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Record #11099
Name :
: Roy SIMMONDS (1897 - 1916)


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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 6 Aug 1897

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1916
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Poplar
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialEngland, Hampshire, Bramshott
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 24 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Empress of Britain

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fegan Homes for Boys
NotesOn June 10 1897 Roy Gregory Simmonds baptised at St Matthias, Poplar. child of Sarah Simmonds of 31 Sturry St, 'Domestic Servant'

This was the base of Poplar Rescue and Maternity Work, an organisation which assisted young women who were of previous good character to make a new start in life, especially those who, not necessarily depraved, are about to become mothers for the first time. These are confined at the Home and then helped into a position to support their little ones

In 1911, Roy Simmons, 14, servant, with Harrold and Daisy Garson in Sidney, Hastings, Ontario

(Possible)In 1911, a Sarah Simmonds, 43, spinster, was residing as a housekeeper with her father William, 75, in Widdington, Essex,

On September 25th 1915, Roy Gregor Simmonds born April 15 1897 Essex, England, enlisted in Canadian Army, he gave his next of kin as Friend-Lewis R Green, Stirling, Ontario

Private Roy Gregory Simmonds died on August 6 1916 while with Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment), he was recorded as the son of Sarah Simmonds, of Bridge Croft, Widdington, Newport, Essex, England. He was buried in Bramshott (St Mary) Churchyard. 
ContributorsCreated : 2010-02-09 11:19:26 / From original database

Last Updated : 2010-02-09 13:27:59 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3056 ABBOTT, Ernest James1897ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3035 ABBOTT, Geoffrey Robinson1898ENG, MDX, Paddington Mar 1912 : Empress of Britain CAN Sailing Alone  
3095 ABRAHAMS, Lily1896ENG,     Aug 1913 : Empress of Britain CAN Sailing Alone  
3104 ABRAMS, Frederick1892ENG, LND, Battersea May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
22986 ABRAMS, Frederick1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
3105 ABRAMS, Reginald Edwin1896ENG, LND, Battersea Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys Diblet  
9111 ADDYMAN, Edward Harold1893ENG, KEN, Plumstead May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3619 AGAR, George1900ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19518 ALDER, John 1894ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Hurst House Training Home  
22771 ALDERS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
23148 ANDREWS, George1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
8858 ANNESS, James Edward1901ENG, LDN, London Jul 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
23091 APPLETON, Alfred1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22684 ARCHER, Jesse1892ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22896 ARNOLD, Edward1889ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
19855 ASHMAN, Frederick1892ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27617 ATKINS, George Frederick1905ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27618 ATKINS, Jane Ellen1900ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
17305 ATKINS, William1894ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
27619 ATKINS, William Richard1903ENG, ESS, Rochford Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
27598 AVERY, Edith Mary1901ENG, KEN, Cranbrook, Hawkhurst Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain CAN Salvation Army  
23092 AYLES, Frederick Arthur1896ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
11139 BACON, Edwin J1896ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22554 BACON, Ernest P1901ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
3859 BAILEY, Joseph1898ENG,    , Hastings Jul 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
23032 BAKER, Frederick1898ENG,     Apr 1909 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
11129 BALDWIN, Alfred1896ENG,     May 1907 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
2957 BALDWIN, Colin1899ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
16574 BALDWIN, Leslie1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22837 BARBER, Charles1893ENG,     May 1906 : Empress of Britain CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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