Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Simmonds
and Elizabeth (Harper) Jacobs
Sister of
Henry Harrington Simmonds, James Simmonds, Mary Ann Maria (Simmonds) Walker, Henrietta (Simmonds) Ffrost, Samuel Robert Simmonds, Eliza Simmonds and Ellen (Wilshaw) Hesson [half]
Wife of
Edwin Villers Carter
— married
11 Aug 1865 (to 27 Dec 1880) in Esk Street, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Wife of
William Charles Hird
— married
1895 in Greytown, New Zealand
Mother of
Edwin Carter
Died
at age 97
in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
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Biography
Sarah Simmonds was born on 13 Jul 1844 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia to Henry Simmonds and Eliza Harper. She was baptised at Holy Trinity.
Sarah was witness to the marriage of her sister Mary Ann Simmonds on 6 Oct 1862 in Hobart.
Immigration to New Zealand
Sarah must have arrived in New Zealand between 1862 and 1864.
She was witness to the marriage of her brother James Simmonds on 1 Oct 1864 at Esk St, Invercargill. Also witness at this marriage was her future husband, Edwin Villers Carter
Marriage and children
Sarah married Edwin Villers Carter on 11 Aug 1865 in New Zealand.[1] The following children are known:
- Margaret Carter (NZ BDM Reg. 1867/19291 )
- Alice Henrietta Carter (NZ BDM Reg. 1871/22819)
- Edwin Carter (NZ BDM Reg. 1873/39326)
- Benjamin Richard Carter (NZ BDM Reg. 1875/4527)
- Georgeana Burton Carter (NZ BDM Reg. 1877/4283)
Her husband Edwin passed away on 27 Dec 1880 in Hawkes Bay, leaving Sarah a widow.
Death
Research notes
- Her marriage document to William Charles Hird in 1895 appears to have completely inaccurate information for her, as does her obituary in 1942.
- In fact, the 1942 obituary says she is aged 99 and came to New Zealand as an infant, and spent her early years in Invercargill. This is highly unlikely -- the first real European settlement in New Zealand started in the 1850s, and Invercargill was first settled in 1856.
Sources
- See images attached
- ↑ NZ BDM Marriage - Reg. No: 1865/9472; Bride: Sarah Simmonds; Groom: Edwin Carter; Transcribed Registration Date: 11 Aug 1865
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~6.25%
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