Anna LAITY

   Research Notes:

1881 England Census (called Ann):

Age given: 26 years
Birthplace given: Perranuthnoe, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: Church Town, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall
Occupation: Farmer's Wife

Present were husband William Semmens (30) of Perranuthnoe, farmer of 58 acres, children: Lilly (6) of Luzerne, North America, Mabel (5) and Alice Beatrice (3), both of Kenwyn. Present also was father-in-law* Richard Semmens (55) of Perranuthnoe, farmer, and mother Eliza (63) of Gwinear, married*

* Richard Semmons could not be William's "father-in-law" in the usual sense of being his wife's father; Eliza of Gwinear, William's mother, was widowed in the 1861 Census, age 42, at which time William (11) and his sister Elizabeth (9) were at home.

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1891 England Census (called Annie):

Age given: 46 years
Birthplace given: St. Clements, Cornwall [sic]
Dwelling Place: Governs, Kenwyn, Cornwall
Occupation: -

Present were husband William Simmons (41) of St. Clements [sic], children: Lilly (17) of Pennsylvania, USA, school teacher, Mabel (16) of Kenwyn, Alice Beatrice (13) of Kenwyn, Eliza Katie (4) of Kenwyn, scholar

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1901 England Census (called Annie):

Age given: 46 years
Birthplace given: Perranuthnoe, Cornwall
Dwelling Place: Governs, Kenwyn, Cornwall
Occupation: [Farmer's Wife]

Present were husband William Simmons (51) of Perranuthnoe, farmer (own account), daughters (all born in Kenwyn): Mabel (25), Katie (14), Edith (6)

   Marriage Information:

Anna married William SEMMENS, son of William SEMMENS and Elizabeth, on 5 Apr 1873 in Roman Catholic Church, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall. (William SEMMENS was born about 1850 in Perranuthnoe, Cornwall and was christened on 3 Mar 1850 in Perranuthnoe, Cornwall.)

   Marriage Notes:

William Semmens, 23, of Perran, father dead, and
Anne Laity, 18, of Perran, daughter of James Laity, farmer

Married by Licence.

Witnesses: Stephen Carkeek and ? Laity