Bruce Simons
Honor Code SignatorySigned 23 Nov 2022 | 12,650 contributions | 389 thank-yous | 1,108 connections
Signed 23 Nov 2022 | 12,650 contributions | 389 thank-yous | 1,108 connections
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anyone who shares the same genealogical or historical interests.
My family tree is at <https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/tree/171037575?cfpid=412220184184>.
Bruce A. Simons
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Brother of
[private sister (unknown - unknown)] and [private brother (unknown - unknown)]
Father of
[private son (unknown - unknown)]
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Biography
Bruce Simons was born in Victoria, Australia
Bruce Simons is a member of the Simmons Name Study Project.
Bruce Simons was awarded the Golden Achievement Milestone for at least one sourced profile tracked every month since he received the Sourcerers Badge in the 2023 Sourcerers Project Sourcerers' Challenge.
Bruce reached the Blue Skies milestone by sourcing 50 profiles in the November 2023 Sourcerers' Challenge
Bruce reached the Red Hot Effort milestone by sourcing 100 profiles in the October 2023 Sourcerers' Challenge
Bruce Simons achieved the 30 For 15 award for completing 30 missions in our 2023 15 For 15 Challenge.
Bruce Simons achieved the 15 For 15 award for completing 15 missions in our 2023 15 For 15 Challenge.
Bruce Alan Simons was born in Victoria, Australia. He moved to 16 Playford St, Fannie Bay, Darwin, Northern Territory (NT), Australia and attended Parap Infant School, Stokes St, Parap, Darwin, NT and Parap Primary School, Ross Smith Ave, Parap, Darwin, NT.
Bruce Simons has completed the England Project's Post 1700 Orphan Trail I.
Bruce Simons is a graduate of the Scotland Tartan Trail II.
Bruce moved with his parents to the Territory of Papua New Guinea (TPNG as it was then) in 1967, living at 44 Wau St, Murray Barracks, Port Moresby, and attending Murray Barracks Primary School and Port Moresby High School, Bava St, Boroko, Port Moresby.
Bruce moved to Canberra in 1971, living at 78 Dunstan St, Curtin, ACT and 35 Pandanus St, Fisher, ACT, and going to Deakin High School, Deakin, and Australian National University (ANU), Acton, Canberra, where he received a BSc majoring in geology. From 1973 to 1978 Bruce and Melissa Coughlan were in a relationship and lived at 21 Blackall St, Queanbeyan, New South Wales (NSW); 18 Trinculo Place, Queanbeyan, NSW. From 1979 to 1982 Bruce was in a relationship with Jane Wolfe, living at Toad Hall (Fourth Residence), ANU, ACT, 21 Stockdale St, Dickson, ACT, 48 Irvine St, Watson, ACT, and 32 Salsola St, Rivett, ACT.
He started work as a geophysicist with Layton Geophysical International in Canberra, ACT in 1980. In 1982, Bruce joined the Northern Territory Geological Survey (NTGS) in Darwin, Northern Territory (NT), Australia, living at 2 Kellaway St, Fannie Bay, Darwin, NT. While still with the NTGS, Bruce moved to Alice Springs, NT in 1983, where he was employed as a Senior Geophysicist. Bruce and Janet Watson were in a de-facto relationship from 1985 and had a child in 1989. In Alice Springs, they lived at Sallay Mahomet Flats, Spearwood Rd, and for a short time in Bradshaw Dr, before buying their own house near Todd River at 7 Renner St.
Bruce joined the Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and the family moved to Melbourne in 1990. They lived at 97 Broughton Rd, Surrey Hills, Melbourne, before buying their own house in 1991 at 54 View St, Mont Albert, Melbourne. In 2012, Bruce joined the Land and Water Division of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) as an Information Modeller, firstly at the Graham Rd, Highett, Melbourne, campus and then at the Bayview Rd, Clayton, Melbourne site.
From 2017 to 2023 Bruce worked with the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at Federation University, Ballarat, Victoria.
Publications
A list of scientific publications Bruce has co-authored is at Bruce A. Simons publications.
Sources
- First-hand information entered by Bruce Simons (2023).
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Bruce's formal name
- full middle name (A.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (8)
- private siblings' names
- private children's names (1)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bruce:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bruce:
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~25.00%
50.00%
Anita Hosking 
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Autosomal DNA Test
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Bruce:
- Meet our Members: Bruce Simons Aug 28, 2023.
- Bruce Simons is a Wonderful WikiTreer Jun 21, 2023.
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Thank you for your commitment to the England Project and its goals in 2023. Together we are making English WikiTree profiles the best they can be!
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Best wishes,
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We're contacting you for the annual Australia Project membership checkin. We really appreciate your involvement in the Project in the last year. Thank you so much for all your help to improve Australian profiles on WikiTree.
Please could you reply to this message, or send me a private message to let us know if you'd like to stay on in the Project, and if you'd like to make any changes to the teams that you belong to. The teams are listed on Australia Project Teams.
If you've moved on to other things for the moment, that's absolutely fine. We'd appreciate if you'd let us know so that we can remove you from the membership list.
Over the past year, Australia Project members have been more active on Discord. We're finding it a fun way to communicate as a project. As you are already a member of the dedicated Australia Project server (WikiAustralia) where all our chat channels are located, we hope you'll join the chat! It's a great way to communicate with other members on your project team/s, or for any general questions.
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Looking forward to hearing from you!
The Australia Project Leadership Team ~ Gillian, Margaret and Veronica
I am keen to stay in the Australia Project. I am currently a member of the Australia Project Sourcerers Team and wish to stay in that team. I would also like to join the Data Doctors team. I currently follow the discussion on the Discord channele and will continue to do so, and contribute there when appropriate. Cheers Bruce
I have added you to the Data Doctors team. Good to hear you're enjoying the Discord discussions!
Regards, Margaret
Can I just remind you that no amendments should be made to profiles with Hold Requests even by Data Doctors! These profiles are allocated to Hikers who are using these profiles to learn. People going in and making corrections on their behalf does not assist that process.
When working on the Data Doctors Suggestions can you make sure that the profile you are about to correct is not Held by a Project.
Thanks Suzy Cairns Scotland Project - Tartan Trail Project Co-ordinator
I did not notice the Hold Request. My mistake and I will be more vigilant in future. My apologies.
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Sheryl ~ WikiTree Greeter
Thank you for joining our project. We are pleased that you decided to join us and hope that you find the Orphan Trail rewarding.
The England Project Leaders like to touch base with each of our members periodically to make sure everything is going well. This is our formal annual check-in and we are interested in your perspective as a Trailer, whether you are still waiting to be buddied up with a Trailblazer, on the road to completing the Orphan Trail, or taking a short break.
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I have just graduated from OT1and sent the following to Rosalie, my Trailblazer: Thanks for your support during my Orphan Trail training. I found the Orphan Trail extremely helpful, and it gave me the knowledge and confidence to participate more fully in the England Project and other aspects of WikiTree. The various resource pages that the England Project has created are exceptional. Maintaining static web pages that are helpful, accurate and current is a challenging undertaking, and their various authors are to be highly commended. I look forward to attempting OT2 when a place becomes available. In the meantime I am unsure which annoys me more: poor biographies or missing sources, so I clearly belong on the Profile Improvements Team. In order to improve my own biography writing skills I think I’d like to initially join the BioBuilders Team.
I am happy for you to announce my graduation, and post my comments where you see fit.
Cheers Bruce
Congratulations on certifying to work on pre-1700 profiles! It’s very important to read and understand the Pre-1700 Profiles page. These profiles for deep ancestors are shared by many, and collaborating on them works best if we all follow the guidelines in the certification quiz.
Primary sources should always be added to pre-1700 profiles at the time they are created. If you don't have a source for a pre-1700 profile, it would be best to ask for help in the G2G forum before creating the profile.
Hilary ~ WikiTree Pre-1700 Greeter
I do have the marriage transcript for the pre-1700 Profile I created (James Rawe (bef.1684-aft.1710)). I was unable to find any Profiles or Projects that looked like they were associated. I tried to follow the information on the Pre-1700 Profiles page as best I could. A link to an exemplar Profile would help. I would of course merge this Profile if I was mistaken and there is one already. If there is nothing to merge with, any suggestions on how to improve the Profile would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bruce
If you are working on profiles with events in England you should follow the England Project Profile Standards. The United Kingdom did not exist at this time so should be removed from the marriage. I would suggest joining the project if you have more profiles to add for this time period.
Hilary ~ WikiTree Greeter and England Project Membership Coordinator
We are so happy you decided to upgrade to the Family Member level.
Please visit our tutorial pages to learn how to use WikiTree: How To Use WikiTree. They will save you time, energy, and frustration as you add your family profiles.
Exploring the site is the best way to learn. One way to do that is to check out the drop-down menus on the top right side of your profile page. Finding a known ancestor and collaborating with the profile manager is another great way to start.
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