It occurred to us tonight that we could find where Frances was in 1911 from the recently released 1911 Census of England & Wales. Sure enough, we had no trouble finding her. The last we knew of her she had married Peter Smurthwaite in 1901 but had lost him to Tuberculosis the following year. Now, it seems that she also lost a child as recorded in the 1911 Census entry.
Frances Smurthwaite, age 36, a widow, living in a boarding house at 18 Harris Street, Rochdale, Lancashire with Nancy Wrigley, also a widow. Frances is listed as a Wesley Deaconess working at Rochdale Mission. The record shows she had one child who had died.
Related entry: The Middle Life of Frances Smurthwaite
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