Mary Ann TOY

   Research Notes:

1851 England Census (surname spelt Sims):

Age given: 51 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling: Carwinnen, Camborne, Cornwall
Occupation: Miner's Widow - Domestic

Present were children (born in Camborne): Thomas (24), miner, Nanny T. (22), milliner, Sarah (20), mine girl, William (19), miner, Jane (16), mine girl, Elizabeth (14), at home, Joseph (12), miner, Susan (6), scholar

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1861 England Census (surname spelt Sims):

Age given: 61 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Dwelling: Carwinnen, Camborne, Cornwall
Status: widowed

Present were children (born in Camborne): Elizabeth (24), dressmaker, Joseph (22), tin miner, grandson Joseph S. Sims (15), scholar, granddaughter Eliza J. Hocking (5) of Australia (British subject)

   Marriage Information:

Mary married James SEMS, son of Thomas SEMS of Beacon and Sarah ("Sally") ROBERTS, on 12 Feb 1820 in Camborne, Cornwall. (James SEMS was christened on 5 Mar 1797 in Camborne, Cornwall and died before 1851.)

   Marriage Notes:

James Sems, miner, and Mary Toy [called Mary Ann in the christening record and in the Censuses]

Witnesses: John Toy, Joseph Toy