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William John Sims

Male 1872 - 1922  (49 years)


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  • Name William John Sims 
    Birth 30 Oct 1872  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Jun 1922  Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Burial 28 Jun 1922  Maple Lake United Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I664  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

    Father George Sims,   b. 1846, Weare, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1891, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Mary Susan Jones,   b. 2 Feb 1854, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1940, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Rebecca Jones,   b. 28 May 1877, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1947, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 12 Feb 1902  Fenelon Falls, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Owen Sims,   b. 23 Dec 1904, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1990 (Age 85 years)
     2. Emily Sims,   b. 4 Aug 1908, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Violet May Sims,   b. 20 Dec 1909, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1991 (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jan 2018 

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 16683-72.
      Surname is spelled Sims.

    2. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 9, Family 50.
      Age 8 on this census. Name is recorded as William Simms.

    3. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 11, Family 55.
      Age 18 on this census. Surname is spelled Sims.

    4. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Guilford L-1 / Page 5, Family 35.
      Surname spelled Simms.

    5. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Guilford / Page 1, Family 8.
      Age 35 on this census. Living at Lot 20, Con 3, Guilford. Surname spelled Sims.

    6. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Guilford / Page 2, Family 18.
      Age 47 on this census. Surname is spelled Sims.

    7. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 14740-22.
      Death registered in Dysart. Died of influenze and debility. Surname is spelled Simms on this registration.