William Edward Simmons was born at Slaughterham Borough Medical Centre on the 19th of July 596 to Robert (568-659) and Nicola (570-661) Simmons. He grew up on his family's estate in Woolworth, [[Antillea]] alongside his younger brother Scott (born 597). Simmons attended St Paul's Lutheran Boarding School in [[Godsith]]. Simmons then attended Rykkburgh University, receiving a Master's degree in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor's degree Urban Planning. After graduation, he became a civil engineer for Blackwood & Co in Antillea.