Miriam Louise Simmons (1855–1932)
Mrs. Louisa Miriam Simmons, aged 77 years, widow of the late Mr. Nathan Julian Simmons, died at her residence, Byron Lodge, North Lismore, on Saturday. She was the second daughter of the late Mr. Isaac Hart, at one time chairman of the Melbourne Gas Co., and was born in Melbourne. She married in Melbourne in 1882, settling the same year at Lismore, where she had since lived. She was well known as a worker for charitable institutions, being one of the originators of the Ladies' Benevolent Society, with which she was associated for 20 years as president and secretary. She was an active worker for the Lismore District Hospital, of which she was one of the original life members. She worked also for the Soldiers' Aid Society during the war period and after. She is survived by two sons–Clive and Stanley, both of Lismore.
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- Simmons, Nathan Julian (husband)
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- Hart, Edward (uncle)
- Benjamin, Benjamin (uncle)
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- Nathan, Caroline (aunt by marriage)
- Solomon, Frances (aunt by marriage)
- Levy, Jane (aunt by marriage)
- Benjamin, Frances (aunt by marriage)
- Cohen, Henry Simeon (uncle by marriage)
- Simmons, James (uncle by marriage)
- Solomon, Elias (uncle by marriage)
- Simmons, Isaac (uncle by marriage)
- Cohen, Samuel Henry (uncle by marriage)
- Cohen, Edward Aaron (uncle by marriage)
- Cohen, Philip (uncle by marriage)
- Cohen, Joseph (uncle by marriage)
- Cohen, Lewis (uncle by marriage)
- Cohen, William (uncle by marriage)
- Benjamin, Catherine (grandmother)
- Benjamin, Moses (grandfather)
- Hart, Hyam (grandfather)
- de Lissa, Horace (nephew)
- Cohen, Nathan Edward (cousin)
- Marks, Miriam (cousin)
- Cohen, Henry (cousin)
- Cohen, Benjamin Stanhope (cousin)
- Blaine, Edward (cousin)
- Jacobs, Catherine (cousin)
- Cohen, Annie (cousin)
- Cohen, Arthur Isaac (cousin)
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'Simmons, Miriam Louise (1855–1932)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/simmons-miriam-louise-20308/text31336, accessed 22 November 2024.
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Alternative Names
- Hart, Miriam Louise
Birth
1855
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
1932
(aged ~ 77)
Lismore,
New South Wales,
Australia
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