NZ Marriages (Bride)
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David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(David+AND+Simms)
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Tributes Online (obituaries)
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
Simms, David 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Shadows of Time
David Simms 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 11:01pm, 7 June 2026 in 0.314 seconds
Source: Shadows of Time / Copyright Wendy Leahy
Dom 10 08 2001 SIMM David Alan J.P. 64 years D 24 06 2004 SIMM Lynette Joy 42 years. Née STEWART D 03 06 2004 SIMMERS James Frederick [Fred] 98th year D 28 02 2004 SIMMONDS Alice
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://api.aucklandmuseum.com/search/cenotaph/_search
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Source: Online Cenotaph by Auckland War Memorial Museum / CC BY 4.0
John David Simms
3307 World War II, 1939-1945 Single Mr David Simms (father), 46 Tarikaka Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand Hairdresser/Civilian Private War Medal 1939-1945 New Zealand War Service MedalDavid Ernest Simms
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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Alexander Turnbull Library
Simms, David 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/imu/request.php
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Intention to Marry Project
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/David+Simms
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Source: NZ Intention to Marry Project - transcribed, searchable Intention to Marry registers, courtesy of Archives New Zealand / Public domain and CC0
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| No | Date of Notice | Names and Surnames of Parties | BDM Match | Condition | Calling or Profession | Age | Dwelling Place | Length of Residence | Marriage Place | Folio | Consent | Date of Certificate | Officiating Minister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 47 | 19 September 1908 |
David Simms
Ethel May Johansen |
Bachelor Spinster |
Millhand |
26 18 |
Dannevirke Dannevirke |
6 years 10 years |
Registrar's Office Dannevirke | 08/4865 | George Johanson, Father | 19 September 1908 | A Tilsley, Registrar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
David Simms 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 11:01pm, 7 June 2026 in 0.172 seconds
Source: Copyright Auckland Council Libraries Heritage Collections / non-commercial personal use
| Title | Date | Record type |
| Simms, John David | Index Cards |
Transcriptions NZ
David Simms 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 11:01pm, 7 June 2026 in 0.308 seconds
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Archives NZ
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archway.howison.co.nz/ajax/simple.php?search=%22david%22+simms&simple_view=1
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Source: Archives NZ Collections Search / CC BY / via Archway
Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office > R9984704 (unknown)
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| From: David Rough, Harbour ... From: James Simms, Auckland To: Robert ... | 1851 ‑ 1852 | Wellington | Open |
Dunedin High Court > Dunedin probate and Letters of Administration files (II)
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| SIMMS David Nathaniel - Renwick and Balclutha - Company Director | 1990 | Dunedin | Open |
Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office > Central filing system
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| From: David Evitt, Auckland ... From: James Simms, Auckland To: Colonial ... | 1850 | Wellington | Open |
Immigration New Zealand > Immigration Case Files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Simms, Martha Kellerman; Simms, Meliors Ruth; Simms, Norman Toby; Simms, David Gawain | 1969 ‑ 1986 | Wellington | Restricted |
Tranz Rail Limited, Corporate Office > Service Schedules - H-6As
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Simms, David John - Born 1944 | 1961 ‑ 1967 | Wellington | Open |
High Court Auckland, Department of Justice > Land valuation files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Land valuation - Hugh Charles Parker to John David Simms | 1967 | Auckland | Restricted |
| Land valuation - David Simms to Wainui Farm Limited | 1960 | Auckland | Open |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton divorce files - first sequence
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Simms, David v Simms, Violet Evelene | 1956 ‑ 1957 | Auckland | Restricted |
Rotorua High Court > Rotorua Probate Files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| SIMMS John David - Putaruru - Retired Hairdresser | 1982 | Auckland | Open |
Rotorua High Court > Rotorua High Court Divorce files
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| Simms, Julie Anne v Simms, David John | 1976 ‑ 1977 | Auckland | Restricted |
Hamilton High Court > Hamilton probates - annual number sequence
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| SIMMS David - Te Kuiti - Railway Foreman | 1962 | Auckland | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Probate files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| SIMMS David Ernest - West Melton - Farm Hand/HM Forces | 1945 | Christchurch | Open |
Waihi District Court > Waihi Mining Registrations
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| License for a Residence Site Section 119 Bulltown to Charles Francis Greenslade of Waihi Miner to Annie Simms to David Hewitt of Auckland Accountant | 1900 ‑ 1909 | Auckland | Open |
Whangarei Probates
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| SIMMS David - Kaitaia - Farmer | 1962 | Auckland | Open |
Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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The Treasury (Coromandel-Hauraki)
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://thetreasury.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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NZ Deaths
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Source: BDMs by DIA / CC BY 4.0
| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962/35565 | Simms | David | 1882 | 80Y | Order Product |
| 1962/44353 | Simms | David | 1881 | 81Y | Order Product |
| 1982/26509 | Simms | John David | 11 July 1915 🔍NZ | 66 years | Order Product |
| 1990/31810 | Simms | David Nathaniel | 7 August 1927 🔍NZ | 62 years | Order Product |
| 1945/67260 | Simms | David Ernest | 1915 | 30Y | Order Product |
| 1998/7667 | Simms | David John | 18 September 1944 🔍NZ | 53 years | Order Product |
| 2017/11566 | Simms | David George | 9 November 1938 🔍NZ | 78 years | Order Product |
| 2022/20962 | Simms | John David | 20 April 1945 🔍NZ | 77 years | Order Product |
Tinui History
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tinuihistory.org/_/search?query=%22Simms%2C+David%22+OR+%22David+Simms%22&scope=site
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Masterton Anglican History
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.mastertonanglicanhistory.org/_/search?query=%22Simms%2C+David%22+OR+%22David+Simms%22&scope=site
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=David+Simms
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NZ War Graves
David Simms 🔍 ASHNZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
David Simms 🔍 ASHSource: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG
| Name | Date | Record Type |
|---|---|---|
| SIMMS, David 🔍 | 1962 | NZ Probates |
| SIMMS, David 🔍 | 18 Sep 1962 | NZ Probates |
| SIMMS, David Ernest 🔍 | 28 Dec 1943 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph |
| SIMMS, David Ernest 🔍 | 07 Sep 1945 | NZ Probates |
| SIMMS, David John (Dave) 🔍 | 20 Apr 1998 | NZ Herald Deaths |
| SIMMS, David Nathaniel 🔍 | 16 May 1990 | NZ Probates |
| SIMMS, John David 🔍 | 1982 | NZ Probates |
| SIMMS, John David 🔍 | Auckland War Memorial Museum - Cenotaph |
Whakatere Heritage Collections (Ashburton)
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://whakatereheritage.catalogaccess.com/api/search/advanced
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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Source: BDMs by DIA / CC BY 4.0
| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908/6314 | Ethel May | Johanson | David | Simms | Order Product |
Intention to Marry
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| 1948/2098 | Olga Alma | Sykes | John David | Simms | Order Product |
NZ Births
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Source: BDMs by DIA / CC BY 4.0
| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Mother's Given Name(s) | Father's Given Name(s) | Still Birth | |
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| 1944/80618 | Simms | David John | Florance Jean | Leslie Leonard | - | Order Product |
| 1927/22077 | Simms | David Nathaniel | Margaret Georgina | William | - | Order Product |
| 1913/2029 | Simms | David Ernest | Herriott May | John | - | Order Product |
| 1915/11673 | Simms | John David | Ethel May | David | - | Order Product |
| 1939/69201 | Simms | David George | Jane | Henry George | - | Order Product |
| 1945/66141 | Simms | John David | Jeannie Eleanor Doreen | Rowan Huntly | - | Order Product |
New Zealand Gazette Index
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://gazette.howison.co.nz/search?name=David+Simms
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Transcribed and indexed with AI tools; verify important info with the original PDF sources (linked)
Source: 1840-2017 New Zealand Gazette (and related periodicals) indexed from various public sources, including VUW, NZLII, gazette.govt.nz, WCC Libraries and Papers Past. Usage/copyright varies: Public domain / Crown copyright / fair use / CC-BY 3.0 NZ
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Full name matches (2)
| Snippet / Name | ✨ Notice Summary | Date | Found In | PDF Links |
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| ...NZ 404101 Flight Sergeant David Ernest SIMMS. Dated 21st August, 1943—... | 🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, and Transfer of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force | 29 September 1943 | NZ Gazette |
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| ...uri | Jehovah's Witnesses Simms, David George | Presbyterian Simmers, ... | ⚖️ List of Marriage Celebrants | 1993 | NZ Gazette |
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Initial matches (17)
Nominal rolls: Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force
David Simms 🔍 ASHEmbarkation nominal rolls of Army troops who served overseas in WWII. They are not exhaustive and generally do not include Navy and Air Force servicemembers.
Source: Auckland Museum / CC BY 4.0
| Name | Army No. | Vol. | Rank | Unit | Single? | Enlisted at | Occupation | Last NZ Address | Next of Kin |
| 🌳 John David Simms | 3307 | 1 | Private | 18th (Auckland) Battalion | Single | Te Awamutu | Hairdresser | Care of L. Bowden, North St., Te Awamutu | Mr. David Simms, 46 Tarikaka St., Ngaio, Wellington (father) |
BillionGraves (NZ cemeteries)
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://billiongraves.com/api/1.3/search
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Source: BillionGraves / limited search result excerpts for non-commercial personal research
| Name | Born | Died | Cemetery | Region |
| David Simms | 1882 🔍 | 22 Jul 1962 🔍 📰 | Taita Cemetery | Wellington |
Discover EverAfter (NZ Cemeteries)
David Simms 🔍 ASHRetrieved at 11:01pm, 7 June 2026 in 3.248 seconds
Discover EverAfter manages burial records for several cemeteries around New Zealand
Source: Copyright Plotbox Inc / limited search results excerpts for "personal, non-commercial use"
| Name | Date of Death | Age at Death | Cemetery | Plot Location | Section | Row | Plot No. | Funeral Type |
| Alfred David SIMMS | 15 Apr 1974 📰 | 82 | Mangere Lawn Cemetery, Auckland Region | Lawn Tilted Plaque Blue/F/66 | Lawn Tilted Plaque Blue | F | 66 | Burial |
Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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Archives Central (Manawatū-Whanganui)
David Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://archivescentral.org.nz/search?keys=%22David+Simms%22&sort_by=search_api_relevance&sort_order=DESC
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Otago Nominal Index
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Intention to Marry
VUW