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Census unearthed: Population, widows and orphans in 1921

Release date: 12 April 2022 9:30am

Summary

Article which shows a population reeling from the effects of World War One and the Spanish Flu pandemic. It presents newly-digitised records of the 1921 Census, on orphans, widows and divorce. Some of those questions were asked of the population for the very first time.

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Name

Robert Rendell

Email

census.historical.research@ons.gov.uk

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Changes to this release date

  1. Previous date

    25 March 2022 9:30am

    Reason for change

    This publication has been rescheduled for 4 April 2022. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

  2. Previous date

    4 April 2022 9:30am

    Reason for change

    This publication has been delayed to allow further quality assurance.