Joseph Simmiss

Male 1847 - 1907  (60 years)


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  • Name Joseph Simmiss 
    Born 1847  Azores, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1887  Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Misc 29 Dec 1898  Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    won a prize for Class 3 - Fruit - gooseberries at the Collingwood Horticultural Society Show 
    Address:
    Collingwood 
    Name Joseph Vieira 
    Occupation sailor; labourer 
    _UID 3D5F06BEA226428BBC0938CBE04489A81278 
    Died 1907  Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Person ID I1491  Treefive
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2022 

    Father Joseph Vieira,   b. Abt 1822, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Theresa Simmiss,   b. Abt 1826, Portugal Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [1
    Family ID F450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Frank Alfred Henricks Simmiss,   b. 4 Jul 1889, Motueka, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1918, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     3. Living
     4. Living
     5. Living
     6. Living
     7. Rueben Digow Simmiss,   b. 6 Oct 1899, Picton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jane Baker,   b. Abt 1854,   d. 4 Mar 1886, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Married 25 Aug 1874  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2023 
    Family ID F4912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • It appears that Joseph used his mother's surname - Simmiss. The date and reason for the change are unknown.

      In the first show by the Collingwood Horticultural Society at Collingwood, Nelson on 29 Dec 1898, J. Simmis was awarded a prize for Class 3 - Fruit - gooseberries.

  • Sources 
    1. [S4679] TRE182 Genealogy Report for Joseph Vicira, TRE182., 16 May 2015; simmiss tree; A Genealogy Report for Joseph Vicira; Kaylene Simmiss.

    2. [S5592] TRE Family tree - Chapman family tree (owner w351, Wayne Chapman) on ancestry.com.au, 4 March 2017; Chapman, Davey, Vieira.

    3. [S5207] BAC485 Simmis, J. - was awarded a prize, Collingwood Horticultural Society - First Show; 31 December 1898; page 3; J. Simmis was awarded a prize.

    4. [S3309] DTH Death Index New Zealand, Joseph Simmiss; 6008; 1907; Age at death 60Y.

    5. [S5210] DTH721 Death Simmis, Jane, DTH721., Death Notice; 23 March 1886; page 2; Death of Jane Simmis, wife of Joseph, at Hobart 4 Mar 1886, aged 32.

    6. [S5938] Libraries Tasmania (Marriages), Lemas [Simmiss], Joseph and Baker, Jane 25 Aug 1874.