Alexander Sim (1849 - 1890)

Born 1849 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza (Stannett) Ward — married 29 Jun 1876 in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1890 at about age 41 in Charters Towers, Qld. Australia

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Biography

Birth and Origins

Alexander was born in 1849, Aberdour, Fifeshire, Scotland, son of Alexander Sim and Elizabeth Ferguson^[1]

Marriage and Family

He married Eliza Stannett on 29 June 1876, Charters Towers, Queensland^{[2] [3]}

"SIM—STANNETT.—On the 29th ultimo, by the Rev. R. J. Carson, Alexandra Sim to Eliza Stannett, both of Charters Towers."^[4]

They had children:

• Ellen Sim, b. 17 Dec 1876, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia^[5]
• Janet Anne Sim b. 2 Mar 1878, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia^[6] m. Henry Smedley d. Sydney, Australia, Queensland
• Alexander Albert Sim b 11-Sep 1879, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia^[7] d 9 May 1884, ^[8]
• Charlotte Jessie Sim b. 5 Dec 1883, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia^[9] (m HOUGH),
• May Alberta Sim b. 5 May 1885, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia^[10] (m BRYNE);

Death

Alex Sim died 15 Aug 1890, Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia^[11]

"FUNERAL NOTICE.
THE Friends of ALEXANDER SIM are requested to attend his Funeral, which will leave his late Residence, Victoria Sawmill, THIS AFTERNOON, at 4.30 p.m. THOS. J. KELLY.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Graham Pollock.
2. ↑ Marriage -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Marriages 1876/C/437
3. ↑ Ward Family Tree -- Greg DAVIS , Ward Family pdf, Page 7, 24 - Oct - 16, http://gdavis.id.au/family/support/pdf/ward.pdf , acc 18 Aug 2019
4. ↑ Marriage Notice -- The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954), Sat 1 Jul 1876, Page 2, Family Notices, Trove, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77042381
5. ↑ Birth of Daughter Ellen -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births, 1877/C/2791
6. ↑ Birth of Daughter Janet -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births,1878/C/2887
7. ↑ Birth of Son Alexander -- Queensland Registry of BDM, BDM Births, 1879/C/3288
8. ↑ Death of Son Alexander -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Deaths, 1884/C/2171
9. ↑ Birth of Daughter Charlotte -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births 1884/C/3854
10. ↑ Birth of Daughter May -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Births 1885/C/4550
11. ↑ Death -- Queensland Registry of BDM, Deaths, 1890/C/2462, parents Alexander Sim and Elizabeth Ferguson
12. ↑ Funeral Notice -- The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) Sat 16 Aug 1890, Page 3, Family Notices, Trove, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/77006472