Frances Sims
1812–93
School teacher. Sister of Alfred Russel Wallace. School teacher at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, for a number of years until 1843. Taught at schools in the United States of America, 1843–6. Returned to Britain and married the photographer Thomas Sims. Adept water colourist. Died in London aged 81.
Sources
Wallace 1905, 1: 13, 14, 15, 223, 263, 313
Wallace family prayer book (Wallace family papers, private collection).
Bibliography
Wallace, Alfred Russel. 1905. My life: a record of events and opinions. 2 vols. London: Chapman & Hall.
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