Robert Sim
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Background
Robert Sim was born in 1825, in Manchester, England. The the son of William Sim and Elizabeth (née Miller), he was baptised on 5 June 1825 at Manchester Cathedral.
He established timber yards and saw mills in Humffray Street, now Bakery Hill, in 1854. His son Charles Robert was born in Ballarat in 1861 and took over the running of the timber yard after the death of his father.
Robert Sim married Ann Pritchard and they had six children: William, born in 1849 (died in November 1925 at Ballarat; buried at Ballaarat Old Cemetery [F1 9 30R2]); Mary Elizabeth, born in 1853 (married Mr Bain; died in 1926 at St Kilda); Margaret, born in 1858 (died in July 1923 at Ballarat; buried at Ballaarat Old Cemetery); George, born in 1859 at Emerald Hill (died in December 1864); Charles Robert, born in 1862 at Ballarat (died in 1938 at Ballarat); and John Alexander, born in 1865 at Ballarat (died in 1929 at Williamstown). Robert died on 10 May 1897 and was buried on 11 May at Ballaarat Old Cemetery (BN 19 1). Charles, Robert’s son, then took over the running of the family business.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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