Born c1801 in Bristol, possibly the father of James Simmons II (41C).
| 1814 | 7 Mar. He was apprenticed to Charles and Elizabeth Price with 40s from Alderman Kitchen’s Charity (A, Ao). |
| 1830 | Dings, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1832 | Dings, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1832 | Dings, St Philip’s parish (List of Electors BRO 04736). |
| 1832 | 6 May. Temple parish (PPR). |
| 1835 | Dings, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1835 | Dings, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1837 | Dings, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1837 | 25 Jun. Dings, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| 1839 | 23 Mar. Indenture concerning a tenement or warehouse fronting Temple Street (James Simmons, wife Elizabeth) (BRO 22936/144/10/8). |
| 1841 | Stone potter, Tylers Field, St Philip’s parish (P). |
| 1841 | Journeyman potter, Slopers Lane, St Philip’s parish (40), living with his wife Elizabeth (40) born in Bristol and children (41C). |
| Children: Elizabeth Bevan (aged 10 yrs), bapt 25 Jun 1837 (PPR), James Bamete (aged 9 yrs), bapt 25 Jun 1837 (PPR), Mary Ann (aged 8 yrs), bapt 25 Jun 1837 (PPR), Sarah, bapt 6 May 1832 (PPR), Emma Matthews (aged 2 years), bapt 25 Jun 1837 (PPR) |