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]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander: