HANNAH SIMPSON
1808–1880
Born: 4 May 1808 · Plymouth dock
Died: 12 Nov 1880 · Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Family
- Spouse
- JAMES BAKER
- Children
- LOUISA BAKER
Biography
Death certificate (as Johanna Baker). Court appearance noted. Possible birth record found.
Sources & Records View on Ancestry ↗
Johanna Baker death, Adelaide, 12 Nov 1880
Possible Hannah Simpson baptism, Plymouth Dock, 1808
Hannah Baker Hindley Street police-court report
Documents & Records
Baker Johanna death certificate transcription
✅ South Australian death certificate transcription — likely for Hannah/Johanna Baker, widow.
Transcription
Genealogy SA. South Australian District Death Certificate Transcript. Surname: BAKER. Given name(s): Johanna. Year of Registration: 1880. District Name: Adelaide. District Number: NR. Date of Death: 12th November 1880. Date/place of burial/cremation: NR. Sex: Female. Conjugal status: NR. Age: 75 years. Rank/profession/trade: Widow. Usual residence: East Terrace, Hindmarsh Ward. Birthplace and length of residence in Australia: NR. Age at marriage/remarriage: NR. Name of spouse: NR. Number of issue: NR. Cause of death: Senile Decay. Place of death: East Terrace, Hindmarsh Ward. Informant: Archie Gow, Adelaide, Cabinet Maker. Registered: 13th November 1880, Adelaide.
Key facts
- Johanna Baker died 12 Nov 1880 at East Terrace, Hindmarsh Ward, Adelaide.
- Age 75; widow.
- Cause of death: senile decay.
- Informant: Archie Gow, cabinet maker, Adelaide.
- Likely relevant to Hannah Simpson/Baker but the first name is Johanna, so treat as a probable/needs-corroboration match.
Baker Johanna death record
✅ South Australian death index/transcription — matches Johanna Baker death in Adelaide.
Transcription
South Australia Deaths 1842-1972 Transcription. First name(s): Johanna. Last name: Baker. Gender: Female. Status: Widowed. Birth year: 1805. Death year: 1880. Death date: 12 Nov 1880. Age at death: 75y. Residence: Adelaide. Place: Adelaide. District: Adelaide. State: South Australia. Country: Australia. Registration number: 106/273.
Key facts
- Johanna Baker died 12 Nov 1880 in Adelaide, South Australia.
- Age 75; estimated birth year 1805.
- Status: widowed.
- Registration number 106/273.
Hannah Simpson possible birth record
⚠️ Possible baptism record — handwritten parish extract for Hannah Simpson; needs corroboration before treating as certain.
Transcription
Handwritten parish register extract. Visible text reads approximately: “Hannah the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Simpson was born the 1st and baptized the 10th day of [month unclear] 1808 as the Church people, Plymouth Dock, by Edw Roberts Minr.” Month and some wording are difficult to read from the cropped image.
Key facts
- Possible Hannah Simpson birth/baptism in 1808 at Plymouth Dock.
- Parents appear to be Joseph and Hannah Simpson.
- Exact month and full chapel wording are uncertain.
Baker Hannah court record
✅ Newspaper police-court clipping — names Hannah Baker in an 1840s Adelaide drunkenness/riotous-conduct case.
Transcription
POLICE COURT. Friday, 5th July. “Hannah Baker was charged with drunkenness and riotous conduct, the preceding evening, in Hindley-street. The policeman who apprehended her deposed that he saw her fighting with her husband, and separated them. Half-an-hour afterwards she again behaved so badly, that he was obliged to remove her. Prisoner, in defence, said she was trying to prevent her husband from spending his money at a public-house. The Commissioner recognised her as an old offender, and fined her £1, or one month.”
Key facts
- Hannah Baker was charged with drunkenness and riotous conduct in Hindley Street.
- The report says she was fighting with her husband and trying to stop him spending money at a public house.
- Fine: £1 or one month.
Research Notes
The Johanna Baker death sources are probably Hannah Simpson/Baker but should be kept as probable rather than certain because the given name differs.