James Sims

James Sims

Male 1795 - 1875  (80 years)

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  • Name James Sims 
    Born 1795  Treskerby, Redruth, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1875  Redruth, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • James Sims, mining engineer, began his career in 1811, "at a period when the steam-engine was in a very rude state. . . " (James Sims,"Rise and Progress of the Cornish Steam Engine," in Henry English, The Mining Almanac for 1849, London, 170-5. See also "On the Economy of Mining in Cornwall," same volume, 120.)

    • This James Sims is a second cousin to James Sims (i1518 1781-1824).
    Person ID I31633  Complete
    Last Modified 13 Mar 2010 

    Father William Seyms or Sims,   b. 29 Dec 1762, Chacewater, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1834, Whitehall, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Johanna Oates 
    Married 20 Jul 1786  Kenwyn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18040078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1795 - Treskerby, Redruth, Cornwall, England Link to Google Earth
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