On 15 February 1849 Alexander Sim junior, Collooney, married Jane Mary Allan Aitken, daughter of Robert Aitken and Jean Shanks, in Glasgow.
Their family included Jane Mary Robertina (married Robert Perry in 1872); Eugenia; Kathleen; Jessie Ann (married William Johnstone in 1880); Anna; Alexandrina; Maxwell; Alexander (married Alexandrina, surname and date of marriage unknown); Robert Aitken (married Annie Campbell in 1888). As far as I know all of them were born in Ireland, but I have no dates or details.
I think Alexander died in 1882 at Collooney; probate was granted to his solicitor and two unmarried ?daughters on 10 November 1882.
In the 1891 census, Jane Mary, described as a widow, was living at Roseneath, Dunbartonshire, Scotland with her daughter Kathleen and four grandchildren. She died at Roseneath in 1906.
In 1901 and 1911 Alexander Sim, wife Alexandrina and two daughters were living at Collooney.
I would be interested in any information to fill in the gaps in the information I have, and to add descendants.
Am I right in thinking that Alexander Sim, grain merchant, who is listed in the Glasgow Post Office directories from 1842-3 until 1847-8, is the same Alexander Sim junior? Was he also the owner of the barque Collooney (287 tons), built in Aberdeen in 1844, owned by A Sim, Glasgow, and eventually wrecked in 1862?
In his uncle's will, dated 1884, Maxwell Sim of Forsyth was to receive a gold watch. Where is Forsyth?
Who was the father of granddaughter Mary Sim, born in England and aged 9 in the 1891 census?