father: HENRY SIMMS <individual_record.asp?recid=500151791152&lds=1®ion=2&frompage=1> Family <family_group_record.asp?familyid=152267399&indi_id=500151791152&lds=1®ion=2&frompage=1> Mother: MARY ANNE <individual_record.asp?recid=500151791153&lds=1®ion=2&frompage=1>. Very Tentative.

5 FreeBMD Online Index of BMD, England & Wales, www.freebmd.org.uk, Births Mar 1848 SIMSHenry WilliamNewington 4399. Henry William Sims - newington Mar 1848 (looks like the one)
Ordered 30/12/4 - rcvd 22/1/5.

6 General Register Office (England & Wales) Certificate, http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/home.asp, Birth.

7 Census 1901 - PRO.

8 FreeBMD Online Index of BMD, England & Wales, www.freebmd.org.uk, Death. Deaths Mar 1909 SIMS Henry William 61 W. Ham 4a 209. Ordered 30/12/04 - rcvd 22/1/5.

9 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1851C.

10 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1861C.

11 General Register Office (England & Wales) Certificate, http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/home.asp, Birth HJS 1867.

12 Census UK, http://www.censusuk.co.uk/, 1871C.

13 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1881C.

14 General Register Office (England & Wales) Certificate, http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/home.asp, Marriage HJFS&EEF 1888.

15 General Register Office (England & Wales) Certificate, http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/home.asp, Death.

16 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, 1881 census.

17 FreeBMD Online Index of BMD, England & Wales, www.freebmd.org.uk, Births Sep 1848 FAULKNER Emily Lucy Lambeth 4 255. Possible but Lucy not Lydia and 1848 not 1850 - check when more for 1848 - 1850 on freebmd.

18 1837online (now findmypast), http://www.findmypast.com, 1849 Dec Faulkner Emily Lydia Newington 4 353. Ordered 18/3/05.

19 General Register Office (England & Wales) Certificate, http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/home.asp.

20 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Parish.

21 FreeBMD Online Index of BMD, England & Wales, www.freebmd.org.uk, Deaths Jun 1935
Sims Emily L 85 W.Ham 4a 32.