Walter Charles Simons

Brief Life History of Walter Charles

When Walter Charles Simons was born on 18 February 1855, in Crayford, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Willis Simons, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Ann Ruff, was 31. He lived in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, United Kingdom for about 50 years. He died in October 1919, in Milton, Kent, England, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

Willis Simons
1822–1913
Sarah Ann Ruff
1824–1911
Willis Simons
1848–1933
Alfred Simons
1849–
John Simons
1850–
Eliza Charlotte Simons
1851–1851
Walter Simons
1852–1852
Louisa Eliza Simons
1853–1854
Walter Charles Simons
1855–1919
Sarah Ann Simons
1860–

Sources (11)

  • Walter Simonds in household of Willes Simonds, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Walter Charles Simons Birth Certificate 1855
  • Walter Simons - England & Wales Deaths

World Events (4)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

North German, Dutch, Flemish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Simon . This surname is also found in France (Nord, Alsace, and Lorraine). In North America it has also absorbed various European cognates and their derivatives, e.g. Slovenian Simončič and Simonič, Slovak Šimončič and Šimonič (see Simoncic and Simonic ). Compare Simonds .

History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed along with its altered form Simonds in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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