Person Simms; William (1793 - 1860) Simms William 1793 - 1860 British Male Birmingham, England 07 December 1793 Carshalton, Surrey 21 June 1860

138 Fleet Street, London (1852); Carshalton, Surrey (1852)

Career: Optician, Astronomical and Mathematical Instrument maker, under the title of Troughton and Simms. Memberships: MRAS Fellow 03/06/1852 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1860-1862 vol 11 pp xxix-xxx References: Allan Chapman, 'Pre-Eminently Precise', review of Anita McConnell, Instrument Makers to the World. A History of Cooke, Troughton, and Simms and Eleanor Mennim, Transit Circle. The Story of William Simms, 1793-1860 in NR 1995 vol 49 pp 168-170 A W Skempton and Joyce Brown, 'John and Edward Troughton, Mathematical Instrument Makers' in NR 1972-3 vol 27 pp 233-262 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 7 Dec 1793 - 21 Jun 1860 NA5621 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/59890534 fcc762fc-f073-4108-8461-7aba4f8fc012