NZ Marriages (Bride)
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NZ Marriages (Bride, married surname)
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NZ Marriages (Groom)
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| Registration | Bride's Given Name(s) | Bride's Family Name | Groom's Given Name(s) | Groom's Family Name | ITM | |
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| 1860/3451 | Frances | Dunnage | William Henry | Simms | Order Product |
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NZ Births (Mother)
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NZ Deaths
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| Registration | Family Name | Given Name(s) | Born (approx.) | Age at Death (approx.) | |
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| 1892/4050 | Simms | William Henry | 1834 | 58Y | Order Product |
Tributes Online (obituaries)
William Henry Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://www.tributes.co.nz/Webform1.aspx/GetTributes
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Whanganui Council Property Rolls
Simms, William Henry 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://wdc.whanganui.govt.nz/propertyrolls/data.aspx?id=search
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Te Papa Collections - People
William Henry Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://data.tepapa.govt.nz/collection/search?q=type:Person+AND+title:(William+AND+Henry+AND+Simms)
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Otago Nominal Index
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| Surname | Forename | Address | Event Place | Date |
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| SIMMS | William Henry | Canterbury | Otago | 30 Sep 1863 |
| SIMMS | William Henry | Canterbury | Otago | 19 Feb 1864 |
NZ Presbyterian Marriages
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Shadows of Time
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history site
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Henry Tauranga, Auckland Simms William Henry Leithfield, Canterbury Simpson William Lawrence Blacks, Otago Sinclair Donald Nelson Skene James Opotiki, Auckland Slack William Upton
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/JP1868M-Z.htm
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Robert Clarke Christchurch Simms William Henry Leithfield Canterbury Simpson William Lawrence Mount Benger Otago Sinclair Donald Nelson Slack William upton Orari Canterbury Smith
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/JP1866N-Z.htm
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Saul Waimate Household Simms William Henry Timaru Household Smith David Waituna Creek Freehold Smith Robert Grampian Hills Household Stericker Edward Glaves Burkes Pass Leasehold
https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/ElectoralCanterbury1862.htm
Sooty NZ (NZ history and genealogical information)
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NZ Genealogy Research Made Easy
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Transcriptions NZ
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August 1924, age 3mths, dau. of Hazel & Wilfred, photo 542 SIMMS - William Henry, d. 8 July 1892, age 58 and photo 542-1 SIMMS - Frances, d. 27 June 1922 photo 542-1 SINCLAIR -
https://www.transcriptions.nz/Gravestone.Photos/Papanui.St.Pauls.gravestones.htm...
1861.Jan-July.Lyttelton.Times.snippets.
Partnership dissolved - 031 ESKINE - Hugh Henry & SIMMS - William Henry, as Erskine & Simms, stockowners, -- Estate - 032 BAYFIELD - Mr Arthur, res. Canterbury st, signed Matilda
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Alexander Turnbull Library
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Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph
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Intention to Marry Project
William Henry Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://itm.howison.co.nz/search/William+Henry+Simms
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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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William Henry Simms
Frances Dunnage |
Bachelor Spinster |
Sheep Farmer |
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Albury Station Albury Station |
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Dwelling House of Mr Percival, Albury Station | Mary Dunnage, Mother | 8 October 1860 | Revd George Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)
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Archives NZ
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Justice Department > R9996847 (unknown)
| Name | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| From: [Christopher Alderson Calvert], Registrar Supreme Court, Canterbury Date: 30 November 1863 Subject: With oaths taken by William Henry Simms as Justice of the Peace | 1863 | Wellington | Open |
Christchurch High Court > Christchurch Probate files
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| SIMMS William Henry - Christchurch - Gentleman | 1892 | Christchurch | Open |
Department of Lands and Survey, Christchurch District Office > Public Records Office records
| Name | Scan | Year(s) | Held At | Access |
| WRIT of Election returned of William Henry Simms as Member of the Provincial Council for the Timaru District - 1 Jul 1864 | 1864 | Christchurch | Open |
Tinui History
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Masterton Anglican History
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Dictionary of NZ Biography (Scholefield, 1940)
William Henry Simms 🔍 ASHSearch URL: https://dict-bio.howison.co.nz/ash_search/?s=William+Henry+Simms
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Source: A Dictionary of NZ Biography, by Scholefield (1940), from NZ History / CC BY-NC 3.0 NZ
| Name | Biography | Reference |
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| William Henry Simms | SIMMS, WILLIAM HENRY (1834-92) was born at Hamburg, Germany, of English parents. He married Miss Dunnage. On coming to New Zealand he took up the Albury run in south Canterbury. While there he was a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council (for Waitangi 1862-64; Timaru, 1864-65). For some years Simms was a music teacher in Christchurch (where he was leader of the Liedertafel); and in 1887 he established a commission agency. He was German consul. He died on 8 Jul 1892. The Press, 9 Jul 1892 | Volume 2, page 154 |
SIMMS, WILLIAM HENRY (1834-92) was born at Hamburg, Germany, of English parents. He married Miss Dunnage. On coming to New Zealand he took up the Albury run in south Canterbury. While there he was a member of the Canterbury Provincial Council (for Waitangi 1862-64; Timaru, 1864-65). For some years Simms was a music teacher in Christchurch (where he was leader of the Liedertafel); and in 1887 he established a commission agency. He was German consul. He died on 8 Jul 1892.
The Press, 9 Jul 1892
Volume 2, page 154NZ War Graves
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Masterton Library Wairarapa Archive
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New Zealand Gazette Index
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NZSG Kiwi Collection (non-member records)
William Henry Simms 🔍 ASHSource: Kiwi Collection copyright The New Zealand Society of Genealogists / with the kind permission of the NZSG
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| SIMMS, William Henry 🔍 | 26 Jul 1892 | NZ Probates |
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| Name | Died | Cemetery | Region |
| William Henry Simms | 8 Jul 1892 🔍 📰 | Saint Paul's Anglican Church Graveyard, Christchurch | Canterbury |
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