Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Sims was christened on 3 September 1721, in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Johnathan Sims, was 36 and his mother, Grace, was 8.
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Family Time Line
Johnathan Sims
1685–1774
Grace
1714–
Jeffery Sims
1715–
Grace Simbs
1716–
James Simbs
1718–
Stephen Sims
1721–
Betty Sims
1723–
Thomas Sims
1726–
Ann Sims
1729–
Betty Sims
1730–
Mary Sims
1731–
Sources (3)
- Stephen Symms, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Stephen Symms, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- Stephen Symms, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1685–1774 Male
1714– Female
Siblings (9)
1715– Male
1716– Female
1718– Male
1721– Male
1723– Female
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World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English (southern):
variant of Sim , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
topographic name for one who lived or worked at the house of someone called Symme (Simon).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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