Thomas Sims (1848 - 1907)

Born 21 Jul 1848 in Wittersham, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann Hockey — married Dec 1870 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1907 at age 58 in Snodland, Kent, England

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Biography

Birth

Thomas Sims was born in Wittersham, Kent in 1848^[1]. He was the son of Richard Sims and Jane (Brann) Sims.

Marriage

Thomas Sims and Sarah Ann Hockey were married in the Witney Registration District of Oxfordshire in 1870^[2].

Censuses

1851 Residence: Dobles, Wittersham, Kent^[3]

Richard Sims, head, mar, 37, ag lab, born in Wittersham, Kent

Jane Sims, wife, mar, 35, born in Wittersham, Kent

Mary Sims, dau, 14, born in Wittersham, Kent

George Sims, son, 12, scholar, born in Wittersham, Kent

Lucy Sims, dau, 10, scholar, born in Wittersham, Kent

Ann Sims, dau, 8, scholar, born in Wittersham, Kent

Richard Sims, son, 6, scholar, born in Wittersham, Kent

Jane Sims, dau, 4, at home, born in Wittersham, Kent

Thomas Sims, son, 2, at home, born in Wittersham, Kent

Harriet Sims, dau, 8mo, at home, born in Wittersham, Kent

1861 Residence: Hunts Hill, Wittersham, Kent^[4]

Richard Sims, head, mar, 47, ag labourer, born in Wittersham, Kent

Jane Sims, wife, mar, 45, born in Wittersham, Kent

Thomas Sims, son, 12, house boy, born in Wittersham, Kent

Harriet Kitty Sims, dau, 10, scholar, born in Wittersham, Kent

Elizabeth Sims, dau, 8, scholar, born in Wittersham, Kent

Eliza Sims, dau, 4, scholar, born in Wittersham, Kent

Lucy Sims, dau, 6, scholar, born in Wittersham, Kent

1871 Residence: 10 Bridge Street, Witney, Oxfordshire^[5]

Thomas Sims, head, mar, 23, draper and grocer, born in Wittersham, Kent

Sarah Ann Sims, wife, mar, 31, born in Coggs, Oxon

1881 Residence: High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire^[6]

Thomas Sims, head, mar, 31, boot salesman, born in Wittersham, Kent

Sarah A Sims, wife, mar, 39, born in Witney, Oxon

Charles Sims, son, 6, scholar, born in Witney, Oxon

George Sims, son, 4, born in Witney, Oxon

Eliza Calcutt, servant, unm, 23, domestic servant, born in St Harcourt, Oxon

1891 Residence: 3 Oxford Street, Old Borough, Buckinghamshire^[7]

Thomas Sims, head, mar, 39, book salesman, born in Wittersham, Kent

Sarah A Sims, wife, mar, 49, born in Witney, Oxon

1901 Residence: 9 Trinity Terrace, Baker Street, Abergarvenny, Monmouthshire^[8]

Thomas Sims, head, mar, 57, bootshop manager, born in Wittersham, Kent

Sarah Ann Sims, wife, mar, 61, born in Witney, Oxon

Lucy H Sims, dau, single, 19, born in Witney, Oxon

Death

Thomas died at 9 High Street, Snodland, Kent on 15th April 1907^[9]. The cause of death was stomach cancer. Probate was granted in 1908 to Charles Sims, draper, and his effects were valued at £679 14s^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ Register of Births, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1848 S Quarter in Tenterden Volume 05 Page 485 Mother's maiden name: Brann https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
2. ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1870 D Quarter in Witney Volume 03A Page 1113 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
3. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 4a Class: HO107; Piece: 1620; Folio: 132; Page: 14; GSU roll: 193521 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry and Ancestry Record 8860 #1594204
4. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 13b Class: Rg 9; Piece: 509; Folio: 132; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542652 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
5. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) ED 12 Class: RG10; Piece: 1453; Folio: 66; Page: 28; GSU roll: 838784 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
6. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 11 Class: RG11; Piece: 1516; Folio: 25; Page: 15; GSU roll: 1341366 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
7. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO) ED 3 Class: RG12; Piece: 1137; Folio: 72; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6096247 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
8. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), ED 4 Class: RG13; Piece: 4929; Folio: 77; Page: 6 Sharing Link to census image on Ancestry
9. ↑ Register of Deaths, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1907 J Quarter in Malling Volume 02A Page 417 Age at Death: 59 https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
10. ↑ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. 1908 Sharing Link to probate register image on Ancestry