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Census unearthed: Population, widows and orphans in 1921

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.

• From: Office for National Statistics
• Published: 12 April 2022

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Census unearthed: Population, widows and orphans in 1921

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/censusunearthedpopulationwidowsandorphansin1921

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Published 12 April 2022