THE CENSUS 1901

The 1901 census was held at a time when the nation was still in official mourning for the death of Queen Victoria on 22 January 1901; her elaborate state funeral had taken place on 2 February. This is sometimes called the centennial census, because it was 100 years since the first census in 1801.

In England and Wales almost a third of women were in paid employment

It was the most detailed census to date, and found the total population of the UK was 41,458,721 of whom 21,356,313 were female and 20,102,408 male. The imbalance was because male deaths exceeded those of females, and more men went abroad to find work, administer