I have very little on the Simms family, sadly. They are in town by 1879 and represented by Alfred and John who are likely brothers. Alfred and his wife Caroline had a son named John in a place called Nimrod in Green Bay Newfoundland in 1877. John is listed as a labourer so I’d imagine the two arrived from Nimrod together to find work at Little Bay mines.

1879 – Birth of Archibald William Simms to Alfred and Caroline (Vit Stats)

1882 – Birth of Thomas Simms to John and Elizabeth (Vit stats)

1882 – John Simms at Otter Island (Voter’s List)

1883 – Birth of Thomas Simms (1945 census)

1889 – Archibald Simms (Voter’s List)

1893 – Birth of Mary Simms to John (labourer) and Elizabeth Parsons (Civ births)

1895 – Charles Simms (Requisition to Robert Bond)

1904 – James and Reuben Simms are fishermen living at South Side (McAlpine’s Directory)

1924 – Death of Gilbert Simms (Headstone)