James Albert Simmonds (1814 - 1865)

Born 3 Apr 1814 in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (Hinton) Wilshire — married 18 Mar 1833 in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1865 at age 51 in Dungog, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

James Simmonds was born in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England.

James Simmonds was a Bounty Immigrant to New South Wales.

James, child of James Simmonds & Jane, was baptised on 3 April 1814 in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England.^[1]

James married Elizabeth Henton on 18 March 1833 in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England.^[2]

James Simmons (26) a farm labourer of Oxenfordshire, his wife Eliza (25) and son Charles (6) arrived in the Colony of New South Wales on 24 April 1839 on the Hero of Malown^[3] The couple's two other children Sarah (4) and John (infant) died at sea.^[4]

He passed away in 1865.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915"
   Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR81/1/R2/1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61057 #806196 (accessed 2 February 2024)
   James Simmonds baptism on 3 Apr 1814, child of James Simonds & Jane Simonds, in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930"
   Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR81/1/R3/2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61058 #805466 (accessed 2 February 2024)
   James Simmonds marriage to Elizabeth Henton on 18 Mar 1833 in Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5316; Reel: 2134; Item: [4/4784]
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #66417 (accessed 2 February 2024)
   Name: James Simmons; Birth Year: abt 1813; Age: 26; Arrival Date: 24 Apr 1839; Vessel Name: Hero of Malown.
4. ↑ Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896"
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1302
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1204 #39958 (accessed 2 February 2024)
   Name: Eliza Simmons; Birth Year: abt 1814; Age: 25; Gender: Female; Arrival Date: 24 Apr 1839; Vessel Name: Hero of Malown; Origin Location: Codsdown, Oxfordshire, England; Children's Names: Charles, Sarah, John.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 February 2024), memorial page for James Albert Simmons (3 Apr 1814–17 Nov 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 235976764, citing Summer Hill Cemetery, Vacy, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Scott T. Suggs Trimble (contributor 47271445). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235976764/james-albert-simmons