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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Jean Pierre Simmounds Born 1817 st Martins Jersey
« on: Friday 01 September 17 02:57 BST (UK)  »
Please contact me for an updated CD at 13A Riverway Court , McCracken, SA 5211
my email address for Roots is geoffreyc98@yahoo.com but I am not sure if they will block ant reference to direct contact. I have not used Roots for about 5 years so it took me quite a while to reactivate my access so I could reply to you. In the last 5 years I have remarried and shifted from James Street, Reynella to McCracken [ which is Victor Harbor], so I am back in family territory- Port Elliot is about 5 Km to the east of where I live.
If you send me your postal address I will send you the CD.
Geoffrey Chapman
Mobile 0416216380

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Jean Pierre Simmounds Born 1817 st Martins Jersey
« on: Thursday 17 January 13 02:55 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Geoff Chapman on Thursday 17 January 13 02:42 GMT (UK)
Update jan 2013 Re Joannah O'Neill. Some researchers have her now being born at Marlow, County of Cork in a family of about 11 or 12 siblings. If you look at the conditions of the lower classes in Ireland in those days, no wonder that some of the children ended up in the Poor Houses. If fact,  I think they must have been lucky to get in, as many children at the time  must have died by starvation.
Jean Pierre Simounds continues to be a mystery- where he was born etc as no one can actually find a direct link in the channel Islands. There are several possibilities but nothing definate.
We do know that his father was John Simounds as it was recorded on his wedding certificate. His brother James apears to have came out from England and eventually died in 1902 at Broken Hill, NSW. There is still the mystery of other brothers Thomas & William.
If you like to contact me, I can send you a copy of the CD. Yes there is a connection with the Clarke family  tree from  BLYTHE  [or the tiny town of  Kybunga]. Edith Simounds married John Clarke a farmer at Kybunga. [Moderator edit: Names of living persons and personal contact details redacted to protect personal privacy. Please use the Personal Message system to exchange personal information]

Quote from: L A Thompson on Tuesday 10 July 12 13:19 BST (UK)
Dear Geoff Chapman, I would love to get a copy of the Simounds family information. My grandmother (Mater-Nanna) was Edith Simounds (from Perlubie) who married Bertie Thompson (from Haslem) in the Streaky Bay area of South Australia. I have been trying to muddle though stuff in Mundia to sort out why Jean Pierre came out to Australia and how he connected to the Sauvage family. And also, i haven't been able to find anything at all for his wife Joanna except County Poor House, County Cork i think. No parents, siblings, etc. If I could possibly get the CD you speak of, or any written information, i would be happy to send what it costs. I am in North Queensland, but was born in SA. cousin Bruce has been doing some research through Ancestry.com. Aunt Daphne also mentioned a Clarke connection in Blight, SA, who was going to do a Simounds family history but i came across that in a very old letter and don't have any further info there. I would love to be able to connect all the dots for Jean Pierre and Joanna. L A Thompson

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Jean Pierre Simmounds Born 1817 st Martins Jersey
« on: Thursday 17 January 13 02:42 GMT (UK)  »
Re Joannah O'Neill. Some researchers have her now being born at Marlow, County of Cork in a family of about 11 or 12 siblings. If you look at the conditions of the lower classes in Ireland in those days, no wonder that some of the children ended up in the Poor Houses. If fact,  I think they must have been lucky to get in, as many children at the time  must have died by starvation.
Jean Pierre Simounds continues to be a mystery- where he was born etc as no one can actually find a direct link in the channel Islands. There are several possibilities but nothing definate.
We do know that his father was John Simounds as it was recorded on his wedding certificate. His brother James apears to have came out from England and eventually died in 1902 at Broken Hill, NSW. There is still the mystery of other brothers Thomas & William.
Geoff Chapman Reynella South Aust

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Jean Pierre Simmounds Born 1817 st Martins Jersey
« on: Saturday 11 February 12 02:14 GMT (UK)  »
 Hi Kathy
I now know where your friends fit;

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My Grand mother was Maggie-May Coote nee Symonds- Norma's Aunt
I have some family photos wjth Norma in them with Peter & Alice Simounds
No I do not have not got John Pauls birth certificate and thats why David & Carol are going to the Channel Islands. David works in the Geneological Society as a helper/ professional researcher.
Do want a coy of the gater & Simounds family tree?
Does  Graham have any photos? I went down to cousin Isla Clark [ nee Simounds] the other day but she has started to start losing her memmory and she is the last one to really identify people in my photos.
If you want to contact me ring [Moderator edit: contact details redacted to protect personal privacy. Please use the Personal Message system to exchange personal information]



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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Jean Pierre Simmounds Born 1817 st Martins Jersey
« on: Wednesday 08 February 12 06:47 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Cathy- if you are from happy Valley, we may have  met in the past .
 I have been doing quite a bit  of reseach on both the Simounds and Gater Family Trees  and if you like to contact me I will give you copy of the CD of What I have. David & Cariol Westerly are planning to visit the Cahhnel Island shortly.
Jean Pierre Simounds born circa  1817 in St Martins , Island Of Guensey- his  parents were John Simounds & Elizabeth Jane Sauvage of the Island of Jersey
We are not sure,  but we believe John Paul [or Jean Pierre]  came out to NSW and came across with two brothers William & James [ born  circa 1816]  driving a mob of sheep from Sydney to Adelaide. John Paul ended up at Willunga  where he met Johanne O'Neill .
James ended up in Parks NSW and died iin Broken Hil in 1902l. Not sure of what happen to William as yet.

Every branch of the family tell the same story of Jean Pieere having a duel over a young lady and the opponent was severly wounded- as duels were banned and also the other family's brother were after Jean, he first fled to England and then migrated out to Aust
Interesting bit is that John Paul was reportably very tall  ie 6'7" and had a very good deep singing voice. His son Peter was the smallest son in the family. Cheers Geoff Chapman (*)

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