John SIMS

1826 - 1894  (68 years)   Has no ancestors but 77 descendants in this family tree.

Catherine MCKINLEY

Abt 1820 - 1905  (~ 85 years)

Birth	Abt 1820	Ireland
Died	9 Jun 1905	Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John MCKINLEY,   b. UNKNOWN
Family	John SIMS,   b. 1826
Married	Abt 1857
Children	+ 1. Mary Ann GRAHAM,   b. 1854, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia   2. Jane SIMS,   b. 1856   3. Helen SIMS,   b. 1858 + 4. Ellen Eliza SIMS,   b. Aug 1859, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia

Mary Ann GRAHAM

1854 - 1891  (37 years)

Birth	1854	Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Died	3 Dec 1891	Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1891	Cemetery, St Luke's, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John SIMS,   b. 1826
Mother	Catherine MCKINLEY,   b. Abt 1820, Ireland
Married	Abt 1857
Family	Robert James MEAKINS,   b. 27 Jan 1853
Married	7 Jul 1874
Children	+ 1. William Robert MEAKINS,   b. 1875, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   2. George John MEAKINS,   b. 22 May 1876, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 3. John Aden MEAKINS,   b. 22 Jul 1877, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Robert James MEAKINS,   b. 1879 + 5. Lizzie Agusta MEAKINS,   b. 9 Mar 1881, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Mary Anne MEAKINS,   b. 7 Feb 1883, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   7. Benjamin Milton MEAKINS,   b. 1885, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Phoebe Jane MEAKINS,   b. 1887, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Ellen Catherine MEAKINS,   b. 16 Nov 1887, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   10. Joseph Henry MEAKINS,   b. 1889, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 11. Benjamin Milton MEAKINS,   b. 22 Jul 1890, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia

Robert James MEAKINS

1853 - 1914  (61 years)

Birth	27 Jan 1853
Died	18 Nov 1914	Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	1914	Cemetery, St Luke's, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George Adams MEAKINS,   b. 16 Jul 1820, Potterspury, Northampton, England
Mother	Phoebe Elizabeth HAYDEN,   b. 1821, Mixbury, Northamptonshire, England
Married	9 Oct 1845	Westbury, Middlesex, England
Family	Mary Ann GRAHAM,   b. 1854, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Married	7 Jul 1874
Children	+ 1. William Robert MEAKINS,   b. 1875, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   2. George John MEAKINS,   b. 22 May 1876, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 3. John Aden MEAKINS,   b. 22 Jul 1877, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Robert James MEAKINS,   b. 1879 + 5. Lizzie Agusta MEAKINS,   b. 9 Mar 1881, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Mary Anne MEAKINS,   b. 7 Feb 1883, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   7. Benjamin Milton MEAKINS,   b. 1885, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Phoebe Jane MEAKINS,   b. 1887, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Ellen Catherine MEAKINS,   b. 16 Nov 1887, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   10. Joseph Henry MEAKINS,   b. 1889, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 11. Benjamin Milton MEAKINS,   b. 22 Jul 1890, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia

Jane SIMS

1856 - DECEASED

Birth	1856
Died	DECEASED
Father	John SIMS,   b. 1826
Mother	Catherine MCKINLEY,   b. Abt 1820, Ireland
Married	Abt 1857

Helen SIMS

1858 - DECEASED

Birth	1858
Died	DECEASED
Father	John SIMS,   b. 1826
Mother	Catherine MCKINLEY,   b. Abt 1820, Ireland
Married	Abt 1857

Ellen Eliza SIMS

1859 - 1948  (~ 88 years)

Birth	Aug 1859	Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1948
Father	John SIMS,   b. 1826
Mother	Catherine MCKINLEY,   b. Abt 1820, Ireland
Married	Abt 1857
Family	Joseph MORTIMER,   b. 1 Apr 1850, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	5 Nov 1879	Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Ellen Gertrude MORTIMER,   b. 12 Oct 1880, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 2. William John MORTIMER,   b. 19 Mar 1882, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Clara Grace MORTIMER,   b. 9 Aug 1884, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Rose Mary MORTIMER,   b. 1885, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Ethel Jane MORTIMER,   b. 27 Oct 1886, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Lydia Florence MORTIMER,   b. Abt 1888, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   7. Arthur Samuel MORTIMER,   b. 1890, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   8. Robert Henry MORTIMER,   b. 11 Mar 1892, Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Vernon Frederick MORTIMER,   b. 1893, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 10. Albert Joseph MORTIMER,   b. 20 Sep 1895, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   11. Howard Leonard MORTIMER,   b. 1896, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 12. Elsie Myra Berl MORTIMER,   b. 1900, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia

Joseph MORTIMER

1850 - 1932  (82 years)

Birth	1 Apr 1850	Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	28 Dec 1932	Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Samuel MORTIMER,   b. 1816, England
Mother	Martha SUTTON,   b. 1819, England
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Ellen Eliza SIMS,   b. Aug 1859, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	5 Nov 1879	Gingin, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Ellen Gertrude MORTIMER,   b. 12 Oct 1880, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 2. William John MORTIMER,   b. 19 Mar 1882, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Clara Grace MORTIMER,   b. 9 Aug 1884, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Rose Mary MORTIMER,   b. 1885, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 5. Ethel Jane MORTIMER,   b. 27 Oct 1886, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Lydia Florence MORTIMER,   b. Abt 1888, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   7. Arthur Samuel MORTIMER,   b. 1890, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   8. Robert Henry MORTIMER,   b. 11 Mar 1892, Middle Swan, Western Australia, Australia + 9. Vernon Frederick MORTIMER,   b. 1893, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 10. Albert Joseph MORTIMER,   b. 20 Sep 1895, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia   11. Howard Leonard MORTIMER,   b. 1896, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia + 12. Elsie Myra Berl MORTIMER,   b. 1900, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia

• Name	John SIMS  [1]
  Relationship	with Rodney VOJVODICH
  Birth	1826
  Gender	Male
  Convict Number	17 Dec 1849
  	#1649
  Immigration: Dep.	22 Nov 1852
  	Per "Dudbrook" from Plymouth, England
  Immigration: Arr.	10 Feb 1853
  	Per "Dudbrook" to Western Australia, Australia
  Death	13 Nov 1894
  Origins
  Person ID	I12675	MyBradyTree | Descendant of Convict John SIMS

  
  

  Family	Catherine MCKINLEY,   b. Abt 1820, Ireland d. 9 Jun 1905, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia (Age ~ 85 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1857
  Children	+ 1. Mary Ann GRAHAM,   b. 1854, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia d. 3 Dec 1891, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia (Age 37 years) ▻ Robert James MEAKINS  m. 7 Jul 1874   2. Jane SIMS,   b. 1856   d. DECEASED   3. Helen SIMS,   b. 1858   d. DECEASED + 4. Ellen Eliza SIMS,   b. Aug 1859, Gingin, Western Australia, Australia d. 1948 (Age ~ 88 years) ▻ Joseph MORTIMER  m. 5 Nov 1879
  Family ID	F1025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Convict Records

  Sims: Convict #1649 John Sims

  
  

  Ships

  Dudbrook

  
  

• Notes

  SIMS, John Convict No1649 Ship NameDudbrook Ship Arrival Date7 Feb 1853 Birth Date1826 Marital StatusUnmarried Occupationlabourer Sentence Date17 Dec 1849 Sentence PlaceLondon Sentence ProvinceLondon Sentence CountryEngland CourtCent Crim Ct Length of Sentence7yrs Crimelarceny from the person Ticket of Leave Date7 Feb 1853 Conditional Pardon Date5 Jul 1856 Sims is also buried at St Lukes and their records state that he died on12 Nov 1895 aged 61 years (the maths don’t add up) the under mentioned book also states that he was 61 years when he died. In the book “Gingin 1830 to1960” by Hazel Udell, Mary Ann Graham is described as a step-daughter of John Sims

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "John SIMS". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I12675&tree=BRADY2008 (accessed April 1, 2025).