Simms

[supersan]

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

[Heather D]

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

[Heather D]

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

[Heather D]

Marriage Mar 1866 Nottingham 7b 273
Elijah A Simms and Margaret Booth

[sunflower]

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

[sunflower]

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

[supersan]

Heather,
thankyou so much for the info. didnt know any of that, at last another lead.

[supersan]

sunflower,
thankyou so much, i cant believe how much help you get on this site.

[Penndennis]

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