FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE FAMILY OF MARY ANN SIMM
Henry Simm, age 26, bachelor, spinner, of 10 Westmoreland Street, the son of Thomas Simm, moulder, and Sarah Whalley, age 19, spinster, carder, of 29 Bushell Street, daughter of the late John Whalley, fireman, were married at St Thomas' Church, Preston on 24 March 1883, after Banns, by James P. Shepperd, Vicar. The witnesses were Thomas Simpson & Mary Whalley. |
MARRIAGE NOTICE: |
"On the 24th inst., at St. Thomas' Church, by the Rev. James P. Shepperd, M.A., Vicar, Mr. Henry Simm to Miss Sarah Whalley" |
(From The Preston Chronicle, Saturday, 31 March 1883) |
Henry and Sarah Simm had seven children. Mary Ann was their forth child and eldest surviving daughter (their elder daughter Margaret died
in 1889, aged 1 year). Mary Ann Simm was baptized on 3 January 1892 at St Thomas' Church by William E. Bentley. Their address was 22 St Thomas' Street and her father was recorded as a tobacco manufacturer. |
The next record I find of the family is the 1901 Census: |
1901 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
Henry Simm | Head | Married | M | 44 | Tobacco Spinner | London, Middlesex |
Sarah Simm | Wife | Married | F | 37 | Cotton Cardroom Hand | Belfast, Ireland |
Thomas Simm | Son | Unmarried | M | 17 | Errand Boy | Preston, Lancashire |
William Simm | Son | Unmarried | M | 15 | Apprentice Bricklayer | Preston, Lancashire |
Mary Ann Simm | Daughter | - | F | 9 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Letitia Simm | Daughter | - | F | 7 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
Hans Simm | Son | - | M | 5 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at 13 Lincoln Street, Preston. (RG13-3947, folio 91, page 37) |
2: | The above information is taken from copies on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
Although all earlier records spell the family surname 'Simm', in 1911 Henry completed and signed the census schedule, spelling his name 'Simms': |
1911 CENSUS OF PRESTON, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
Henry Simms | Head | Married | M | 53 | Tobacco Spinner | London, England |
Sarah Simms | Wife | Married | F | 47 | Cardroom Worker | Belfast, Ireland |
Mary Ann Simms | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 19 | Cardroom Worker | Preston, Lancashire |
Hans Simms | Son | Unmarried | M | 15 | Errand Boy | Preston, Lancashire |
Harry Simms | Son | - | M | 9 | - | Preston, Lancashire |
NOTES: | |
1: | Living at 19 Peel Hall Street, Preston. |
2: | Harry and Sarah had been married 28 years and Sarah was the mother of 8 children - with 6 then living. |
3: | Hans Simms was an Errand Boy or a fish and game dealer. |
4: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.findmypast.co.uk. |
I can find no further record of Mary Ann's family in Preston and wonder if they moved to Henry's native London or Sarah's native Belfast. It's also possible that they, like some of their children, emigrated to Canada. |
NOTES: | |
1: | Although Mary Ann gave her date of birth as 26 December 1892, she must have been born on that date in 1891 as she was baptized on 3 January 1892. |
2: | The above information is taken from the original marriage and baptism registers for St Thomas' Church, held at the Lancashire Archives in Preston. |
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