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can't find the sims family from oxford

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Jan.jan

Jan.jan Report 12 Feb 2008 22:19

Iv'e got a Richard Sims who married Elizabeth Gray 27/5/1860.
He was born 1838, her, 1837, both from Oxford.

I can only find them on the 1871 Census and have been looking for most of this evening.

Can anybody help?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 12 Feb 2008 22:32

1871 only gives the county of birth....do you know where in Oxon each of them was born?

Reg

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 12 Feb 2008 22:44

1871 Census for reference

Name: Richard Sims
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Oxfordshire, England

Civil Parish: Willesden
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Kilburn
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Registration district: Hendon
Sub-registration district: Willesden
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 192
Household Members: Name Age
Elizabeth Sims 33 b.ca 1838, Oxford, Laundress
Richard Sims 32 b. Oxford, Bricklayer

Address:- 105 Denmark Rd, Willesden, Middlesex



image actually place of birth .... Oxford (not Oxfordshire)



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 12 Feb 2008 22:47

could they have emigrated?


sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Jan.jan

Jan.jan Report 12 Feb 2008 22:48

Thanks for helping

I found the same Census for 1871.
Richard was from Headington registration district and Elizabeth probably was as well.

I thought I had found them on the 1881 but it states Elizabeth was born Reading and there is a daughter, also named Elizabeth 18 yrs and born in Reading

Jan.jan

Jan.jan Report 12 Feb 2008 23:09

Hadn't thought about emigration.

Will have a look

Thanks

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 13 Feb 2008 03:54

Hi jan

I know you'd found the 1871 census, you said so

I put it up for reference purposes .... as I said in the posting!

it does help us to be able to see as much of the information on a census as possible, hence many of us "helpers" do put up "for reference" censuses if the person asking has not done so.

For example, you hadn't said he was a bricklayer ... that could be important in finding him in a later census (or on an emigrant list!).


sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.