John SIMS b. 20 Jul 1862 The Firs Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Sep 1948 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

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Name John SIMS

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 20 Jul 1862 The Firs Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 17 Aug 1862 All Saints Church, Bradley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Baptism Record (1862-1863)
All Saints Church, Bradley

At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Gender Male

Census 1871 The Firs Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living	Occupation	Immigration Year	Nationality	Religion	Comments
Image																	Transcript

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3599 Folio: 31 Page: 7 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=s9jz_4120
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Census 1881 The Firs Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
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11	26	George	Sims	Head	1821	Heage	60	Male	Married	Farmer of 258 Acres
12	26	Elizabeth	Sims	Wife	1835	Atlow	46	Female	Married
13	26	John	Sims	Son	1863	Yeldersley	18	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
14	26	Annie	Sims	Daughter	1865	Yeldersley	16	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
15	26	Lizzie	Sims	Daughter	1866	Yeldersley	15	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
16	26	George	Sims	Son	1867	Yeldersley	14	Male	Single	Scholar
17	26	Lydia	Oakley	Servant	1858	Hulland	23	Female	Single	General Servant
18	26	Isaac	Barton	Servant	1864	Marchington	17	Male	Single	Farm Servant Indoor
19	26	James	Redfern	Servant	1861	Bradley	20	Male	Single	Farm Servant Indoor
20	26	Henry	Redfern	Servant	1866	Bradley	15	Male	Single	General Servant Indoor

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3423 Folio: 107 Page: 26 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=yc45_4835
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Census 1891 Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
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3	9	John	Sims	Head	1863	Yeldersley	28	Male	Married	Farmer
4	9	Emma	Sims	Wife	1865	Ashbourne	26	Female	Married
5	9	Lizzie	Sims	Daughter	1890	Kedleston	1	Female	Single
6	9	Louisa	Hampston	Servant	1873	Ashbourne	18	Female	Single	Domestic
7	9	Alfred	Ault	Servant	1877	Langley	14	Male	Single	Farm Servant
8	9	Joseph	Walker	Servant	1868	Bradley	23	Male	Single	Farm Labourer
9	9	William	Gotheridge	Servant	1868	Church Broughton	23	Male	Single	Farm Labourer

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2741 Folio: 41 Page: 3 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=j28b_4848
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Census 1901 Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
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28	3	John	Sims	Head	1863	Yeldersley	38	Male	Married	Farmer
29	3	Emma Frances	Sims	Wife	1865	Ashbourne	36	Female	Married
30	3	Emma	Sims	Daughter	1893	Kedleston	8	Female
31	3	John	Sims	Son	1896	Kedleston	5	Male
1	3	Archibald	Plant	Visitor	1881	Hollington	10	Male
2	3	Kate	Brown	Servant	1875	Yeldersley	16	Female	Single	Gerneral Servant
3	3	John	Padmore	Servant	1874	Burton on Trent	17	Male	Single	Waggoner
4	3	Frederick	Heathcote	Servant	1874	Shottle	17	Male	Single	Labourer
5	3	William	Bates	Servant	1873	Hulland Ward	18	Male	Single	Cowman

PRO Class: RG13 Piece: 3226 Folio: 42 Page: 1 Enumerated: 1901 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=4y0k_4842
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Census

1911

Bradley Nook Farm, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Years Married	Children Born	Children Living	Occupation	Comments
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1	11	John	Sims	Head	1863	Yeldersley	48	Male	Married				Farmer
2	11	Emma	Sims	Wife	1865	Ashbourne	46	Female	Married	22	5	3
3	11	Emma	Sims	Daughter	1893	Kedleston	18	Female	Single				Farmer's Daughter Dairy Work
4	11	John	Sims	Son	1896	Kedleston	15	Male	Single				Farmer's Son Working on Farm
5	11	Mabel	Sims	Daughter	1902	Kedleston	9	Female					School
6	11	Emma	Robinson	Visitor	1878	Kirk Langley	33	Female	Single				Cook House Keeper
7	11	Jenetta	Allsop	Servant	1894	Hulland	17	Female	Single				General Servant Domestic
8	11	Thomas	Alcock	Servant	1890	Hulland	21	Male	Single				Waggoner on Farm

PRO Class: RG14 Piece: 21045 RD: 437 SD: 2 ED: 9 SN: 11 Enumerated: 1911 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=sh1f_4846
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Census 1921 Hole in the Wall, Bradley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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

Hole in the Wall
Bradley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	46	John	Sims	Head	1863	Yeldersley	58	Male	Married	Farmer
2	46	Emma Frances	Sims	Wife	1864	Ashbourne	57	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
3	46	Emma	Sims	Daughter	1892	Kedleston	29	Female	Single	Home Duties
4	46	John	Sims	Son	1895	Kedleston	26	Male	Single	Farmer
5	46	Mabel	Sims	Daughter	1902	Kedleston	19	Female	Single	Home Duties

PRO Class: RG15 Piece: 16403 RD: 437 SD: 2 ED: 9 Enumerated: 19 Jun 1921 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=8x9c_4847
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Census 1939 Pentrich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Cause: Retired

Address:
https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_5941_5941D_003.jpg

Death Sep 1948 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

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

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

(3 x Great Grandfather)

Sarah (Great Grandmother)

Person ID I7908 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 28 Feb 2025

Father	George SIMS, b. 1821, Morley Park Farm, Heage, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 18 Oct 1896, Abbey Cottage, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 75 years) Other Partners: Elizabeth Jane BARKER m. 12 Sep 1850
Mother	Elizabeth FAULKNER, b. 19 Sep 1835, Hatton, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England d. 27 Jan 1905, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 69 years)
Marriage	10 Jul 1860	St. Oswald's Church, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
		St. Oswald's Church Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
		Marriage Record (1860 Jul 2-11) St. Oswald's Church, Ashbourne
Association	Mary FAULKNER (Relationship: Witness)
Family ID	F1579	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Emma Frances HILL, b. 8 May 1864, Sturston, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Dec 1944, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 80 years)

Marriage 19 Apr 1888 All Saints Church, Bradley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1885-1888)
All Saints Church, Bradley

At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

Children

	1. Lizzie SIMS, b. 14 Apr 1889, Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 11 Sep 1898, Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 9 years)
	2. Annie SIMS, b. 23 Jan 1890, Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England bur. 19 Feb 1890, All Saints Churchyard, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age ~ 0 years)
+	3. Emma SIMS, b. 26 Apr 1892, Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 20 Sep 1953, General Hospital, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England Also known as Andressey Hospital (Age 61 years) ▻ Arthur John SHEPHERD m. 9 Aug 1927
>	4. John SIMS, b. 23 Apr 1895, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Sep 1971, Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England (Age 76 years) ▻ Mary BEEBY
+	5. Mabel SIMS, b. 10 Jul 1901, Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Mar 1972, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 70 years) ▻ Christopher HALL m. 20 Sep 1927

Family ID F3140 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 28 Feb 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 20 Jul 1862 - The Firs Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 17 Aug 1862 - All Saints Church, Bradley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - The Firs Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - The Firs Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 19 Apr 1888 - All Saints Church, Bradley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1901 - Priestwood Farm, Kedleston Lane, Kedleston, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1911 - Bradley Nook Farm, Hulland Ward, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1921 - Hole in the Wall, Bradley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - Cause: Retired,Address: https://rolfe.online/census/uk_register_1939/TNA_R39_5941_5941D_003.jpg - 1939 - Pentrich, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Death - Sep 1948 - Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

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