Isaac Simmons (1805–1872)
Mr. Isaac Simmons, the father of the well-known Miss Julia Simmons, the vocalist, whose name is now connected with most London concerts, and of Mr. Laurence Simmons, a young Sydney singer (who was proceeding with his father to Europe for the purpose of cultivating his fine voice, and pursuing his musical studies), died on the voyage home in the Strathdon, on the 16th of April. The deceased gentleman was for a great part of his life a citizen of Sydney, and was highly esteemed for his uprightness, urbanity, hospitality, and kindliness of disposition.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August 1872, p 7
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Simmons, Matilda (wife)
- Orr, Julia (daughter)
- Simmons, James (son)
- Simmons, Barnett (son)
- Simmons, John (son)
- Simmons, Morris (son)
- Simmons, Joseph (son)
- Simmons, Nathan Julian (son)
- Orr, William Morgan (son-in-law)
- Simmons, Sarah (mother)
- Simmons, Nathan (father)
- Cohen, Elizabeth (sister)
- Solomon, Frances (sister)
- Simmons, James (brother)
- Simmons, Joseph (brother)
- Simmons, Agnes (sister-in-law)
- Cohen, Henry Simeon (brother-in-law)
- Solomon, Elias (brother-in-law)
- Cohen, Sophia (niece)
- Marks, Hannah (niece)
- Nathan, Caroline (niece)
- Gadsden, Frances (niece)
- Simmons, Sarah (niece)
- Simmons, Agnes (niece)
- Solomon, Frances (niece)
- Levy, Jane (niece)
- Simmons, Sophia (niece)
- Simmons, Jane (niece)
- Cohen, Samuel Henry (nephew)
- Cohen, Edward Aaron (nephew)
- Cohen, Philip (nephew)
- Cohen, Joseph (nephew)
- Simmons, Joseph (nephew)
- Cohen, Lewis (nephew)
- Cohen, William (nephew)
- Simmons, James (nephew)
- Simmons, Isaac (nephew)
- Cohen, Rebecca (niece by marriage)
- Simmons, Miriam Louise (niece by marriage)
- Cohen, Abraham (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Simmons, Isaac (1805–1872)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/simmons-isaac-20269/text31325, accessed 26 May 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1805
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
16 April,
1872
(aged ~ 67)
at sea
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