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Marriage
Name: Jane Johnston
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 30 Jun 1864
Marriage Place: Peterhead,Aberdeen,Scotland
Spouse: George Sim
FHL Film Number: 6035516

Youngest child born 1888 approx so George must have died 1887-1891

1891 Census
Jane Sorn [looks like Jane Sim on census]
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: George Sorn
Gender: Female
Where born: Scotland
Civil Parish: Kirkdale
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street address: Zante Street, Kirkdale
Occupation:

George Sorn 52 occ Ship Carpenter
Jane Sorn 45
John Sorn 25 occ Dock Labourer
James Sorn 19 occ Corn Miller
Catherine Sorn 17 occ General Domestic Servant
Annie C Sorn 15 occ General Domestic Servant
Mina L Sorn 13
Mary E Sorn 11
Thomas J Sorn 5
Florence Sorn 3

All children list as born Liverpool

Should read 'Youngest child born 1888 approx so George must have died 1891 - 1901

You might get some help here in finding out if George died at sea

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/archive/startyoursearch.aspx

Very good achieves if you live in the area and can visit.


1901 Census
Name: Jane Sim
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Scotland
Civil Parish: Kirkdale
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Jane Sim 55
Mary E Sim 21
Thomas Sim 15
Florence Sim 13
John Hitchin 40

I found this but it does not give a date of birth or what the ships name was and where it was from.

Deaths at sea, 1781‐1968
Name George Sim
Male
Death date Nov 1897
Reported date 1897
Series BT 334
Box 0016
Record set Deaths at sea, 1781­1968

I have know idea where to look for the details of his death.

thank you so much for your help. From what I am told it isn't worth getting the death certificate as it doesn't tell anything. Is this what you think also? it is just here in Australia the death cert tells everything

Thanks heaps
Kerryn

This gives you an idea of what is on the death cert:

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/images/Death%20Cert%20PDF.pdf

They married on 30 June 1864 at Peterhead after Banns according to the forms of the Wesleyan Church. George Simm, a Ship's Carpenter aged 24 years of Peterhead. His father john Sim a Fisherman and his mother Jean Sim maiden surname Sim were both still alive. Jane Johnston aged 19 years of Burnhaven, Peterhead. Her father William Johnston a Gardener and her mother Catherine Johnston maiden surname Yule were both still alive. The witnesses were were William Sim and Wm. Johnston.

Just as an aside I have never been able to find the death of Jane Sim nee Johnston, Geoges wife so the both of them are very frustrating


I have ordered the death certificate for George Sim death Tynemouth 1898. I have confirmed that the death at sea for George Sim is not my ggfather. I will let you know the outcome when I get the death cert
Thanks everyone
Kerryn