Hi Dorothy and All, It was Peter SIMS who wrote the article "East Woodhay Emigrants" in the HGS magazine. Have you got Peter S. SIMS book. The article continues to says that Thomas and Harriett had at least two children Henry and George in East Woodhay before moving to Greenham, Berkshire where Charles is grandfather was born 10 October 1846. The Census shows them living in "Warfield" East Hampstead Berkshire, with their children: Henry, George, Charles, Mark, Maria Rose and Thomas. They emigrated with their four youngest children. Thomas father James it is assumed is also shown on the same page of the 1851 Census having remarried in 1827 to Roseanna ??? with four children Charlotte, Peggy, Sarah and Jane. James first wife Maria nee ROSE die in May 1826 any further information unknown. If you want to contact Peter S. Sims he gives his address in Australia, email and telephone number and says please contact me. As Peter is still alive, please contact me off list for address, email and telephone number. I have great grandparents SIMS going back to 1685 in Wiltshire, if any Sims link with Wiltshire i would be very interested. Kind regards Barbara Lewis Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants. UK [email protected] List Admin ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [King] Info found in HGS Magazines-SIMS Hi Barbara and list, Yes, I can confirm that the Thomas SIMS who m. Harriet EXELL was indeed the son of James Sims and his wife Maria nee ROSE. Thomas and Harriet later emigrated to Australia. Their descendant Peter Sims has written a book about Thomas' Australian descendants. Thomas had a sister Fanny/Frances who m her first cousin James Sims and settled in St Mary Bourne. Their daughter Ann m Charles HUNT of Ecchinswell (subject of many of my messages on this list!). Charles and Ann were my husband's great-grandparents. Dorothy O.