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Title: Simms
Post by: supersan on Thursday 19 May 05 19:14 BST (UK)
looking for simms from the nottingham area the only information i have is harold simms. b. 1887 m. bertha cresswell.
his father elijah augustus simms b. 1845 m. sarah stevenson ( she was the 2nd wife) don't know the 1st. Am at a total dead end here, so if any one knows anything please get in touch, thanks, sandra
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: Heather D on Thursday 19 May 05 19:27 BST (UK)
Hiya, a little on Elijah ...

baptisms Nottingham St Peter to William and Elizabeth Simms of Canaan Street
Wiliam Henry 17/04/1842
Elijah Augustus 09/06/1844

1861 RG9 2467 11 15
Grey Friars Gate St Nicholas Nottingham
William Simms head 45 ag lab Kirk Harton? Derbyshire
Elizabeth wife 44 Bulwell Notts
James F son 21 warehouseman Nottingham
Elijah A son 16 gas office clerk Nottingham
William H Faulconbridge brother in law unmar 46 schollmaster Bulwell
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: Heather D on Thursday 19 May 05 19:32 BST (UK)
1871
RG10 3518 96 60
45 Alfred St Central St Ann Nottingham
Elijah A Sims head 26 gas comp collector Nottingham
Margaret wife 33 Heanor Derbyshire
Phoebe Eliz dau 3 Nottingham
William Heard(?) son 11 months Nottingham
Mary Holmes ser 16 general servant Thurgaton Notts
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: Heather D on Thursday 19 May 05 19:36 BST (UK)
Marriage Mar 1866 Nottingham 7b 273
Elijah A Simms and Margaret Booth
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: sunflower on Thursday 19 May 05 21:13 BST (UK)
Hi

Here is the family in 1851

87 Caanan St
Nottingham
Piece 2133 Folio 286

William Sims Head 33 Engine Cleaner born St Peters Derby
Elizabeth Sims wife 33 born Bulwell
Melicent Sims dau 14 at home born Nottingham
James Sims son 11 scholar born Nottingham
Elijah Sims son 6 born Nottingham

sunflower
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: sunflower on Thursday 19 May 05 21:22 BST (UK)
and 1841

Canaan St
Nottingham
Piece 871 Folio 3-13

William Sims 25  L   - Not born in County
Elizabeth Sims 25 Lace runner - Yes
Mellicent Sims 6 yes
James Sims 2 yes

Sunflower
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: supersan on Thursday 19 May 05 23:17 BST (UK)
Heather,
thankyou so much for the info. didnt know any of that, at last another lead.
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: supersan on Thursday 19 May 05 23:24 BST (UK)
sunflower,
thankyou so much, i cant believe how much help you get on this site.
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: Penndennis on Saturday 30 August 08 18:41 BST (UK)
And I've now found this one.  Elijah Augustus is my great grandfather, through Hilda his daughter and my grandmother.  What is your connection?

Bill
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: SimmsCH on Tuesday 16 January 18 00:52 GMT (UK)
Elijah Augustus is also my great grandfather through Harold, his son (so he's my grandfather). He and his wife Bertha had only one child, my father Eric (married to Gwendoline - nee Wood). Dad brought us all out to Australia in 1958, where I've lived ever since. It's only now that I'm retired that I have the time to sit and poke around the Internet for information. I have had very little about my family and, now both parents are deceased, I have to find out for myself. Oh, and I was born in Nottingham in December 1949.
Title: Re: Simms
Post by: larkspur on Tuesday 16 January 18 11:06 GMT (UK)
Welcome to Rootschat. The posts are quite old and the posters have not been on this site for some time. If you require any help with your searching, I am sure there are many on here willing to offer.

Seems that Elijah was a "congregational Minister"and chaplain to the Nottingham general cemetery he died 29th May 1919.He left £2390 14s 3d- a fair old sum in 1919.