William Simmonds (1812~1879)
William Simmonds, the son of Johnathan Simmonds and Mary Bragg was born in 1812 in Rougham Suffolk. He was christened in Rougham on the 25th December 1812. He was a Shepherd
He married Sarah Spink (the daughter of John Spink and Christiana Hunn) on the 17th June 1835 in Hessett, Suffolk and together they had the following children:
| Alice Ann Simmonds | b1837 | d1894 | |
| Abraham Simmonds | b1839 | d1913 | |
| David Simmonds | b1841 | ||
| Christiana Simmonds | b1844 | d1856 | |
| Kezia Simmonds | b1846 | d1899 | Kezia Simmonds married Thomas Creasey, Miller, of Great Cornard on the 31st May 1866 in Rougham, Suffolk. |
| Asaph Simmonds | b1849 | ||
| Rezin Simmonds | b1853 | d1923 | |
| Arron Simmonds | b1855 |
William died of peritonitis on 4th October 1879 in Thingoe Unionhouse, Bury St Edmunds and was burried in Rougham on the 10th October 1879.