Simmons, Blanche, 1857?-1941.

Blanche Simmons (1857/8-1941) was the only child of Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons (1821-1903), Field Marshal and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers, and Blanche Weston.

From the description of Blanche Simmons diary, 1879-1880. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 647791936

Blanche Simmons (1857/8-1941) was the daughter of Sir John Lintorn Arabin Simmons (1821-1903), Field Marshal and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers, and his second wife, Blanche Weston. She married Charles Edward Orman (1859/60-1927), a captain and later a major in the 1st Essex regiment, and was the mother of Rotha Lintorn-Orman (1895-1935), a pioneer for women in British politics and founder of the earliest British Fascist movement.

From the guide to the Blanche Simmons Diary, 1879-1880, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)