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Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Kuros	Report	21 Jan 2015 15:27
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Wow, you're fast! She did marry Joseph Hughes then.I wasn't at all sure about that. Thanks, Gins. Annie
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Kuros	Report	21 Jan 2015 15:18
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Thanks for that, Gins. Poor little thing. The whole family had loads of children. David was one of ten children and his father was one of nine children. I thought there was another son, David, born in 1892 in America but I must have been wrong because he's not on the census. My next task will be a tour of the cemeteries in Merthyr Tydfil. Annie
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	21 Jan 2015 15:09
	U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Bessie Hughes [Bessie Sims] Birth Date:24 Jan 1886 Birth Place:Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey, USA Death Date:15 Jul 1959 Death Place:Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA Cemetery:Orchard Street Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place:Dover, Morris County, New Jersey, USA Has Bio?:N Spouse: Joseph Hughes Mother: Sarah Ann Sims
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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	21 Jan 2015 15:08
	1910 United States Federal Census Name:Bessie Hughes Age in 1910:24 Birth Year:abt 1886 Birthplace:New Jersey Home in 1910:Newark Ward 5, Essex, New Jersey Race:White Gender:Female Relation to Head of House:Wife Marital Status:Married Spouse's Name:Joseph Hughes Father's Birthplace:Wales Mother's Birthplace:Wales Household Members: Joseph Hughes 25 Bessie Hughes 24 Sarah A Hughes 3 ?
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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	21 Jan 2015 15:05
	Your first Bess* died in 1884 New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 Name:Bessey Sims Birth Date:abt 1882 Birth Place:England Death Date:21 Jan 1884 Death Place:Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey Death Age:2 years 7 months Race:White Gender:Female Father Birth Place: Wales Mother Birth Place: Wales FHL Film Number:589836
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Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Kuros	Report	21 Jan 2015 14:59
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Yes, I've just checked the names and it's them. They had ten children in all. Three were born in Merthyr so the rest must have been born after they emigrated. There were two named Bessie then. The first Bessie was born in Merthyr in 1881 and died in 1885. It was common in these parts to name a subsequent child after one who had died. I've got a snippet that says the Bessie born in 1886 married Joseph Hughes so that must have been in America. This is a real bonus. Thank you so much. Annie
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	alviegal	Report	21 Jan 2015 13:25
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	Is this them? He was an iron ore miner and they both emigrated in 1882. 1900 US Census Transcription Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Birth place David Sims Self Married Male 40 1860 Wales Transcription Sarah Sims Wife Married Female 44 1856 Wales Transcription William Sims Son Single Male 17 1883 New Jersey Transcription Bessie Sims Daughter Single Female 14 1886 New Jersey Transcription Kate Sims Daughter Single Female 13 1887 New Jersey Transcription Maggie Sims Daughter Single Female 10 1890 New Jersey Transcription John Sims Son Single Male 5 1895 New Jersey Transcription Gwen Sims Daughter Single Female 4 1896 New Jersey Transcription Rachel Sims Daughter Single Female 0 1900 New Jersey
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Kuros	Report	21 Jan 2015 13:23
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Fantastic! Just what I was looking for. Thanks, both. Annie
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	This is Sarah with children: Mary, Bessy and Sarah New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name:Sarah A Sims Arrival Date:31 Dec 1883 Birth Date:abt 1860 Age:23 Gender:Female Ethnicity/ Nationality:English Place of Origin:England Port of Departure: Liverpool, England Destination:New Jersey Port of Arrival:New York, New York Ship Name:City of Montreal
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Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	alviegal	Report	21 Jan 2015 13:17
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 12,339 Send Message	1881 for ref. 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 8, Bell Row, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Wm Sims Head Married Male 50 1831 Colly Pumpg Eng Tender Llansamlet, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription Catherine Sims Wife Married Female 46 1835 - Glamorgan, Wales Transcription Mary A Williams Daughter Married Female 29 1852 - Glamorgan, Wales Transcription >>David Sims Son Married Male 21 1860 Loco Fireman Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription Cath Sims Daughter Single Female 18 1863 Labourer Top Of Colliery Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription Margt Sims Daughter Single Female 16 1865 Labourer Brick Yard Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription Eliz Sims Daughter Single Female 13 1868 Scholar Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription William Sims Son Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription John Sims Son Single Male 9 1872 Scholar Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription Gwen Sims Daughter Single Female 6 1875 Scholar Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription Thos Williams Grand Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription Wm Williams Grand Son Single Male 3 1878 - United States Transcription >>>Sarah Ann Sims Daughter In Law Married Female 22 1859 - Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Transcription >>Mary Ann Sims Grand Daughter Single Female 2 1879 - -
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	Kuros	Report	21 Jan 2015 13:05
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 604 Send Message	I tried putting this on the other day but there were obviously problems and now the thread's disappeared, so apologies if you've seen this before. I'm looking for the arrival in America of David Sims and his family. He was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, in 1860. He married Sarah Ann Evans and they had a daughter, Mary Ann, who was born in 1879. David received naturalisation in 1888 and they were still in Merthyr Tydfil at the time of the 1881 census. There were other children who probably went with them. I know that Mary Ann married in the U.S.A. in 1897. I also know David and Sarah are buried in Orchard Street Cemetery, Dover. New Jersey. I'd be grateful if anyone could find the date they travelled or arrived in America. Annie

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