Walter Sims Genealogy: 79 obituaries, marriages, births, burials (1831-2014)

Walter Sims is documented in 79 historical records spanning 1831-2014 across 28 cities — including Saskatchewan, Newmarket, Lisgar, Herschel, Unorganized territory, Winnipeg, Bayham, Prince Arthur, Johnson Street Ward, and Toronto Gore. Sources include 34 births, 34 censuses, 2 marriage records, and 9 obituaries. Discover your genealogy on MesAieux (YourFolks), one of the best platforms for ancestry research, focusing on Quebec and Canada. Trace your family tree and track the lives of individuals named Walter Sims through these records — start uncovering your ancestors and build your complete family tree with Walter Sims today.

Year	Type	Subject	Location	Source	Results
abt. 1831	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1831 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1834	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1834 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1858	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1858 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1861	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1861 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1871	Birth	Walter Cain	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1871 Birth Walter Cain Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1876	Birth	Walter Cain	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1881	abt. 1876 Birth Walter Cain Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1877	Birth	Walter-C Cain	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1877 Birth Walter-C Cain Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1881	Birth	Sydney-Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1881 Birth Sydney-Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
1881	Census	Walter Sims	Bayham, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census Walter Sims Bayham, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Walter Sims & Catherine Sims	Prince Arthur, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census Walter Sims & Catherine Sims Prince Arthur, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Walter Cain	Newmarket, ON	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census Walter Cain Newmarket, ON (Census of Canada, 1881 )
1881	Census	Walter Sims & Ellen Sims	Johnson Street Ward, BC	Census of Canada, 1881	1881 Census Walter Sims & Ellen Sims Johnson Street Ward, BC (Census of Canada, 1881 )
abt. 1882	Birth	George-Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1882 Birth George-Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1884	Birth	Walter Cain	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1884 Birth Walter Cain Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1884	Birth	James-Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1884 Birth James-Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1886	Birth	Walter-James Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1886 Birth Walter-James Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1886	Birth	James-Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1886 Birth James-Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1886	Birth	Walter Cain	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1886 Birth Walter Cain Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1886	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1891	abt. 1886 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1890	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1890 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
1891	Census	Walter Sims & Gertrude Sims	Toronto Gore, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census Walter Sims & Gertrude Sims Toronto Gore, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Walter Sims	Wellington Ward, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census Walter Sims Wellington Ward, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Walter-C Cain	Newmarket, Town, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census Walter-C Cain Newmarket, Town, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Walter Cain	Tiny, ON	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census Walter Cain Tiny, ON (Census of Canada, 1891)
1891	Census	Walter Cain	Hinchinbrooke, QC	Census of Canada, 1891	1891 Census Walter Cain Hinchinbrooke, QC (Census of Canada, 1891)
abt. 1892	Birth	Walter-W Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1892 Birth Walter-W Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1897	Birth	Walter Simms	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1897 Birth Walter Simms Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1906	Birth	Walter-D Cain	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1906 Birth Walter-D Cain Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1907	Birth	Walter-Norman Simms	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1907 Birth Walter-Norman Simms Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1908	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1908 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1908	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926	abt. 1908 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)
1911	Marriage	Walter Cain & Sarah-Celina Rooney	Ottawa, On	Vital records	1911 Marriage Walter Cain & Sarah-Celina Rooney Ottawa, On (Vital records)
abt. 1914	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1914 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1919	Birth	Walter-Reginald Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1919 Birth Walter-Reginald Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1919	Birth	Walter Cain	Undetermined location	Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926	abt. 1919 Birth Walter Cain Undetermined location (Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)
abt. 1919	Birth	Walter Cain	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1919 Birth Walter Cain Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1920	Birth	Fredrick-Walter Simms	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1920 Birth Fredrick-Walter Simms Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1924	Birth	Walter-Leroy Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1924 Birth Walter-Leroy Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1925	Birth	Walter-Richard Simms	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1925 Birth Walter-Richard Simms Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1926	Birth	Walter Simms	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1926 Birth Walter Simms Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
1926	Census	Walter Sims	Lisgar, MB	Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926	1926 Census Walter Sims Lisgar, MB (Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)
1926	Census	Walter Cain	Herschel (Village), SK	Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926	1926 Census Walter Cain Herschel (Village), SK (Canadian Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1926)
abt. 1927	Birth	Walter-Lyle Caims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1927 Birth Walter-Lyle Caims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1927	Birth	Walter Cain	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1927 Birth Walter Cain Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1930	Birth	Walter Sims	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1930 Birth Walter Sims Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1931	Birth	Walter Simms	Undetermined location	Census of Canada, 1931	abt. 1931 Birth Walter Simms Undetermined location (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter-Norman Simms	Mills, Patterson and Pringle (Townships) and part of Gurd, ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter-Norman Simms Mills, Patterson and Pringle (Townships) and part of Gurd, ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter-James Sims & Esther-Mary Sims	Capital Ward, ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter-James Sims & Esther-Mary Sims Capital Ward, ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter-D Cain	Fraser Mills (District), BC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter-D Cain Fraser Mills (District), BC (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-Walter Sims & Feleda Sims	Toronto Northeast, ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-Walter Sims & Feleda Sims Toronto Northeast, ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	James-Walter Sims & Ruth Sims	Unorganized territory, BC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census James-Walter Sims & Ruth Sims Unorganized territory, BC (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Simms	Guelph (City), ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Simms Guelph (City), ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Sims	Lisgar, MB	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Sims Lisgar, MB (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Sims	Hespeler (Town), ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Sims Hespeler (Town), ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter-Reginald Sims	Unorganized territory, BC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter-Reginald Sims Unorganized territory, BC (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter-Richard Simms	Burnaby (Municipality), BC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter-Richard Simms Burnaby (Municipality), BC (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Sydney-Walter Sims & Dorothea Sims	Brantford (City), ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Sydney-Walter Sims & Dorothea Sims Brantford (City), ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Fredrick-Walter Simms	Winnipeg (City), MB	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Fredrick-Walter Simms Winnipeg (City), MB (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Cain & Sarah Cain	Dalhousie Ward -Victoria Ward -Elmdale Ward, ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Cain & Sarah Cain Dalhousie Ward -Victoria Ward -Elmdale Ward, ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter-Leroy Sims	Exeter (Village), ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter-Leroy Sims Exeter (Village), ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	George-Walter Sims & Annie Sims	Saskatchewan, SK	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census George-Walter Sims & Annie Sims Saskatchewan, SK (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter-Lyle Caims	Saskatchewan, SK	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter-Lyle Caims Saskatchewan, SK (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter-W Sims & Edna Sims	Acadia, AB	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter-W Sims & Edna Sims Acadia, AB (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Simms	Toronto (City), ON	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Simms Toronto (City), ON (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Sims	Winnipeg (City), MB	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Sims Winnipeg (City), MB (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Sims	Montreal (City) – Delorimier Ward, QC	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Sims Montreal (City) – Delorimier Ward, QC (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Simms	Edmonton East, AB	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Simms Edmonton East, AB (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Cain	Herschel (Village), SK	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Cain Herschel (Village), SK (Census of Canada, 1931)
1931	Census	Walter Cain	Saskatchewan, SK	Census of Canada, 1931	1931 Census Walter Cain Saskatchewan, SK (Census of Canada, 1931)
abt. 1962	Marriage	Walter Sims & Joyce Carpenter	Undetermined location	Vital records	abt. 1962 Marriage Walter Sims & Joyce Carpenter Undetermined location (Vital records)

Obituary of Walter Simms ( - 1925)

Walter Simms, spouse of Pat Simms, father of Joanne, Michael, Coralee and Paul, died on February 2, 1925.

Obituary: SIMMS, Walter RichardFebruary 2, 1925 – August 12, 2014Walt passed away in Salmon Arm, BC. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Pat; children, Joanne (Bert), Michael (Roslyn), Coralee (Kevin), Paul (Jacquie); eight grandchildren and five great- grandchildren; nephews and nieces. Walt was an employee of Terminal City [...]

Obituary of Walter Cain ( - 1999)

Walter Cain, died on June 3, 1999.

Obituary: CAIN Walter. Peacefully at the Verdun Manoir on June 3, 1999 at the age of eighty-five years old. He will be sadly missed by his three sisters, Julia Cabot, Edwina Lemieux and Ida Lynch. He will be sadly missed by his nieces and nephews. Resting at Feron's Funeral Homes, 1010 [...]

Obituary of Walter-R Sims (1921 - 2006)

Walter-R. Sims, born in 1921, died on January 31, 2006 at 85 years old.

Obituary: Funeral for Walter R. “Buck” Sims, 85, 2 p.m. Friday at Spry, burial in Athens City Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 9 tonight. Mr. Sims died Jan. 31, 2006.

Obituary of Walter Sims (1929 - 2008)

Walter Sims, born in 1929, spouse of Joyce Carpenter, son of Richard and Florence, father of Susan, Diane, Richard, David and Deborah, died on December 28, 2008 at 79 years old.

Obituary: SIMS, Walter Passed away peacefully, on Sunday, December 28th, 2008 at La Maison Bonsejour, at the age of 79. Beloved husband of Joyce Carpenter and son of the late Florence Hopson and of the late Richard Sims. He also leaves behind his 5 children: Susan (Bryan Wall), Diane (Dan Hillock), [...]

Obituary of Walter Sims (1929 - 2008)

Walter Sims, born in 1929, spouse of Joyce Carpenter, son of Richard and Florence, father of Susan, Diane, Richard, David and Deborah, died on December 28, 2008 at 79 years old.

Obituary of Kenneth-Walter-Reid Sims (1925 - 2009)

Kenneth-Walter-Reid Sims, born in 1925, spouse of Helen Sims, father of Rick and Barbara, died on July 28, 2009 at 84 years old.

Obituary: SIMS, Kenneth Walter Reid “Ken“ - At the Brantford General Hospital, surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in his 84th year, Ken Sims, beloved husband of Helen Sims. Loving father of Rick Sims and his wife Brenda, Barbara Sims-Vriend and her husband John, all of Brantford. Predeceased [...]

Obituary of Walter Sims

Walter Sims, spouse of Jeanette Sexton, father of Martha, Ny, Jason and Fl, died at 74 years old.

Obituary: SIMS, WALTER, 74Ocala - Mr. Walter "Gene" Sims, age 74, passed away in Gainesville, Florida. He moved here in 1962 from West Virginia. He was a retired deputy sheriff with the Marion County Sheriff's Department where he served for 25 years. Mr. Sims is survived by his daughter, Martha Bartone [...]

Obituary of Walter-B Simms

Walter-B. Simms, spouse of Mary Lee, father of Greg, Ky and Salli, died at 89 years old.

Obituary: Simms, Walter B.Aug. 13, 1921 - Feb. 24. 2011Walter B. Simms, 89, of Palmetto, formerly of Toledo, Ohio died Feb. 24. 2011.A memorial Masswill be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Saint Joseph's Catholic Church. Kicliter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement.Survivors include his wife, Mary Lee; a son, [...]

Obituary of Walter-G Sims (1926 - 2014)

Walter-G. Sims, born in 1926, spouse of Geneva Sims, father of Kathy, died on May 30, 2014 at 88 years old.

Obituary: Walter G. Sims, 88, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014. He served in the U. S. Navy in the demolition corp. as a frogman. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathy Spearman. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Geneva Sims; grandson, Daniel and Nickole Spearman; [...]

What are the most common first names in Sims family?

The most popular first names associated with the Sims surname.

Robert	James	William	Mary
John	Dorothy	Ruby	Daniel
Alice	Margaret	Louise	Joseph
Charles	Edward	Sarah	Thomas
Michael	Richard	Paul	Elizabeth

The most popular first names associated with the Sims surname.

Robert	James
William	Mary
John	Dorothy
Ruby	Daniel
Alice	Margaret
Louise	Joseph
Charles	Edward
Sarah	Thomas
Michael	Richard
Paul	Elizabeth

These percentages represent the proportion of all genealogy records with the Sims who bear each given name, based on the 1896 available.

Updated: 2025-05-20

Walter Sims: Genealogy, Obituaries, Marriages, Births

Obituary of Walter Simms ( - 1925)

Obituary of Walter Cain ( - 1999)

Obituary of Walter-R Sims (1921 - 2006)

Obituary of Walter Sims (1929 - 2008)

Obituary of Walter Sims (1929 - 2008)

Obituary of Kenneth-Walter-Reid Sims (1925 - 2009)

Obituary of Walter Sims

Obituary of Walter-B Simms

Obituary of Walter-G Sims (1926 - 2014)

What are the most common first names in Sims family?