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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: GenealogyJude on Friday 28 January 22 12:34 GMT (UK)
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One of the reasons why I love looking at newspapers is because they give you a contemporary perspective. I thought it would be fun to see what people thought about the census in 1921. From my research, I discovered that there was a lot of concern surrounding the questions and loss of privacy. You also get a real sense of the scale of the task. Forms were dropped off in the preceding week and then had to be collected on one day, June 20th. The population of England and Wales was close to 38 million so it was a huge achievement to get everybody recorded.
I wrote an article about what I found in the newspapers here, which I hope will be of interest to other members:
https://genealogyjude.com/2022/01/22/the-1921-census-in-the-news/
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What a good read!
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Thanks and well done you! I agree, a very good and interesting read. :)
Added: Just noticed through Millmoor's post this is your first post. Welcome from me too. :)
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Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting . I had to smile at the idea of the Worthing newspaper awarding a prize of a grand piano. If some of my lot had fancied entering the competition, I’m not sure where they’d have put a grand piano if they’d won , in their two rooms housing 7 adults and one teenager, shared yard and shared outside WC.
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Most interesting and thought provoking, particularly the section about ages! Thank you for sharing and, given it appears to be your first post here, welcome to Rootschat.
William
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Really interesting article, a fascinating read!
What a debut! Welcome, GenealogyJude.
TY
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Welcome to RC. Great article and thanks for sharing.
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What a good read!
Many thanks, glad you enjoyed it! :)
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Thanks and well done you! I agree, a very good and interesting read. :)
Added: Just noticed through Millmoor's post this is your first post. Welcome from me too. :)
Thank you very much! I love to write about family history on my blog so I thought I should start sharing some of my articles. :D
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Thanks for sharing this. Very interesting . I had to smile at the idea of the Worthing newspaper awarding a prize of a grand piano. If some of my lot had fancied entering the competition, I’m not sure where they’d have put a grand piano if they’d won , in their two rooms housing 7 adults and one teenager, shared yard and shared outside WC.
Yes, I wonder if someone donated the piano? You make a good point about the suitability of the prize. There can’t have been many people who had the space for a grand piano in their home. Still, it doesn’t seem to have dampened their enthusiasm for entering the competition.
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Really interesting article, a fascinating read!
What a debut! Welcome, GenealogyJude.
TY
Thank you, glad you found it interesting. I came to the conclusion that people’s attitudes to officialdom haven’t changed all that much in the last 100 years.
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Welcome to RC. Great article and thanks for sharing.
You are very welcome! :)
I will share some more of my articles from my blog.
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I am sure we will all look forward to more of your articles now. You write so well! I agree with ThrelfallYorky .. what a debut! :D
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I am sure we will all look forward to more of your articles now. You write so well! I agree with ThrelfallYorky .. what a debut! :D
Thank you very much, so nice to have your lovely feedback. :)
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Welcome to rootschat from me too Jude. This is a really interesting way to look at the 1921 census. I’ve only given this a quick read so far and look forward to spending more time on it later. :)
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Welcome to rootschat from me too Jude. This is a really interesting way to look at the 1921 census. I’ve only given this a quick read so far and look forward to spending more time on it later. :)
Thanks, I hope you enjoy reading the article. :)