Hi Diane, Thank you for the information on Sarah Ann's death. Another piece of the puzzle in place Thanks once again Liz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Tamulion" <d.tamulion@att.net> To: <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [CORNISH] George White and Ann williams > To add to this: > Sarah Ann Sims died 5 Sept. 1939 > Age 84 y 5 m 7 d > Houston, TX > Birth date 29 Mar 1855 England > Spouse: John > > this was also on Familysearch.org > didn't find anything on John's death but he wasn't in the 1910 census > and Sarah is listed as a widow. > Diane in Wisconsin > > On 9/11/2012 5:32 PM, Joy Langdon wrote: >> Hi Liz, >> >> I searched on FamilySearch for children of John and Sarah Ann SIMS born >> Michigan and found the following which, I think, supports your theory >> that John and Sarah did go to America: >> >> Texas Deaths >> John George SIMS Death 6 Jan 1931, Waco, McLennan, Texas >> Birth date 10 Jul 1881 Michigan >> Father's name John J SIMS >> Mother's name Sarah Ann WHITE >> https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K33M-Y4Q >> >> You can search for Maritime Deaths on Findmypast but have to pay to view. >> http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/maritime/deaths >> >> Regards, >> >> Joy >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: liz and john <lizmax@optusnet.com.au> >> To: CORNISH@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Tuesday, 11 September 2012, 9:33 >> Subject: [CORNISH] George White and Ann williams >> >> Hi All, >> >> I am new to this list and Cornwall research so I am hoping that someone >> can help me. >> >> My great grandfather's Brother George White was born in Great >> Bentley,Essex in 1821 to William White and Sarah On the 1861 census he >> is age 40 a Mariner with wife Ann born Constantine, Cornwall and >> daughter Sarah ann age 5 >> >> 1871 ann is a widow age 43 and Sarah Ann is 14 >> >> I have found Ann on the 1881.1891.1901 >> >> In 1911 Ann is 85 her occ is private meand and Old Age Pension.It also >> says that sh only had 1 child and the child is still living. >> >> I found a Death 1922 for Ann White age 95 Falmouth >> >> On 'Constantine,Cornwall Family History Society" I found t Parish >> records for Marriage Banns for George White age 29,Mariner living in >> Port Navas, Father William White and Ann Williams age 27 living in Port >> Navas. father Edward Williams >> >> I have also found the Marriage in 1879 of John Sims age 31 a miner living >> in Constantine Father William Sims and Sarah Ann White age 23 Living in >> Constantine father George White Mariner. >> >> I have not been able to find John and Sarah Ann after their marriage in >> England so decided to look elsewhere and found on the 1900 census John >> Sims a farrier ? and wife Sarah A living in Texas with 2 children George >> age 18 a farm labourer and Eilleen age 10 both born in Michigan. with >> parents born in England. >> >> I am hoping that some one on the list knows of this family and whether or >> not they did go to America as I have not been able to find them on a >> passenger list.or can direct me as to where I can look. >> >> Also I haven't been able to find a death for George White who going by >> the census died between 1861 and 1871. Has anyone any suggestions as to >> where I could find his death.If he died at sea are there any local >> registers of seamen for that period. >> >> Thank you for reading all this >> >> Regard >> >> Liz Maxwell-------Australia >> > > ------------------------------- > Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com > with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text. If you want, > MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. > > Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message