Where did you get Eleanor’s surname from?
When was their first child born?
Eleanor is on the 1871 Census as mother to William Simpson (b) 1849 Berwick Upon Tweed Union
1871 census as follows
Registration district
Berwick
Sub-registration district
Berwick Upon Tweed
ED, institution, or vessel
7
Household schedule number
100
Piece
5182
Folio
34
Page number
19
I traced his Birth Index and came up with Embleton mmn Therefore, have put the facts together and came up with Eleanor Embleton. Birth index is Volume 25 Page 32 Berwick upon Tweed 1849
I have earlier census that state William Simpson father is Richard Simpson married to Eleanor Simpson.
As far as I know Thomas Simpson (b) 1843 mmn Embleton 1843 S Quarter in BERWICK UPON TWEED UNION Volume 25 Page 27 is the oldest that I have found so far
There is also a Eleanor Simpson (b) 1846 mmn Embleton D Quarter in BERWICK UPON TWEED UNION Volume 25 Page 24
Eleanor jnr and William are both on the same 1871 census above so definitely following the right line