Andrew Sims

1824 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Andrew Sims
  Born	1824	, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1846	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baptist
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-171525
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I171525	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	James Sims,   b. 1776, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 8 Oct 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Margaret Wisely,   b. 1779, , Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Jun 1859  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F40335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Thomas,   b. 1825, , England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 May 1846	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. George Sims,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ann Sims,   b. 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Sims,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Sims,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret Sims,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. James Sims,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elizabeth Sims,   b. 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mary Sims,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1919, Pickford Twp, Bruce Co., Michigan  (Age 61 years)   9. Alexander Sims,   b. 24 Apr 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Nov 1927, Stalwart, Chippewa, Michigan, United States  (Age 67 years)   10. Robert A. Sims,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F168576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  THE subject of this sketch, the late James Sims, took a leading part in the education and religious life in the early years of the settlement of the County of Waterloo. He was born in 1812, in the Parish of Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. His education was received at the Parish Schools and, though not extensive, the foundation was laid upon which by self study, extensive reading and an excellent memory, he became a man of general information and being a good conversationalist he readily cornmunicated such information to others. His early years of manhood were spent in farming which did not afford much time for literary work, but every spare moment was spent with books and in reading. In 1837 he married Janet Robertson, widow, and in the summer of that year sailed from Aberdeen in the ship "Hercules" with his wife, step children Alexander, John, and Jane Robertson ; accompanied by his father James Sims, his mother, his brothers Peter and Andrew, and his sister Margaret (Mrs. Wm. Fowler) and his nephews James and Peter Sims. After a voyage of eight weeks they landed at Quebec and immediately proceeded by boat up the St. Lawrence River, through canals and lake to Toronto, Ont., where they spent their first winter in Canada. In the spring of 1838 they went by boat to Hamilton and thence by wagons and on foot to the Queen's Bush and located on Lot 2, Con. 13, in the Township of Wellesley about one mile from Hawksville. At that time the country surrounding was practically an unbroken forest, there being only a few settlers in the neighborhood, with small clearings and no roads except trails through the bush. The nearest grist mill was at Waterloo village and many of the early settlers carried their flour and other provisions on their backs to their homes. Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906 (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 1906)pg 93

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 4, Pg. 89. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 4 Page 35. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. James Sim Baptist minister, Waterloo report 59. Andrew Sims, to Mary Thomas, both of Wellesley. 13 May 1846. Wit. William Fowler and Charles Thomas.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1824 - , Scotland Residence - 1846 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 May 1846 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth