Joseph SIMMONDS

1819 - 1889  (70 years)

• Name	Joseph SIMMONDS
  Birth	22 Apr 1819	Coventry, Warwickshire, England
  Christening	10 May 1819	St Michael, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	1DE2B85DEB4A4A6C8CD5786AC416E17C795E
  Death	7 Aug 1889	Nelson, New Zealand
  Burial	8 Aug 1889	Spring Grove Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand
  Person ID	I169	Boxers
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John SIMMONDS,   b. Abt 1782, Beckford, Gloucestershire, England d. Nov 1865, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Maria PIERCY,   b. Abt 1783, Coventry, Warwickshire, England d. Jun 1832, Coventry, Warwickshire, England (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1807	St Michael, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
  Family ID	F149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Frances Levina THACKER,   b. Abt 1820, Rugby, Warwickshire, England d. 9 Jun 1861, Waimea West , Nelson, New Zealand (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1840	St John The Baptist, Coventry, Warwick, England
  Children	1. Fanny Elizabeth SIMMONDS,   b. 1841, Coventry, Warwickshire, England d. 1919 (Age 78 years)   2. Ann Maria SIMMONDS,   b. 1842, Nelson, New Zealand d. 30 Jul 1934, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 92 years)   3. Reverend Joseph Henry SIMMONDS,   b. 6 Nov 1845, Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand d. 30 Jun 1936, Takanini, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 90 years)   4. Clara SIMMONDS,   b. 1849, Nelson, New Zealand d. 27 Nov 1918, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 69 years)   5. George Ernest SIMMONDS,   b. 23 Apr 1851, Nelson, New Zealand d. 29 May 1932, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 81 years)   6. William Percy SIMMONDS,   b. 10 Jan 1856, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand d. 26 Sep 1940, Mental Hospital, Ngawhatu, New Zealand (Age 84 years)   7. Annie Mary SIMMONDS,   b. 1857, Nelson, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Ann WIMSETT,   b. Abt 1836   d. 17 Jul 1880, Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1871	Nelson, New Zealand
  Children	1. Frederick SIMMONDS,   b. 26 May 1873, Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2006

  
  

  Family 3	Emma JELLYMAN,   b. Abt 1843   d. Sep 1921, Spring Grove, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1882	Nelson, New Zealand
  Family ID	F391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2006

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Simmonds, 23, Frances, 22, and Fanny, infant under one year, sailed from Deal on 26 September 1841. They arrived in Nelson, 1 Feb 1842, on board the 'Fifeshire'. The ship was wrecked on rocks just off shore. The first four childrens' births were registered in the Wesleyan Church, Nelson, even though Fanny Elizabeth had been born in England. The other three were registered, but unnamed. Joseph and Frances stated their residence as Spon Street, Coventry on their marriage certificate. Witnesses were James and Mary Ann Ward. On the ship's indenture, the family said that they came from Much Park St., Coventry. In a letter written by Joseph Simmonds late in life, he writes of a brother William, of 73 Gosford Street, Coventry. All three streets mentioned are still in existence in central Coventry. From the Coventry Archives: 23 April 1833. The apprenticeship indentures dated 9 Feb 1833 of Joseph Simmonds were enrolled with the City Council. He was apprenticed to his father John Simmonds, carpenter, and described as 'one of the children of Mrs Bailey's charity'. [Katherine Bayley's charity provided education for boys usually from the age of 11 to 14; at 14 they were bound apprentices with a premium of 3 pounds.] 23 Feb 1841 Joseph Simmonds was admitted to the Freedom of the City, having served his apprenticeship to his father as a carpenter. John Simmonds lived in Much Park Street Ward and, by the time of claiming admission, Joseph lived in Bishop Steet Ward.