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Willow 4873
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Mears mess - Help!
« on: Wednesday 04 May 05 20:03 UTC (UK) »

Can anyone sort this out for me - any suggestions welcome

I found in the 1871 census

James Mears aged 38 b Appleton Lancs Head
Harriet Mears aged 39 b Griesley, Leics Wife
Harriet Mears aged 15 b Wolverhampton daughter
Mary Ann Mears aged 13 b Wolverhampton daughter
Hannah Boffey aged 23 b Bilston sister

So when I found out the 1861 census was online I went looking for them and we have

James Meers aged 28 b Appleton Lancs Head Widow
Mary A Meers aged 2 b Wolverhampton Daughter
Elizabeth Tayor aged 47 b Herefordshire Mother

Henry Simkiss aged 55 b Wolverhampton Head
Harriet Simkiss aged 54 b Wolverhampton wife
Henry Simkiss aged 15 b Wolverhampton son
Richard Simkiss aged 22 b Wolverhampton son
Thomas Simkiss aged 19 b Wolverhampton son
Harriet Meers aged 5 b Wolverhampton granddaughter
Harriet Tyler aged 6 b Wolverhampton granddaughter

So now I am well and truly mixed up!!

Who is which grandparent?

Willow x
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Researching: Hilton, Simkiss, Mears & Jones (Wolverhampton) Bowkett (Ledbury & Wolverhampton) Knight (Gloucestershire) Nash (Ledbury) Beard (Worcester & Gloucestershire), Ralph (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Colley (Tibberton) Roberts (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Harris (Droitwich) Matthews (Wolverhampton & High Offley)

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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 04 May 05 20:26 UTC (UK) »

Hi

In the 1861 James is listed as a widower, so presumably mother to Harriet and Mary had died, and by 1871 James had remarried.

Logically he would of been married to a Simkiss!!

Just a thought!!!

Might need to look for marriage of James, or a death of a Mears, between 1859 and 1861.

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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #2 on: Monday 09 May 05 17:36 UTC (UK) »

Hiya Willow,

Sorry I've not been in touch, I wasn't online for a while coz my pc broke. I didn't even realise the 1861 was online till you sent me these images!

Might well be a mess, but it's probably gonna be quite helpful in the long run, and gives us more to investigate. Especially as the Boffy's were a problematic bunch anyway, so it might be a good thing that line's been cut short.

If Elizabeth Taylor is James' mother, then we are assuming she's on her second marriage as her surname isn't Mears? Also it didn't say she's widowed so where is her husband?

Nicky is probably right that the Simkiss family are James' first wife's parents. So we need to find what her name was. Also have you found any of them on the later censuses? I just had a quick look and didn't see anything. But I'm not concentrating properly so I'll have to have a proper go later.
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Staffordshire - Kendrick, Higgs, Ralph, Mears, Egginton, Simkiss, Beebee, Hartshorn, Pitt, Howard, Law, Hilton, Humphreyson,
Worcestershire - Kendrick, Onions, Timmins, Harvey, Stephens, Hill
Shropshire - Williams, Wilcox, Moreton, Poole, Gennoe, Stedman, Astley, Morris, Roe
Carmarthenshire - Naylor
Montgomeryshire - Williams, Wilcox
Middlesex - Silver, Martin
Suffolk - Chenery
Somerset - Owen, Chorley, Rugg
Lancashire - Evans, Silver
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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #3 on: Monday 09 May 05 19:05 UTC (UK) »

Hiya Rachel glad you back online

I can't find any of the Simkiss lot in the 1871 census they all seem to have vanished!

Only ones who might be a candidate are a Henry Simson b 1845 a lodger in a household in Manchester

There is nothing coming up for any deaths or marriages for Mears

There is a death for a Henry Simkiss in 1884 aged 79 so where is he in the 1871 census?

Just checked the 1881 census - he's in the poorhouse! Listed as a carpenter and widow

Henry Jnr is listed as follows

William Birch b 1825 Wolverhampton Head Iron Moulder
Margaret b 1822 Wolverhampton wife
Betsy b 1859 Wolverhampton daughter French Polisher
Charles b 1862 Wolverhampton son Iron Moulder
George b 1857 Wolverhampton son Iron Moulder
Henry Simkiss b 1847 Wolverhampton son in law Brass Dresser
Lucy b 1870 Wolverhampton granddaughter

Henry married Mary Ann Birch in 2/4 of 1868

Richard turns up in the 1891 census living 17 Clifton Grove, Birmingham

Richard Simkiss aged 52 b Wolverhampton iron Plate Worker
Sarah aged 52 b Wolverhampton wife
Richard aged 19 b Dudley Iron plate worker son
Thomas aged 16 b Wolverhampton Furniture Maker son
Edith aged 13 b Dudley Domestic Servant daughter

I cant find any marriage reference though

Still searching so I will let you know what else I find out

Elizabeth Taylor is turning out to be a bit of a problem - theres a lot of them and none of them are born in Herefordshire. It didn't state on the 1861 census if she was married widowed or whatever

Willow x


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Researching: Hilton, Simkiss, Mears & Jones (Wolverhampton) Bowkett (Ledbury & Wolverhampton) Knight (Gloucestershire) Nash (Ledbury) Beard (Worcester & Gloucestershire), Ralph (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Colley (Tibberton) Roberts (Wolverhampton & Bilston), Harris (Droitwich) Matthews (Wolverhampton & High Offley)

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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 14 May 05 23:30 UTC (UK) »

Decided to look for the other granddaughter Harriet Tyler's family, and they are relatively uncomplicated so far, hallelujah!

I say that now and I haven't finished looking for them all yet coz there's a lot, don't wanna jinx us.  Undecided Angry

Anyway, Henry and Harriet must have had a daughter called Isabella Simkiss.
She married Thomas Tyler (Mar 1850 17 379 W-ton) from free bmd. They aren't on the same page as whoever transcribed Thomas couldn't read the page number, but he comes up in a march1850 search too.

1861 3 alsace (?) court w-ton, (little brickiln lane)
h: Thomas Tyler 32 Mill maker  W-ton
w: Isabella Tyler 28                  Pattingham, Staffs
s: Herbert Tyler  8                     W-ton
s: Thomas Tyler  3                     "
boarder: Fanny Pickin  house servant  ?
(?) Pickin   2 days (male)            W-ton

1871 23 Goat (?) St w-ton
h: Thomas Tyler 45 copper mill manager w-ton staffs
w: Isabella Tyler 37 dressmaker pattingham staffs
s: Herbert Tyler 19 locksmith w-ton
d: Harriett Tyler 16 presser w-ton (with grandparents in 1861)
s: Thomas 13 scholar w-ton
d: Alice 9 scholar w-ton
s: Charles 7 scholar w-ton
d: Emma 4 scholar w-ton
d: Louisa 6mths w-ton

I can send you the other census page references if you want, there's too much to put all on here. At least this tells us the Simkiss family were living in Pattingham at some stage.
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Staffordshire - Kendrick, Higgs, Ralph, Mears, Egginton, Simkiss, Beebee, Hartshorn, Pitt, Howard, Law, Hilton, Humphreyson,
Worcestershire - Kendrick, Onions, Timmins, Harvey, Stephens, Hill
Shropshire - Williams, Wilcox, Moreton, Poole, Gennoe, Stedman, Astley, Morris, Roe
Carmarthenshire - Naylor
Montgomeryshire - Williams, Wilcox
Middlesex - Silver, Martin
Suffolk - Chenery
Somerset - Owen, Chorley, Rugg
Lancashire - Evans, Silver
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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 14 May 05 23:38 UTC (UK) »

Ooooooooh I just checked on the IGI for Isabella.

ISABELLA SIMKISS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 23 JAN 1833 Pattingham, Stafford, England

parents henry and harriet simkiss

unfortunately no other kids, not in that batch anyway aaaaaargggggh.  Angry
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Staffordshire - Kendrick, Higgs, Ralph, Mears, Egginton, Simkiss, Beebee, Hartshorn, Pitt, Howard, Law, Hilton, Humphreyson,
Worcestershire - Kendrick, Onions, Timmins, Harvey, Stephens, Hill
Shropshire - Williams, Wilcox, Moreton, Poole, Gennoe, Stedman, Astley, Morris, Roe
Carmarthenshire - Naylor
Montgomeryshire - Williams, Wilcox
Middlesex - Silver, Martin
Suffolk - Chenery
Somerset - Owen, Chorley, Rugg
Lancashire - Evans, Silver
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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #6 on: Monday 16 May 05 11:41 UTC (UK) »

In case you haven't seen the post, Tree Freak has kindly done a look up for them on the 1851 census, http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=58283.new#new

So we have another brother, Charles, to add to the mix. I have found (I think) all the Simkiss' on 1871 now, they just got written down wrong or mistranscribed as Simpkiss, Simkins etc.

Henry snr is also in the workhouse in 1871 as a widower (mistranscribed as Timkiss), so Harriet died before then. Richard matches up with what you found on later census. Thomas is down as Thos Henery Symkiss living in W-ton with wife Emma and sons John and Joseph. Emma is widowed in 1891.

The only contradiction I have is with Henry junior. The one you found is a possibility, but I am leaning towards another living in Gloucestershire. He is down as Simkins in '71 but Simkiss in '81. I am thinking this is more likely to be the right one because his occupation is iron plate worker (same as his brothers). Let me know what you think, or ANYONE have any thoughts on this please?

1871: Duffetts buildings, St Philip&St Jacob, Gloucestershire.
H: Henry Simkins 26 Iron plater worker born W-ton
W: Charlotte Simkins 26                                W-ton
S: Henry Simkins 6 Scholar                             Birmingham
s: Albert Simkins 3                                         St Philip, Bristol
d: Charlotte Simkins 1                                   St Philip, Bristol

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Staffordshire - Kendrick, Higgs, Ralph, Mears, Egginton, Simkiss, Beebee, Hartshorn, Pitt, Howard, Law, Hilton, Humphreyson,
Worcestershire - Kendrick, Onions, Timmins, Harvey, Stephens, Hill
Shropshire - Williams, Wilcox, Moreton, Poole, Gennoe, Stedman, Astley, Morris, Roe
Carmarthenshire - Naylor
Montgomeryshire - Williams, Wilcox
Middlesex - Silver, Martin
Suffolk - Chenery
Somerset - Owen, Chorley, Rugg
Lancashire - Evans, Silver
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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #7 on: Monday 16 May 05 18:11 UTC (UK) »

Hiya Rachel

You have been busy! I agree about Henry I must have missed him when I was looking. I hadn't seen TF post but thats a great help

No wonder we couldn't find them if the names have been so badly transcribed
Harriet died 1/4 1867 - for some reason it comes up as Wollaston as the area but its definuitely Wolverhampton when you look at others on the page

But still no sign of GGGrandmother

Willow x
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« Reply #8 on: Monday 16 May 05 18:56 UTC (UK) »

Hiya Rachel

You didn't say that you had found Thomas so here he is in 1881 at 8 Hall Street, Wolverhampton


Thomas Simkiss b 1842 Wolverhampton Iron plate worker
Emma b 1846 Wolverhampton wife
John b 1870 Wolverhampton son
Joseph b 1871 Wolverhampton son
Jacob Jones b 1829 Caerleos, Monmouth, Wales visitor

Source RG9/2793 Folio 96

Thoams married Emma Walkaden in 2/4 1867 - his middle name is Henry

OOOOH

Found them in the 1891 census at 156 Penn Road, Wolverhampton

Alfred John Webb b 1871 Wolverhampton Grocers manager head
Emma Simpkiss b  Housekeeper widow
John Simpkiss b 1870 Wolverhampton Shoemaker
Joseph Simkiss b 1871 Wolverhampton Shoemaker

Source RG9/2228 Folio 125

I can't find any of them in the 1901 census and I cant find their deaths listed either

There is listed a death for an Emma Simkiss in 1874 aged 0 think it might be a possability its a relation?

Willow x
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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 17 May 05 22:32 UTC (UK) »

Thomas is down as Thos Henery Symkiss living in W-ton with wife Emma and sons John and Joseph. Emma is widowed in 1891.





Yeah I did mention Thomas, although it wasn't very clear coz I was being lazy and couldn't be bothered to paste it from the census lol. I too haven't found them on 1901 yet, I'm sure they're hiding somewhere under a weirdly misunderstood name.

Charles has been pretty easy to find, on every census.  He married an Ellen and they lived in b-ham, aston and in 1871 lye in worcs. They had 6 kids and were both still alive in 1901. On the 1881 he called himself Thomas instead of Charles but it was definitely the right family. Will send you all the census references if you need them because it's too much to put on here, but means we have LOADS of rellies to add to our trees, and more to find!
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Staffordshire - Kendrick, Higgs, Ralph, Mears, Egginton, Simkiss, Beebee, Hartshorn, Pitt, Howard, Law, Hilton, Humphreyson,
Worcestershire - Kendrick, Onions, Timmins, Harvey, Stephens, Hill
Shropshire - Williams, Wilcox, Moreton, Poole, Gennoe, Stedman, Astley, Morris, Roe
Carmarthenshire - Naylor
Montgomeryshire - Williams, Wilcox
Middlesex - Silver, Martin
Suffolk - Chenery
Somerset - Owen, Chorley, Rugg
Lancashire - Evans, Silver
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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 18 May 05 18:00 UTC (UK) »

Hiya Rachel

I just cant get Charles to come up in the census search for some strange reason!

Willow x
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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 18 May 05 19:48 UTC (UK) »

Further info (they updated FreeBMD)

Richard b 1839 d 1898 Birmingham
Sarah his wife b 1839 d 1893 Birmingham

Edwin married a Clara Moore in 1886 (hes down as Edward on FreeBMD)

Emma, Charles daughter married Benjamin Brant in 1890 he died in 1898

Richard b 1839 d 1898 Birmingham

Thomas b 1842 died before 1901

Isabella d 1885 Birmingham her husband Thomas Tyler died 4/4 1901 in Birmingham hes living with his brother in 1901. Their son Herbert died 1900 in Birmingham he married Elizabeth and had 9 children (that I've found so far)

Phew and thats only half the family - would love to know how they all ended up over Birmingham way though

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Re: Mears mess - Help!
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 19 May 05 04:13 UTC (UK) »

I swear I must have added more than 50 people to the tree with these Simkiss folks. And yeah it's not all verified by certificates blah, but who is gonna pay that much to get each one?!

The move to Birmingham is interesting, but more interesting is why did Henry jnr move to Bristol? Charles obviously did too at some point, or was maybe just visiting Henry, as his son Edwin/Edward was born there.
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Staffordshire - Kendrick, Higgs, Ralph, Mears, Egginton, Simkiss, Beebee, Hartshorn, Pitt, Howard, Law, Hilton, Humphreyson,
Worcestershire - Kendrick, Onions, Timmins, Harvey, Stephens, Hill
Shropshire - Williams, Wilcox, Moreton, Poole, Gennoe, Stedman, Astley, Morris, Roe
Carmarthenshire - Naylor
Montgomeryshire - Williams, Wilcox
Middlesex - Silver, Martin
Suffolk - Chenery
Somerset - Owen, Chorley, Rugg
Lancashire - Evans, Silver
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« Reply #13 on: Saturday 21 May 05 08:05 UTC (UK) »

Yay!

11.2.1859 Mary Ann Father James Meers Iron Brazier Journeyman Mother Jemima Meers nee Simkiss

Certificate ordered Wednesday got here today

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« Reply #14 on: Saturday 21 May 05 18:02 UTC (UK) »

That's great! I know this sounds stupid, but when I was looking for possible candidates for Mary Ann's mother in the Simkiss' floating around on freebmd I had a feeling it was going to be Jemima. Thanks for getting the cert, that was very quick!

I tried to send you an e-mail about Charles the other day but I used 2 addresses, a yahoo one and a blueyonder one. The blueyonder failed so I'm wondering if it was an old address.

The lady on GR has replied although she didn't see any connection because she found Edwin with father Thomas on 1881 (When Charles got written down wrong) and also found Henry and Harriet with 3 sons and no Charles, but I've explained and directed her to this thread.
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Staffordshire - Kendrick, Higgs, Ralph, Mears, Egginton, Simkiss, Beebee, Hartshorn, Pitt, Howard, Law, Hilton, Humphreyson,
Worcestershire - Kendrick, Onions, Timmins, Harvey, Stephens, Hill
Shropshire - Williams, Wilcox, Moreton, Poole, Gennoe, Stedman, Astley, Morris, Roe
Carmarthenshire - Naylor
Montgomeryshire - Williams, Wilcox
Middlesex - Silver, Martin
Suffolk - Chenery
Somerset - Owen, Chorley, Rugg
Lancashire - Evans, Silver
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