Mabel Elizabeth SIMMONDS nee MILLS 1895 - 1947 Brierley (General)

by rachaelw , Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 11:53 (4328 days ago) @ slowhands

There were 7 children (2 died in infancy) of Henry Simmonds from his first marriage to Alice Mason. He remarried after he was widowed, to Mabel in 1912. Henry went on to have at least 10 more children with Alice, one of which was definitely sent to America to be adopted (I have a picture of this child with her adoptive parents). I believe her name was Irene, Grandad called her 'Reenee'. I wasn't too sure who actually adopted her in America, and whether they were family members.

My Grandad was Redvers Simmonds b 1923, (there's a whole other thread on his Simmonds family!) The Mills family lived in Brierley Banks. I am in touch with a lady (I believe she is Arthur's granddaughter) and she still lives in the same house where most of the children were born.

There are quite a lot of wills/inquests around the Mills/Simmonds families (Simmonds also transcribed as Simons/Simmons/Simmonds/Symonds/Symmonds.

If you want any more info please contact me, as I have extensive Mills and Simmonds tree info :)