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Note: 19 JUNE 1865 FATHER JOSEPH SIMMS MOTHER BANCE MARTIN SPONSOR JOHN RYAN CLERGY WILLIAM KENNIDY 14 MAY 1985 SENT FOR COPY OF MARRAIGE CERT. At mortlock lib births deaths etc. 1842-1906 bk.0169 pge 308 Witness Margaret Clark of Moonta & Elizabeth Herrinne Moonta Bay 29 October1996 at Mortlock B.D.M. file Birth cards 1842-1867 entry Hector Orlands James Ximinez 33 348 19 June1865 NOTE this entry found under SIMS Nov 1996 Birth Cert obtained William Melvin Witness Many different ways X name spelt on Certificates sighted at Kadina 19Nov1996. 1901 TO 1903 WERE IN THE PIER HOTEL AT MOONTA BAY ARTICLES SENT TO ME FROM HELENE 1996 FROM ARTICLE IN 1904 PAPER THURSDAY FEB 23RD (BEFORE MR.F.J. GILLEN,S.M.) EDUCATION CASES HECTOR O.X. SIMMS,MOONTA BAY WAS CHARGED BY SARGT. DEANE FOR MOONTA,WITH NOT SENDING HIS CHILDREN, GEORGE,LEO,BLANCHE SIMMS, TO SCHOOL THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF DAYS DURING THE QUARTER ENDING 17TH DECEMBER 1904. FINED 2s6p IN EACH CASE AND 10sCOST LIVED AT WARDANG ISLAND BEFORE MOVING TO PORT VICTORIA (PERHAPS THIS WAS WHY THE CHILDREN WHERE NOT AT SCHOOL) THERE WAS NO CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE TOWN WHEN THEY FIRST MOVED SO THE CHILDREN WHERE SENT TO THE ANGLICAN CHURCH WHICH WAS JUST ACROSS THE ROAD WHEN THE LIVED AT PORT VICTORIA SAT. 22 N0v 1902 Mr. X Simms met with a nasty accident with his horse bolting on Thurs afternoon, he and his brother were harnessing the horse in front of Mr.Lucas's residence in Robert St, when the animal took off. Mr Simms endeavoured to stop the runaway but by doing so became entangled in the shafts and harness, and was dragged a considerable distance on the road sustaining several cuts and bruises. He was rendered unconscious for a considerable time, but beyond a severe shaking and loss of two or three teeth ane the necessity for several stitches in the cuts no serious injury was received. From Yvonne Whittenbury nee Simms My memories of Groofy(X) Simms are few as I was only three and a bit when he died. I was told he really wanted all his sons to be fishermen and he nearly succeede three out of four.My dad Rick(John) was the youngest and didn't make it happen. Groofy (X) was a very determined man and he tried hard to each Rick. Everytime he took dad out in the boat he either got the lines tangled or fell over board much to Groofy(X) disgust. The ;ast time he took him out he fell between the fishing boat and a ketch and was nearly drowned and squashed, so he never went again. Rick really loved the sea like Groofy(X) but just waswn't cut out to earn his living from it. As we lived in Groofys(X) home I probably followed him around the place. I remember always standing in the doorway of the bathroom watching him shave and he used to dab shaving cream on mu nose. He (X) used to dose me up with Cod liver Oil which he took every da. Mum used to tell him off as she could smell it on my breath but he just said "Its good for her" and continued to give it to me. Groofy(X) always brought the fish heads home and told Mum to make soup for him only he ate it none of us liked it. I think Groofy(X) was a very hard grumpy old man, where as Dad(Rick) was a very kind and gentle man, must have taken after his Mother. EXIMIEN SIMMS HISTORY 1865 19th April Hector Orlando James Ximinez was born at Moonta. 1885 Was a member & player of the Orange and Blacks Football Club Moonta 1886 18th June Was baptisted Catholic at Moonta Spon John Ryan 1889 30th July Married Elizabeth Murphy Moonta 1891 Roy born Moonta 1893 Clarence George born Moonta 1895 Leo born Moonta 1896 Blanche born 1899 Minnie Annie born 1901 Rick (John) born Moonta 1901-1903 At Moonta Pier hotel 1902 22nd Nov Accident Horse bolted 1903 Father inlaw died in his home at Moonta 1903 Left hotel went to live at Wardang Isle while house atPt. Vic built 1904 Charged by education board for not
Note: REFN3 HECTER ALANDA SIMMS FOUND IN CATHOLIC RECORD BAPTISTED JULY 20 1868 BORN
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