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Emma Simmons 1879–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1879

Birth Location: Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 22 Apr 1960

Death Location: Staffordshire, Stafford, England

Father: William Simmons

Mother: Sarah Phipps

Spouse(s): Theophilus Porton

Children(s): Martha Porton, Harry Porton, Lydia Porton, William Porton, S Porton, Thomas Porton, Sydney Porton, Emma Porton

Emma Simmons was born in 1879 in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Simmons And Sarah Ann Phipps. Emma Simmons married Theophilus Porton, Thomas B Fletcher, and had children including Emma Porton, Harry Porton, Lydia Porton, Martha Porton, S Porton, Sydney Porton, Thomas Porton, William Porton. Emma Simmons passed away in 1960 in Staffordshire, Stafford, England.

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Biography

  • Emma Simmons was born in 1879 in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England, the child of William Simmons And Sarah Ann Phipps.
  • Emma Simmons married Theophilus Porton, Thomas B Fletcher, and had children including Emma Porton, Harry Porton, Lydia Porton, Martha Porton, S Porton, Sydney Porton, Thomas Porton, William Porton.
  • Emma Simmons passed away in 1960 in Staffordshire, Stafford, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Simmons
1847–1930
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
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Sarah Phipps
1851–1929
Birth Location: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
SP

Spouses(s)

Theophilus Porton
1876–1950
Birth Location: Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
TP

Children(s)

Martha Porton
1910–1968
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Derbyshire
MP
Harry Porton
1920–1983
Birth Location: –
HP
Lydia Porton
1907–1957
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire
LP
William Porton
1903–1955
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
WP
S Porton
1908–
Birth Location: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
SP
Thomas Porton
1906–1906
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire
TP
Sydney Porton
1905–1905
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire
SP
Emma Porton
1917–1992
Birth Location: Darlaston, Staffordshire, England
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Emma Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Emma Simmons
1879–1960
Birth Place: Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Simmons
1847–1930
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Phipps
1851–1929
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Grandparents
John Simmons
1819–1882
Moun Green, Staffordshire, England
Lucy Butler
1824–1901
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Butler
1774–1840
Sarah Lear
1786–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Butler
1742–1820
Mary Lees
1745–1820
Richard Lear
1749–1815
Lydia Evans
1754–

Emma Simmons's Descendants

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Emma Simmons (24 Jun 1879–22 Apr 1960) m. Theophilus Porton (9 Nov 1876–5 Jan 1950)
  1. 1. Martha Porton 1910–1968 m. Sidney Edwards 1909–1968
    1. 1. Sidney Edwards 1932–1973
  2. 2. Harry Porton 1920–1983
  3. 3. Lydia Porton 1907–1957
  4. 4. William Porton 1903–1955
  5. 5. S Porton 1908–
  6. 6. Thomas Porton 1906–1906
  7. 7. Sydney Porton 1905–1905
  8. 8. Emma Porton 1917–1992

Emma Simmons's Timeline

2 Records

1879
24 Jun 1879
Birth of Emma Simmons in Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
1960
22 Apr 1960
Age 81
Death of Emma Simmons in Staffordshire, Stafford, England
Staffordshire, Stafford, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Wednesfield, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1960
    Event Place: Staffordshire, Stafford, England
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