This site focuses on one of my interests, genealogy. In particular, it contains both my wife Debbie’s family tree and mine. Our most recent ancestors family names include Simmonds, Symondson (from which Simmonds is derived), Lowe, Deakin, Ogden, Curtis, Homer, Howkins, Auckland and Simpson. Although our closest present day relatives are Canadian, the majority of our grandparents emigrated from the United Kingdom.

This site has been in existence since March 2001 and has grown considerably. Most of the following pages were created using the genealogy software Reunion 8.0. They contain names, pictures, notes, data, charts and links to other web sites. If you are new to this site please read the explanation below to assist you with navigation, as there are over 2400 pages. As of May 16, 2009, the site includes 1350 people. For privacy reasons no living persons are listed.

Use the following links to get you started or click on one of the pictures.

• Search this site
• Start to Kim's Family Tree (Simmonds/Deakin/Ogden/Curtis) - paternal grandparents
• Start to Debbie's Family Tree (Auckland/Simpson) – paternal grandparents
• Surnames - included in the entire site
• Index - for the entire site (excluding the charts)
• Charts - pedigree charts and descendant charts - updated
• Dedication, Thank You, and The Journey (future update).
• Links to other sites
• Awards

This page contains a list of all surnames in the family tree. Click on one of the surnames to go to a list of all persons with that surname.

Index

This page lists all individuals in the tree. Click on a person to go to the family web page for that person.

Family Web Pages

Navigation
These pages are the key to navigating the family tree. They contain a husband and wife, their parents (listed above) and their children (listed below). They also contain some of the information about the couple. Some pages also contain picture thumbnails.
To view additional information including miscellaneous notes (person sheets) and links to other sites click on the person's name. To view larger or other pictures (media pages) click on the thumbnails or the camera.

Person Sheets

Information
These pages may contain birth, baptism, death, burial, will, occupation, census information, ship passenger information, marriage, parents, children, miscellaneous notes, links to other web sites and picture thumbnails. They may also contain typed versions of wills or reports.

Media Pages

Photos etc.
These pages contain full size versions of any pictures. Some pages also contain scanned versions of source documents such as census pages or attestation papers. Click on the camera icon to see the related photos.

Contact

My e-mail address. Please contact me if you have corrections, additional information or questions.

A Note About the Background

If you carefully look at the background you may notice it resembles a church surrounded by trees. This pattern is repeated or tiled. It was produced from a photograph of St. Michaels in Cofton Hackett, England. The photograph was found on wikepedia and may be found here on this site. The bas relief filter in PhotoShop was applied to create the tile.

My great grandfather Reverend Keelinge Deakin was the first vicar of this church. We have fond memories of our visit to the church. The present vicar kindly gave us a tour that was very much appreciated.