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Walter Charles SIMONS
1855 - 1919 (~ 64 years)
Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Walter Charles SIMONS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Mar Q 1855 Crayford, Kent, England 
- From the 1861 census where shown as aged 6.
Shown in 1911 census as aged 46, born Orsett, Essex, but the birth registration index confirms data consistent with the 1861 census.
GRO ref: Simons, Walter Charles q1 1855 Dartford RD 2a 216; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Ruff
Gender Male Residence 1919 4 Hope Cottages, East Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - His home at the time of his death (from burial register)
Died Dec Q 1919 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Simons, Walter q4 1919 aged 65 Milton RD 2a 1123
Buried 30 Oct 1919 St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England - From the PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 1 Aug 2021)
"Walter Simons No. 2273., 4 Hope Cottages, buried October 30th 1919, aged 65 years, ceremony performed by A. B. Parry-Evans"
Siblings4 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Willis SIMONS, b. Abt 1824, Great Wakering, Rochford, Essex, England, d. Jun Q 1913, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 89 years) (Father) 
Sarah Ann RUFF, b. Abt 1824, Baker Street, Orsett, Essex, England, d. Sep Q 1911, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 87 years) (Mother) Notes - Single in 1911
Person ID I33279 All Last Modified 1 Aug 2021
Father Willis SIMONS, b. Abt 1824, Great Wakering, Rochford, Essex, England , d. Jun Q 1913, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 89 years) Mother Sarah Ann RUFF, b. Abt 1824, Baker Street, Orsett, Essex, England , d. Sep Q 1911, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 87 years) Married Jun Q 1858 Gravesend Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Simons, Willis to Ruff, Sarah Ann q2 1858 Gravesend RD 2a 389
Shown as married 70 years in the 1911 census, implying married about 1841.
The 1911 census shows they had had 8 children, 4 of whom had died by then. Only 4 appear in censuses, so the other 4 must have died young, each born and died between 2 consecutive censuses.
Although only one or 2 children were born after Willis and Sarah Ann married, all but the first had their births registered as though they were married. That makes 3 of the 4 who died in infancy easy to identify. The fourth was probably born between Walter Charles (birth registered 1855) and Sarah Ann (birth registered towards the end of 1860). The identity of this child is made more difficult as the family clearly moved between these dates - from Crayford to Sittingbourne.
The most likely child would be Albert Arthur, and I have added him here with more info. about why he seems the probable child.
Family ID F9060 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1861 census where shown as aged 6.
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Died - Dec Q 1919 - Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England 
Buried - 30 Oct 1919 - St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
