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James Robert Simons 1839–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 SEP 1839

Birth Location: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Rheola Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Simmons/

Mother: Pleasant Tupper

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Collison

Children(s): Jane Simons, Elizabeth Simons, James Simons, Thomas Simons, Albert Simons, William Simons, Leila Simons

The story of James Robert Simons began in 1839 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. James Robert Simons married Elizabeth Collison, and had children including Albert Henry Simons, Elizabeth Clara Simons, James Robert Simons, Jane Maud Simons, Leila May Simons, Thomas Charles Simons, William Ernest Simons. James Robert Simons passed away in 1901 in Rheola Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Robert Simons began in 1839 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
  • James Robert Simons married Elizabeth Collison, and had children including Albert Henry Simons, Elizabeth Clara Simons, James Robert Simons, Jane Maud Simons, Leila May Simons, Thomas Charles Simons, William Ernest Simons.
  • James Robert Simons passed away in 1901 in Rheola Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Simmons/
1809–1885
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England
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Pleasant Tupper
1814–1844
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England
PT

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Collison
–1980
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jane Simons
1882–1961
Birth Location: Wehla, Victoria, Australia
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Elizabeth Simons
1891–1981
Birth Location: Fentons Creek, Victoria, Australia
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James Simons
1879–1942
Birth Location: Mount Korong, Victoria, Australia
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Thomas Simons
1884–1907
Birth Location: Fentons Creek, Victoria, Australia
TS
Albert Simons
1888–1980
Birth Location: Fentons Creek, Victoria, Australia
AS
William Simons
1893–
Birth Location: Fentons Creek, Victoria, Australia
WS
Leila Simons
–1901
Birth Location: –
LS

James Simons's Ancestors

Self
James Simons
1839–1901
Birth Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Parents
William Slade Simons Simmons/
1809–1885
Bermondsey, London, England
Pleasant Tupper
1814–1844
Bermondsey, London, England
Grandparents
William Symons
1769–1833
Indian Queens, St Enoder, Cornwall, England
Judith Bull
1777–1830
St John Horsleydown, Surrey, England
Thomas Tupper
1785–1841
Bignor, West Sussex, England
Catherine Cleeve
1779–1849
Southwark, Greater London, England
Great-Grandparents
Frances Symons
1734–1795
Elizabeth Morlyn
1745–1797
John Bull
1734–1802
Betty Biddlecombe
1734–
John Cleeve
1759–
Eleanor Grogan
1760–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Symonds
1691–1727
Ann Powell
1698–
Richard Morlyn
1717–1813
Catherine Francis
1722–1804

James Simons's Descendants

1.
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James (Robert) Simons (21 SEP 1839–1901) m. Elizabeth Collison (–28 JAN 1980)
  1. 1. Jane (Maud) Simons 1882–1961 m. George (William) Birthisel 1876–1933
    1. 1. Jane (Maud) Birthisel 1901–1939 m. William (Norman) Fawcett 1899–1956
    2. 2. James (Laurence) Birthisel 1904–1974 m. Ellen Parker 1905–1970
      1. 1. Lorna (Ellen) Birthisel 1929–1988 m. Kenneth (Edward) Stephenson 1930–2002
      2. 2. Laurence (George) Birthisel 1935–1956
      3. 3. Greta (Annie) Birthisel 1932–2009 m. Leo (Patrick) Harnetty 1932–2009
    3. 3. Herbert (( Herb ) William George) Birthisel 1906–1962 m. Ivy (Elizabeth Mary) Webb 1907–1972
      1. 1. Valma (Shirley) Birthisel 1930–2009
    4. 4. Ernest (( Ernt ) Joseph) Birthisel 1909–1949 m. Edith (May) McAvoy 1916–1991
    5. 5. Stanley (Victor) Birthisel 1923–1959 m. Florence (Jean) Birthisel 1924–1970
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Clara) Simons 1891–1981 m. William (George) Birthisel 1879–1942
    1. 1. Albert (Henry) Birthisel 1909–1980 m. Bessie (May) Watters 1910–2001
      1. 1. Leslie (Roy) Birthisel 1939–1961
      2. 2. John (Harry) Birthisel 1931–2005
      3. 3. Joan (Elizabeth) Birthisel 1934–2012
    2. 2. Leslie (James) Birthisel 1911–1965 m. Elizabeth (( Bessie ) Marion) McFarlane 1914–1998
      1. 1. Anthony (Adrian James) Birthisel 1941–1941
    3. 3. Thomas (Edward) Birthisel 1914–1986 m. Laura (Frances) Lester 1917–2006
    4. 4. Ruby (Eileen) Birthisel 1920–
  3. 3. James (Robert) Simons 1879–1942
  4. 4. Thomas (Charles) Simons 1884–1907
  5. 5. Albert (Henry) Simons 1888–1980 m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Leach 1891–1929
    1. 1. Gladys Simons 1921–2001
  6. 6. William (Ernest) Simons 1893–
  7. 7. Leila (May) Simons –1901

James Simons's Timeline

4 Records

1839
21 SEP 1839
Birth of James Robert Simons in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1839
16 OCT 1839
James Robert Simons was christened in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
1901
22 NOV 1901
Age 62
Death of James Robert Simons in Whela, Victoria, Australia
Whela, Victoria, Australia
1901
1901
Age 62
Burial of James Robert Simons in Rheola Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Rheola Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1839
    Event Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1901
    Event Place: Whela, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1839
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Rheola Cemetery, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
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