Researching offspring who may not have survived

[coombs]

By the 1921 census they eliminated the How many children born and survived column I think.

[angelan]

By the 1921 census they eliminated the How many children born and survived column I think.

What a shame! The number of years married and numbers of children born and survived was a very welcome addition to the 1911 census.

We'll have quite a long wait to see the 1921.

Angela

[coombs]

I think in the 1921 people did have to state the company they worked for if in work. Yes we still have a 12 year wait until 2022 for the 1921 census.

[stanmapstone]

In 1921 the fertility survey was not repeated but there were other new questions on the family. Married men, widowers and widows were to give the number and ages of their living children and stepchildren, whether they were residing in the household or not. In the case of children under 15, it was to be stated if the parents of children were both alive, or whether the father, mother, or both were dead (Census of England and Wales, 1921, General report with appendices, 190, 202–3). The reason for collecting information on the ages and numbers of children, and on orphans, was stated to be 'for the service of the increasingly numerous and important problems relating to pensions, invalidity allowances, workmen's compensation, and such like matters in respect to which the liabilities of individuals are to some extent measurable in terms of the numbers and conditions of others economically dependant upon them' (Census of England and Wales, 1921. Dependency, orphanhood and fertility, iii).

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0883/


Stan

[stanmapstone]

This shows the questions for the Census of England and Wales, 1921,  http://www.rootschat.com/links/0884/   

Stan

[coombs]

Thanks for the links Stan.