He was listed as watchmaker and Jeweler in the 1871 and 1881 census records.
Sources
1851 census - "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGP8-TYF : 24 July 2016), Vincent Sims in household of Edward Sims, All Saints, Hampshire, England; citing All Saints, Hampshire, England, p. 24, 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.
1861 census - "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HK-5FP : 6 April 2016), Vincent W Sims in household of Edward T Sims, All Saints, Hampshire, England; 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
1881 census - "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-T5LH : 18 August 2016), Vincent W Sims, Millbrook, Hampshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 36, Piece/Folio 1221/46, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,551.
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