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William Rupert Simmonds 1906–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1906

Birth Location: Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Death Date: 1972

Death Location: Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty

Father: William Simmonds

Mother: Mary Hide

Spouse(s): Nella Stephens

Children(s): Peter Simmonds

In 1906, William Rupert Simmonds entered the world in Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, born to William Allardice Simmonds And Mary Louisa Jane Hide. In 1935, William Rupert Simmonds resided in Rai Valley Nelson, New Zealand. William Rupert Simmonds married Nella Constance Stephens, and had children including Peter William Simmonds. William Rupert Simmonds passed away in 1972 in Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty.

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Biography

  • In 1906, William Rupert Simmonds entered the world in Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, born to William Allardice Simmonds And Mary Louisa Jane Hide.
  • In 1935, William Rupert Simmonds resided in Rai Valley Nelson, New Zealand.
  • William Rupert Simmonds married Nella Constance Stephens, and had children including Peter William Simmonds.
  • William Rupert Simmonds passed away in 1972 in Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Simmonds's Ancestors

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William Simmonds
1906–1972
Birth Place: Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Parents
William Allardice Simmonds
1877–1958
Mary (Louisa Jane) Hide
1882–1962
Swannanoa, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand
Grandparents
William Hide
1829–1919
Willian, Hertfordshire, England
Sarah (Jane) Westwood
1844–1930
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hide
1806–1887
Jane Watson
1803–1885
William Westwood
1812–1894
Mary KNIGHT
1813–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Hide
1786–1847
Catherine Upchurch
1772–1850
John Watson
1773–1854
Elisabeth Chalkley
1772–
George Westwood
1788–1841
Sarah Peacock
1773–1849

William Simmonds's Descendants

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William (Rupert) Simmonds (19 Dec 1906–1972) m. Nella (Constance) Stephens (4 Mar 1908–2003)
  1. 1. Peter (William) Simmonds 1936–2001 m. Patricia (Anne (Trish)) Lane –2015 m. Helene (Rosalind) Clarke 1940–1993

William Simmonds's Timeline

3 Records

1906
19 Dec 1906
Birth of William Rupert Simmonds in Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 29
William Rupert Simmonds resided here in Rai Valley Nelson, New Zealand
Rai Valley Nelson, New Zealand
1972
1972
Age 66
Death of William Rupert Simmonds in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rai Valley Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1935

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1972
    Event Place: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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