Thomas Sims (1826–1910)

Photographer. Established a photographic business in Weston-super-Mare in 1847. Moved to London and opened a studio at 44 Upper Albany Street, Regents Park, 1854–5. Following a legal dispute about patents, he re-established his studio in Westbourne Grove, West London, in 1860. In 1868, moved to Tunbridge Wells, where he worked as a photographer until his death. Married Alfred Russel Wallace’s sister, Frances.