Born in Coromandel, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alfred Azariah Preece
and Agnes (Thom) Preece
Sister of
Mary Ann Jessie Preece, James Wathen Alfred Preece, Ethel Isabella (Preece) Ecclestone, Eliza Agnes Preece and Eunice Laura Preece
Wife of
Richard (Simmonds Smith) Simmonds
— married
26 Dec 1890 (to 15 Apr 1925) in Coromandel, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Frederick (Simmonds Smith) Simmonds, Emily Agnes (Simmonds Smith) West, Elizabeth Lillian Simmonds Smith, Marguerita (Simmonds Smith) Gamlen, Richard Simmonds, Trevor Joseph Simmonds and Eunice Laura Simmonds
Died
at age 52
in Coromandel, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jan 2019
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Biography
Emily was born in 1872 - [1] the eldest child of Freddie Preece and Agnes Thom
Emily married Richard Simmonds Smith [2]in Coromandel in 1889
Richard and Emily had seven children.
The irregularity in the Family names comes about by Emily's spouse Richard who was Registered as SMITH ( which was his Mothers Family Name) adding Simmonds to his name, somewhere after the 1881 Census and his arrival in New Zealand.
A Change of Name by Deed Poll to just Simmonds was effected early 1898.
She passed away in 1925.
Sources
"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-3NGX : 27 November 2017), Emily Selina Preece, 1873; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1873/14092, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-V9LL : 27 November 2017), Emily Selina Smith in entry for Frederick Simmonds Smith, 1891; citing Birth, New Zealand, registration number 1891/8734, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-3NGX : 27 November 2017), Emily Selina Preece"New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-JWF4 : 4 October 2016), Richard Simmonds Smith and Emily Selina Preece, 1891; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1891/3368, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington. ,
- "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Birth Registration / 1873/14092/ Name: Preece, Emily Selina / Parents: Agnes & Alfred Azariah
- Marriage Registration / 1891/3368 / Emily Selina Preece & Richard Simmonds Smith
- Death Registration /1925/2812/ Name: Simmonds, Emily Selina / Age: 52Y
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
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~25.00%
Bryan Simmonds
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~1.56%
Ruthe Kenderdine :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch BR9504933 [compare], yourDNAportal RUTae0ed396
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Leon Spicer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A026445 [compare], Ancestry member l1563240
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