John SIMS b. Aug 1873 Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Feb 1939 Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1873 - 1939 (65 years)

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Name John SIMS

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth Aug 1873 Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 24 Aug 1873 St. Bartholomew's Church, Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Gender Male

Census 1881 Gib Field Farm, Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
10	59	William	Sims	Head	1826	Heage	55	Male	Married	Farmer of 61 Acres
11	59	Dorothy	Sims	Wife	1833	Yeldersley	48	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
12	59	William	Sims	Son	1861	Hognaston	20	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
13	59	Sarah A	Sims	Daughter	1863	Hognaston	18	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
14	59	Georgina	Sims	Daughter	1867	Hognaston	14	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
15	59	John	Sims	Son	1874	Hognaston	7	Male	Single	Scholar

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3426 Folio: 88 Page: 11 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=xn49_4864
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Census 1891 Gib Field Farm, Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	11	William	Sims	Head	1826	Heage	65	Male	Married	Farmer
2	11	Dorothy	Sims	Wife	1833	Yeldersley	58	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
3	11	Georgina	Sims	Daughter	1867	Hognaston	24	Female	Single
4	11	John	Sims	Son	1874	Hognaston	17	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
5	11	Thomas	Heathcote	Servant	1878	Ward Gate	13	Male	Single	General Servant
6	11	Nora	Lee	Visitor	1865	Hognaston	26	Female	Single

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2756 Folio: 72 Page: 3 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=cp1h_4886
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Census 1901 Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	37	John	Sims	Head	1874	Hognaston	27	Male	Married	Farmer
2	37	Annie	Sims	Wife	1872	Hollington	29	Female	Married
3	37	Noel	Sims	Son	1897	Hulland	4	Male	Single
4	37	Sydney	Sims	Son	1898	Hulland	3	Male	Single
5	37	Dorothy	Sims	Daughter	1899	Hulland	2	Female	Single
6	37	Ida A	Sims	Daughter	1900	Hulland	11 Months	Female	Single

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 3240 Folio: 82 Page: 7 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=40jz_4892
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Census 1911 Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living	Occupation	Comments
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1	33	John	Sims	Head	1874	Hognaston	37	Male	Married				Clerk in the Church
2	33	Annie	Sims	Wife	1871	Hollington	40	Female	Married	14	9	7
3	33	Ida A	Sims	Daughter	1901	Hulland	10	Female					School
4	33	Phyllis	Sims	Daughter	1902	Hulland	9	Female					School
5	33	Doris	Sims	Daughter	1904	Hulland	7	Female					School
6	33	Laura	Sims	Daughter	1905	Hulland	6	Female					School
7	33	John William	Sims	Son	1907	Hulland	4	Male					School
8	33	Frank	Sims	Son	1908	Hulland	3	Male					School

PRO Class: RG14 Piece: 21052 RD: 437 SD: 2 ED: 16 SN: 33 Enumerated: 1911 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=qt63_4893
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Census 1921 Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

UK 1921 Census 2nd page: click to display Page Two

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	39	John	Sims	Head	1873	Hognaston	48	Male	Married	Labourer	Nash Builders
2	39	Annie	Sims	Wife	1871	Hollington	50	Female	Married	Household Duties
3	39	Laura	Sims	Daughter	1905	Hulland	16	Female	Single	Domestic Servant	Harrison Smith Hall
4	39	John William	Sims	Son	1907	Hulland	14	Male	Both Alive	Farm Servant	Massey Barn Farm - Sims
5	39	Frank	Sims	Son	1908	Hulland	13	Male	Both Alive	At Home
6	39	Ida Annie	Grindey	Daughter	1900	Hulland	21	Female	Married	Household Duties
7	39	Douglas A	Grindey	Grandchild	1921	Ashbourne	1 Month	Male	Both Alive	Baby

PRO Class: RG15 Piece: 16406 RD: 437 SD: 2 ED: 16 Enumerated: 19 Jun 1921 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=9ywt_4894
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Occupation Christ Church, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Church Clerk

Christ Church
Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Death

Feb 1939

Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

James SIMS, b. Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

d. 8 Feb 1723, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

(3 x Great Grandfather)

Sarah (Great Grandmother)

Person ID I1479 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 23 Mar 2025

Father	William SIMS, b. 1826, Morley Park Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Jan 1914, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 88 years)
Mother	Dorothy CLARKE, b. Apr 1833, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Jun 1917, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 84 years)
Marriage	21 Jan 1856	St. Oswald's Church, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
		St. Oswald's Church Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
		Marriage Record (1855-1856) St. Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
Family ID	F2208	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family

Anne WESTON, b. 2 Apr 1871, Hollington, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England

d. 1946, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 74 years)

Marriage 6 May 1896 St. Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Banns (1896 Mar-May)
St. Peter's Church, Derby

St. Peter's Church
Derby, Derbyshire

Marriage Record (1896 May 6-23)
St. Peter's Church, Derby

Children

+	1. Noel SIMS, b. 9 May 1896, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 17 Jun 1953, Fields Farm, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 57 years) ▻ Mary Ellen Violet MORLEY m. 15 May 1919
	2. Sydney SIMS, b. 1897, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. May 1904, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 7 years)
	3. Dorothy SIMS, b. 30 Aug 1898, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Oct 1902, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 4 years)
+	4. Ida Annie SIMS, b. 20 Apr 1900, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 23 Feb 1974, 13 Park Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 73 years) ▻ Stephen Arthur GRINDEY m. 2 Dec 1920
	5. Phyllis SIMS, b. 2 Jan 1902, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 1943, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 40 years) ▻ Percy William HEATHCOTE m. 30 Jan 1937
	6. Doris SIMS, b. 5 Jun 1903, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Apr 1997, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 93 years) ▻ Arthur Leslie ETHERINGTON m. 19 Jun 1935
	7. Laura SIMS, b. 6 Mar 1905, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 24 Jun 1983, Four Gables, 29 Belper Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 78 years) ▻ Bernard ROBINS m. 12 Jun 1946
+	8. John William SIMS, b. 25 Nov 1906, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. May 1985, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 78 years) ▻ May Louisa MORLEY m. 1931
+	9. Frank SIMS, b. 5 Mar 1908, Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 10 May 1977, Bradley Corner Farm, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 69 years) ▻ Irene OAKLEY m. 21 Oct 1935

Family ID F5958 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 23 Mar 2025

Event Map

	Birth - Aug 1873 - Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 24 Aug 1873 - St. Bartholomew's Church, Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Gib Field Farm, Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Gib Field Farm, Hognaston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 6 May 1896 - St. Peter's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1901 - Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1911 - Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1921 - Church Cottage, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Occupation - Church Clerk - - Christ Church, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Death - Feb 1939 - Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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