Catherine (Gray) Simms (1850 - 1906)

Born 1850 in Purton, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Simms — married 27 Jul 1874 in Purton, Wiltshire, England

Died 1906 at about age 56 in Staffordshire, England

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Biography

The birth of 'Catharine' Gray was registered in Q3 1850 in the District of Cricklade, Wiltshire, daughter of Gray/Newman.^[1]

She was baptised on 07 Aug 1850 at Purton, Wiltshire, daughter of James and Mary.^[2]

Catherine Gray of full age, spinster of Purton, married John Simms of full age, Soda Water Manufacturer of Lichfield, on 27 Jul 1874 at Purton, Wiltshire. Father's name was James Gray, Builder.^[3]

Children:

• Maud Simms (born 1874)^[4]
• John Cecil Simms (born 1876)^[5]
• Vernon Gray Simms (born about 1878)^[6]
• Lucy Florence Simms (born 1880)^[7]
• George Francis Simms (born 1882)^[8]
• Alfred Reginald Simms (born 1884)^[9]
• Percival Sidney Simms (born 1888)^[10]
• Arthur Simms (born 1890)^[11]
• Ernest Simms (born about 1892)^[12]

The death of Catherine Simms was registered in Q3 1906 in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, age 55.^[13]

Census Records

1851: Catherine Gray resident at Purton, Wiltshire, age 8 months, born Purton, living with parents James and Mary.^[14]

1861: Catherine Gray resident at Purton, Wiltshire, age 10, born purton, living with parents James and Mary.^[15]

1871: Catherine Gray resident at Alvescott, Oxfordshire, age 20, Schoolmistress, born Purton, Wiltshire.^[16]

1881: Catherine Simms resident at Church Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, age 30, born Purton, Wiltshire, married to John Simms.^[17]

1891: Catherine Simms resident at Church Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, age 40, born Wiltshire, married to John Simms.^[18]

1901: Catherine Simms resident at Church Street, Lichfield, Staffordshire, age 50, born Purton, Wiltshire, married to John Simms.^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Gray, Catharine. Daughter of Gray/Newman. Q3 1850 District of Cricklade 08 318. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
2. ↑ Purton Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
3. ↑ Purton Parish Register. Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre.
4. ↑ Birth: Simms, Maud. Daughter of Simms/Gray. Q4 1874 District of Lichfield 06B 460. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
5. ↑ Birth: Simms, John Cecil. Son of Simms/Gray. Q2 1876 District of Lichfield 06B 511. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
6. ↑ Birth: Simms, Vernon Gray. Son of Simms/Gray. Q1 1878 District of Lichfield 06B 434. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
7. ↑ Birth: Simms, Lucy Florence. Daughter of Simms/Gray. Q2 1880 District of Lichfield 06B 487. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
8. ↑ Birth: Simms, George Francis. Son of Simms/Gray. Q2 1882 District of Lichfield 06B 468. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
9. ↑ Birth: Simms, Alfred Reginald. Son of Simms/Gray. Q3 1884 District of Lichfield 06B 465. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
10. ↑ Birth: Simms, Percival Sidney. Son of Simms/Gray. Q2 1888 District of Lichfield 06B 460. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
11. ↑ Birth: Simms, Arthur. Son of Simms/Gray. Q3 1890 District of Lichfield 06B 435. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
12. ↑ Birth: Simms, Ernest. Son of Simms/Gray. Q1 1892 District of Lichfield 06B 460. General Register Office. Online Index of Births for England and Wales. 1837-1934.
13. ↑ Death: Simms, Catherine. Age 55. Q3 1906 District of Lichfield 6b 2_2 FreeBMD.
14. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZG-9TL : 8 November 2019), Catherine Gray in household of Mary Gray, Purton, Wiltshire, England; citing Purton, Wiltshire, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
15. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7JX-YV8 : 3 March 2021), Catherine Gray in household of James Gray, Purton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
16. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD8F-JZP : 25 June 2022), Catherine Gray, 1871.
17. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-Y49F : 13 December 2017), Catherine Simms in household of John Simms, Lichfield St Michael, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 2773/21, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,794.
18. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7D3-GT2 : 22 February 2021), Catherine Simms in household of John Simms, Lichfield St Michael, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
19. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS72-VHS : 21 May 2019), Catherine Simms in household of John Simms, Lichfield St Michael, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Lichfield subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.