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Walter SIMONS
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Name Walter SIMONS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Jun Q 1852 Dartford Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: SIMONS, Walter q2 1852 Dartford RD 2a 195; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Ruff
Died Jun Q 1852 Dartford Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Simons, Walter q2 1852 Dartford RD 2a 127; GRO online index shows age at death as 0
Baptised 6 Apr 1852 St. Paulinus’ Church, Crayford, Kent, England
- From FamilySearch (transcribed data, viewed 1 Aug 2021)
Shows Walter Simons, parents Willis and Sarah Simons
Gender Male
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) 
Person ID I33283 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


