William Sims (1824)

Born 1824 in Morley Park, Heage, Derbyshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Clark) Sims — married 21 Feb 1856 in Ashbourne, Derbyshire

Descendants

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Emma Sims [send private message]

Biography

William Sims was born in Derbyshire, England.

Christening

Name: William Sims

Event Type: Christening

Event Date: 21 Mar 1824

Event Place: Heage, Heage, Derbyshire, England

Gender: Male

Father's Name: John Sims

Mother's Name: Anne Sims^[1]

Census 1841

Event Place: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Residence Note: Yeldersley

Registration District: Ashbourne

Parish: Ashbourne

County: Derbyshire

John Sims Male 62 Derbyshire

Ann Sims Female 55 Derbyshire

George Sims Male 20 Derbyshire

William Sims Male 15 Derbyshire

Mary Ann Sims Female 10 Derbyshire

John Nelson Male 25 Derbyshire

George Bunting Male 15 Derbyshire

Elizabeth Foul Female 20 Derbyshire^[2]

Census 1851

Event Place: Yeldersley, Derbyshire, England

Registration District: Ashbourne

John Sims Head Male 76 Heage, Derbyshire

Ann Sims Wife Female 64 Hazlewood, Derbyshire

George Sims Son Male 30 Moresby Park, Derbyshire

William Sims Son Male 25 Moresby Park, Derbyshire

Ruth Marsh Servant Female 17 Arched Moor, Staffordshire

William Ault Servant Male 16 Hollington, Derbyshire

Samuel Salt Servant Male 14 Yeldersley, Derbyshire

George Geffrey Servant Male 23 Bollington, Derbyshire^[3]

Marriage

Name: William Simms

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 21 Jan 1856

Event Place: Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Event Place (Original): Ashbourne, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Single

Father's Name: John Simms

Spouse's Name: Dorothy Clarke

Spouse's Gender: Female

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Spouse's Father's Name: Samuel Clarke^[4]

Census 1861

Event Place: Hognaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Event Place (Original): Hognaston, Derbyshire, England

Registration District: Ashborne

Residence Note: Turlow Fields

William Sims Head Male 35 Heage, Derbyshire - Farmer of 64 Acres

Dorothy Sims Wife Female 28 Yeldersley, Derbyshire

Elizabeth Sims Daughter Female 3 Hognaston, Derbyshire

William Sims Son Male 0 Hognaston, Derbyshire

Ann Lamb Servant Female 17 Hulland, Derbyshire

Fredrick Redford Servant Male 22 Hognaston, Derbyshire^[5]

Census 1871

Event Place: Hognaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sub-District: Brassington

William Sims Head Male 45 Heage, Derbyshire

Dorothy Sims Wife Female 38 Yeldersley, Derbyshire

William Sims Son Male 10 Hognaston, Derbyshire

Sarah A Sims Daughter Female 8 Hognaston, Derbyshire

Emily Sims Daughter Female 6 Hognaston, Derbyshire

Georgaina Sims Daughter Female 4 Hognaston, Derbyshire

John Bartholomew Servant Male 18 Thirk Trenton, Derbyshire

Jane Daniels Servant Female 12 Hulland, Derbyshire^[6]

Census 1881

Event Place: Hognaston, Derbyshire, England

Registration District: Ashborne

William Sims Head Male 55 Heage, Derbyshire, England - Farmer of 61 Acres

Dorothy Sims Wife Female 48 Swinscoe, Staffordshire, England

William Sims Son Male 20 Hognaston, Derbyshire, England

Sarah A Sims Daughter Female 18 Hognaston, Derbyshire, England

Georgaina Sims Daughter Female 14 Burton, Staffordshire, England

John Sims Son Male 7 Hognaston, Derbyshire, England^[7]

Census 1891

County: Derbyshire

Parish: Hognaston

Ecclesiastical Parish: HOGNASTON

Registration District: Ashbourne

William Sims Head Male 65 Derbyshire, England

Dorothy Sims Wife Female 58 Derbyshire, England

Georgaina Sims Daughter Female 24 Derbyshire, England

John Sims Son Male 17 Derbyshire, England

Thomas Heathcote Servant Male 13 Derbyshire, Ward Gate

Nora Lee Visitor Female 25 Derbyshire, England^[8]

Census 1901

Event Place: Hulland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

County: Derbyshire

Civil Parish: Hulland

Ecclesiastical Parish: Hulland Christ Church

Sub-District: Brassington

Registration District: Ashborne

William Sims Head Male 75 Heage, Derbyshire

Dorothy Sims Wife Female 68 Yeeldersly, Derbyshire

Georgina Dean Daughter Female 34 Hognaston, Derbyshire

Arthur Dean Grand Son Male 4 Hognaston, Derbyshire^[9]

Census 1911

Event Place: Hulland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

County: Derbyshire

Parish: Hulland

Sub-District: Brassington

Registration District: Ashbourne

William Sims Head Male 85 Heage

Dorothy Sims Wife Female 78 Yeldersley

Georgina Dean Daughter Female 44 Hognaston

Arthur Dean Grandson Male 14 Hognaston

Annie Elliott Niece Female 18 West Hallam^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNYS-Z16 : 30 November 2017), William Sims, 21 Mar 1824; citing 21 Mar 1824; citing Christening, Heage, Heage, Derbyshire, England, Derbyshire Record Office, England; FHL microfilm 1,041,436.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SL-RFF : 28 May 2019), William Sims in household of John Sims, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDW-1KY : 8 November 2019), William Sims in household of John Sims, Yeldersley, Derbyshire, England; citing Yeldersley, Derbyshire, England, p. 10, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBDC-YV7 : 7 March 2019), William Simms, 21 Jan 1856; citing 21 Jan 1856; citing Marriage, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Record Office, England.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7FD-KR8 : 24 October 2019), William Sims, Hognaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBXK-MFY : 29 April 2019), William Sims, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27K-Y1K1 : 12 December 2017), William Sims, Hognaston, Derbyshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 11, Piece/Folio 3426/88, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,999.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4XM3-5N2 : 5 May 2019), William Sims, Hognaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Derbyshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSJY-JVH : 21 May 2019), William Sims, Hulland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Brassington subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TP-88R : 15 July 2019), William Sims, Hulland, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Paul Rolfe for creating WikiTree profile Sims-1862 through the import of ROLFE - ASHFORD - TWELLS - SIMS_2013-08-16.ged on Aug 16, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Paul and others.