Wetherell, Cecilia

Birth Name Wetherell, Cecilia
Gender female
Age at Death about 49 years, 1 month, 20 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about May 1836 South Shields, Co. Durham Birth of Cecilia Wetherell  
Baptism 18 May 1836 St Hilda’s Parish Church, South Shields, Co. Durham Baptism of Cecilia Wetherell  
Census 6 Jun 1841 Waterloo Vale, South Shields, Co. Durham 1841 Census - Cecilia Weatherill, father and siblings  
Census 30 Mar 1851 15 East Street, South Shields, Co. Durham 1851 Census - Cecilia Witherill, father John and some siblings  
Census 7 Apr 1861 18 Waterloo Vale, South Shields, Co. Durham 1861 Census - Cecilia Wetherell (housekeeper) with husband and two brothers  
Census 2 Apr 1871 11 Barrington Street, South Shields, Co. Durham 1871 Census - Cecilia Wetherell (head), mariner's wife  
Census 3 Apr 1881 10 Barrington Street, South Shields, Co. Durham 1881 Census - Cecilia Wetherell, "master mariner's wife"  
Death 21 Jun 1885 Cape Guardafui, Puntland, Somalia Death of Cecilia Wetherell  
Note

Deaths of Cecilia Wetherell and Captain Alfred William Simpson: [AI GENERATED]

The deaths of Alfred William Simpson and his wife Cecilia Simpson (née Wetherell) occurred on 21 June 1885 as casualties of a tragic shipwreck off the Horn of Africa.The primary, documented details of the event are summarized below:

The Voyage and Circumstances

The Vessel: The couple were aboard the SS Willingale, a British screw steamer managed by Alfred Stuart & Co. of London.

The Route: The ship departed from Madras, India, on 30 May 1885, and was bound for Boston, USA.

The Shipwreck

The Location:

On 21 June 1885, the SS Willingale encountered severe weather and heavy seas, which drove the vessel ashore. It became completely wrecked roughly two miles south of Cape Guardafui (located in the Horn of Africa, in modern-day Puntland, Somalia).

Both Alfred William Simpson and Cecilia were among those who lost their lives in the disaster.

(John's note - the date given previously was when the news was reported in the UK. It's not clear why the Simpson's were on this ship, as it was not a passenger ship. Albert was not recorded as the captain.)

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Weatherill, John25 Nov 179817 Apr 1860
Mother Young, Elizabethabout 1803before 5 Oct 1849
    Sister     Wetherell, Mary Jane about Jan 1825 about Mar 1857
    Sister     Wetherell, Elizabeth about Apr 1828 Mar 1875
    Brother     Weatherill, William Young about Feb 1831
    Sister     Wetherell, Ann about Jan 1832
    Brother     Wetherell, John Aug 1834 Oct 1835
         Wetherell, Cecilia about May 1836 21 Jun 1885
    Brother     Wetherell, Marmaduke about Nov 1837 Sep 1910
    Brother     Wetherell, John about Apr 1839 about Jan 1913
    Brother     Wetherell, James Charlton about May 1841 before 15 Aug 1847

Families

Family of Simpson, Alfred William and Wetherell, Cecilia

Married Husband Simpson, Alfred William ( * 1838 + 21 Jun 1885 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 18 Dec 1859 St Hilda’s Parish Church, South Shields, Co. Durham Marriage of Cecilia Wetherell and Alfred William Simpson  
Note

At St Hilda's Parish church as "Wetherill"