Jane (Brann) Sims (1816 - 1901)

Born 1816 in Wittersham, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Sims — married 19 Apr 1835 in Kent, England

Descendants

Died 1901 at about age 85 in Tenterden, Kent, England

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Birth

Birth:

User ID: 9570DF17-F0F8-428D-938E-635C11DA6F24

Record ID Number: MH:IF1324

Date: 1815

Place: Wittersham, Kent, England

Death

Death:

User ID: 77EA9D57-49AC-417A-9EDD-976586A1C697

Record ID Number: MH:IF1325

Date: 1901

UPD

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Record ID Number

Record ID Number: MH:I53

User ID

User ID: 1C49AB54-8478-4326-B3A1-6FFF107C3055

Biography

Jane Brann is an example of a woman who lived her whole life in a small world, never moving more than 5 km. from her birthplace. She lived in a agricultural area at a time when most people were moving into cities for better work prospects and the hope of better living conditions. Her grandchildren though moved to many different different parts of England, and in fact lived on three different continents.

She was baptised on 16 May 1815 in Wittersham, Kent. Father's Name: Thomas Brann, Mother's Name: Ann Brann.^[1][2]

On 19 April 1835 Jane married Richard Sims.^{[2] [3]}

In 1841 the couple was living at Dobles, Wittersham (in between Moons Green and Hunts Hill) together with their first three children Mary age 4, George age 2 and 8 months old Lucy. Also living with the family was 20 year old William Brann, Jane's brother, both of them were employed as agricultural labourers.^[4]

The family lived at the same address in 1851 with the addition of five more children, Ann age 8, Richard age 6, Jane age 4, Thomas age 2 and Harriett Kitty who was 8 months old. William is no longer with the family but Richard is still an agricultural labourer.^[5]

By 1861 the family had moved to the house next door, Hunts Hill. The older children Mary, George, Lucy, Ann, Richard and Jane had all left home by this time but three more children had been born, Elizabeth aged 8, Lucy age 6 and Eliza age 4. ^[6]

In 1871 the couple, with their youngest daughter were living at 3 Back Street, Wittersham a few doors away from where they had lived previously. Back Street is now called Swan Street. There is a William Sims living at 5 Back Street, possibly a relative, Richard now aged 57 is still an agricultural labourer.^[7]

Jane's husband Richard died in 1875 and in 1881 she is found living at 5 Back Street, Wittersham with her son Richard, also an agricultural labourer, his wife and three children.^[8]

There is a claim that in 1891 Jane was living with her brother Henry Brann at No. 6 Back Street (from census), but all records show a different family at that address and there is no mention of Jane to be found. [I am making a correction to the paragraph above] [signed Ann Sims]

Name: Jane Lewis [incorrectly transcribed it should say Sims not Lewis] [Jane Sims] Age: 75 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Relation: Head Gender: Female Where born: Wittersham, Kent, England Civil Parish: Wittersham Ecclesiastical parish: Wittersham Town: Wittersham County/Island: Kent Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Registration district: Tenterden ED, institution, or vessel: 11 Piece: 696 Folio: 92 Page Number: 9 Household Members: Name Age Jane Lewis 75 [Sims] Henry Brann 60

Jane died between December 1900 and March 1901 in Tenterden, Kent. Tenterden was nearest registry office - not necessarily place of death, Jane estimated Birth Year about 1815 ^[9][2] Jane was buried with her husband Richard and the inscription says Burial 20 Jan 1875 • Wittersham Church Yard Richard Sims (P) 15.1.1875 = 61. Left sur. Jane his wife, 3 sons & 6 daus. [signed Ann Sims]

Children of Richard and Jane

Eliza SIMS b: in Wittersham, Kent, England. Has No Children

Mary SIMS b: 05 FEB 1837 in Wittersham, Kent, England. Has No Children

George SIMS b: 28 AUG 1838 in Wittersham, Kent, England. Has Children

Lucy SIMS b: 06 DEC 1840 in Wittersham, Kent, England. Has No Children

Ann SIMS b: 11 JUN 1842 in Wittersham, Kent, England. Has Children

Richard SIMS b: 1844 in Wittersham, Kent, England. Has Children

Jane SIMS b: 02 AUG 1846 in Wittersham, Kent, England. Has No Children

Thomas SIMS b: 03 SEP 1848 in Tenterden, Kent, England. Has Children

Harriet Kitty SIMS b: 08 AUG 1850 in Wittersham, Kent, England. Has Children

Name: Jane Brann. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Born 1816 Wittersham, Kent, England. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Residence 1841 Wittersham, Kent, England. ^[12] 1861 Wittersham, Kent, England. ^[11] 1851 Wittersham, Kent, England. ^[10]

File File: Media Format: jpg. Jane nee Brann Sims. File: Media Format: jpg. Richard Sims & Jane nee brann Sims.

Sources

1. ↑ Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02679-0, System Origin: England-EASy, Source Film Number: 1835873, Reference Number: it 1 p 10, Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Barrows Tree
3. ↑ Source: #S5
4. ↑ 1841 UK Census TENTERDEN, Kent HO107 piece 479 folio 20/37 page 5
5. ↑ 1851 UK Census TENTERDEN, Kent, HO107 piece 1620 folio 132 page 14
6. ↑ 1861 UK Census TENTERDEN, Kent, RG09 piece 509 folio 132 page 9
7. ↑ 1871 UK Census TENTERDEN, Kent, RG10 piece 953 folio 111 page 12
8. ↑ 1881 UK Census TENTERDEN, Kent, RG11 piece 941 folio 108 page 11
9. ↑ General register Offices reference 1901 Jan-Feb-Mar Tenterden, Kent Volume: 2a Page 535
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Source: #S-1379919479 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1620; Folio: 132; Page: 14; GSU roll: 193521 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1851&h=1594197&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt residence date: 1851 residence place: Wittersham, Kent, England Name: Jane Sims birth date: 1816 birth place: Wittersham, Kent, England Ancestry Record 8860 #1594197
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Source: #S-1379920800 Source Citation: Class: RG 9; Piece: 509; Folio: 132; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542652 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1861&h=7255548&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt residence date: 1861 residence place: Wittersham, Kent, England Name: Jane Brann birth date: 1816 birth place: Wittersham, Kent, England Ancestry Record 8767 #7255548
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2} Source: #S-1255164831 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 479; Book: 20; Civil Parish: Wittersham; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 14; Folio: 37; Page: 5; Line: 13; GSU roll: 306873 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=uki1841&h=3064905&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Name: Jane Brann residence date: 1841 residence place: Wittersham, Kent, England birth date: 1816 birth place: Wittersham, Kent, England Ancestry Record 8978 #3064905

• Source: S5 Title: Needs Confirming!

Research Notes

Census:1891

Place: Wittersham, Kent, England

Note: Name:Jane Sims

Age:75

Estimated birth year:abt 1816

Relation:Head

Gender:Female

Where born:Wittersham, Kent, England

Civil parish:Wittersham

Ecclesiastical parish:Wittersham

Town:Wittersham

County/Island:Kent

Country:England

Street address: 6 Back Street

Condition as to marriage: Widow

Registration district:Tenterden

Sub-registration district:Tenterden

ED, institution, or vessel:11

Household Members:

Name Age

Henry Brann 60 (widower and Agr Labourer)

Jane Sims 75

Henry Brann abt 1831 Wittersham, Kent, England Brother

Jane Sims abt 1816 Wittersham, Kent, England Head

• Source: S-1255164831 1841 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Data imaged from the National Note: Record Collection 8978

• Source: S-1379919479 1851 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851. Data imaged from the National A Note: Record Collection 8860

• Source: S-1379920800 1861 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A Note: Record Collection 8767