Hi Ticker
You're not going to believe this but I think I solved the mystery last night!
I had just about given up but decided to have one last try. I first started looking for her before the earlier censuses were available so I started there and found that she was actually 10 years older than the later censuses and her marriage certificate said! There is a reference for the death of an Amelia Slater in the first quarter of 1907, aged 60 years, registered in Hunslet. The age is a year or two out but, given the fact that it's been 10 years out for most of her life, I think it's near enough! Her sister ran a shop in Rothwell, which is in Hunslet registration district, and it seems probable that she went to live with her. The certificate should confirm it. I would dearly love to know when she went to her sister's - before or after the death of her husband - but I don't think it's going to be possible to find out.
Thanks for trying and perhaps you could close this query now please.
Jud
