10 amazing finds and faces in the 1921 Census – FindMyPast 6 January 2022 – FindMyPast Friday January 21, 2022

I checked last night and didn’t see one posted this week. This is the one from January 6, 2022 It usually shows up Thursday or Friday at  https://www.findmypast.com/blog/new .I shortened it a fair amount and highlighted the different topics covered. Here’s the direct link – 10 amazing finds and faces in the 1921 Census: https://www.findmypast.com/blog/discoveries/10-amazing-finds-1921. Slightly longer article.

Jessie O’Hara  6 January 2022

 

Take a look at the some of the oddities and eccentricities we discovered while digitizing the census.

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1. Find my pet?

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2. The Tolkien family

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3. Sir Thomas Moore

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4. Women and the workplace

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5. Cries for help

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6. Politics and protest

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7. Recognisable brands and odd occupations

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8. Miss Constance Beatrice Halstead

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9. Princess Catherine Alexandrovna Yourievsky

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10. Doodles, drawings and drollery

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