Doris SIMS b. 27 Dec 1906 Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 4 Mar 1986 Highcroft Hospital, Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England: Our Family History

1906 - 1986 (79 years)

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Name Doris SIMS

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 27 Dec 1906 Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Birth Certificate - Doris Sims (1906-1986)

Gender Female

Census 1911 Sand Hill, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living	Occupation	Comments
Image														Transcript
1	44	Fred	Sims	Head	1873	Hulland Ward	38	Male	Married	11	5	5	Roadman
2	44	Ellen	Sims	Wife	1871	Etwall	40	Female	Married
3	44	Fred	Sims	Son	1901	Hulland Ward	10	Male					School
4	44	Percy	Sims	Son	1903	Hulland Ward	8	Male					School
5	44	Lizzie	Sims	Daughter	1904	Hulland Ward	7	Female					School
6	44	Dorris	Sims	Daughter	1907	Hulland Ward	4	Female					At Home
7	44	Florence	Sims	Daughter	1910	Derby Nurses Home	1	Female					At Home

PRO Class: RG14 Piece: 21053 RD: 437 SD: 2 ED: 14 SN: 44 Enumerated: 1911 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=pcg8_89
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Census 1921 Sand Hill, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

UK 1921 Census 2nd page: click to display Page Two

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	27	Fred Snr.	Sims	Head	1872	Derbyshire	48	Male	Married	Road Foreman
2	27	Ellen	Sims	Wife	1869	Derby	51	Female	Married	House Duties
3	27	Fred Jnr.	Sims	Son	1901	Hulland Ward	20	Male	Single	Roadman
4	27	Percy	Sims	Son	1902	Hulland Ward	18	Male	Single	Railway Porter
5	27	Doris	Sims	Daughter	1907	Hulland Ward	14	Female		Assistant Help
6	27	Florence	Sims	Daughter	1910	Hulland Ward	11	Female		Attending School

PRO Class: RG15 Piece: 16406 RD: 437 SD: 2 ED: 17 Enumerated: 19 Jun 1921 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=b5g6_83
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Census 1939 72 Sidcup Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Cause: Unpaid Domestic Duties

Address:
https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_5637_5637E_014.jpg

DeathCause Bronchopneumonia
Chronic Bronchitis
Senile Dementia
Malabsorption secondary to gastrectomy

Death Certificate - Doris Sims (1906-1986)

Death 4 Mar 1986 Highcroft Hospital, Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Cremation Birmingham Crematorium, Perry Barr, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

FindAGrave Memorial 290773436
Remembered on in-Laws headstone

Kate Woodward (1868-1941) & Henry Rolfe (1864-1943) & Doris Sims (1906-1986) & Henry Walter Rolfe (1902-1979)

Witton Cemetery
Witton, Birmingham, Warwickshire

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

James SIMS, b. Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

d. 8 Feb 1723, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

(5 x Great Grandfather)

Ann PEGG, b. 1722, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(5 x Great Grandmother)

Person ID I4996 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 14 Dec 2025

Father	Fred SIMS, b. 5 Jul 1873, Massey Barn Farm, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 23 Feb 1951, Sand Hill, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 77 years)
Mother	Ellen JEFFERY, b. 23 Oct 1870, Osleston and Thurvaston, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England d. 13 Nov 1961, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 91 years)
Marriage	31 Oct 1899	Christ Church, Long Lane, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Certificate - Sims & Jeffery (1899)
		Christ Church Long Lane, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire
		Marriage Record (1899-1900) Christ Church, Long Lane
Association	Rachael JEFFERY (Relationship: Witness)
Association	John JEFFERY (Relationship: Witness)
Family ID	F3080	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family

Henry Walter "Harry" ROLFE, b. 2 Dec 1902, 183 Aston Church Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

d. 15 Dec 1979, General Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Birmingham General Hospital closed in the mid-1990s, the main red brick building was adapted for use as Birmingham Children's Hospital which opened there in 1998

(Age 77 years)

Marriage 30 Jul 1928 Birmingham North Register Office, Gravelly Hill, Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Marriage Certificate - Rolfe & Sims (1928)

Children

+	1. Dorothy Joyce ROLFE, b. 2 Jun 1929, 183 Aston Church Road, Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 12 Jan 2015, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 85 years) ▻ Francis Harold PUGH m. 2 Apr 1955
+	2. Joan Elizabeth ROLFE, b. 11 Dec 1930, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 29 Jun 2017, Redditch, Worcestershire, England (Age 86 years) ▻ David Edward HALE m. 23 Dec 1950
+	3.

Family ID F1872 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Nov 2021

Event Map

	Birth - 27 Dec 1906 - Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1911 - Sand Hill, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1921 - Sand Hill, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 30 Jul 1928 - Birmingham North Register Office, Gravelly Hill, Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
	Census - Cause: Unpaid Domestic Duties,Address: https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_5637_5637E_014.jpg - 1939 - 72 Sidcup Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
	Death - 4 Mar 1986 - Highcroft Hospital, Reservoir Road, Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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