Patrick Balfour family tree » Thomas William Darby (1896-1906)

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1. 1901 England & Wales Census

   William Darby<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1897 - West Bromwich, Staffordshire<br>Residence: 1901 - 27 Reform St, West Bromwich, West Bromwich, England&;lt;br>Age: 4<br>Working at home: No<br>Father: William Darby<br>Mother: Lizzie Darby<br>Sister: Martha A Darby<br>Census: romwichPage11='household'></a>Household<br>Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives<br>Head; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10156-84956385/william-darby-in-1901-england-wales-census?s=199921651">William Darby</a>; 30; <br>Wife; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10156-84956387/lizzie-darby-in-1901-england-wales-census?s=199921651">Lizzie Darby</a>; 27; <br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10156-84956388/martha-a-darby-in-1901-england-wales-census?s=199921651">Martha A Darby</a>; 6; <br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10156-84956389/william-darby-in-1901-england-wales-census?s=199921651">William Darby</a>; 4; <br>Servant; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10156-84956390/annie-millward-in-1901-england-wales-census?s=199921651">Annie Millward</a>; 22;

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2. FamilySearch Family Tree, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...

   William Frederick Darby<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: 1896 - Luton, Bedfordshire, England<br>Residence: Mar 31 1901 - Luton Urban, Bedfordshire, England<br>Death: To 1906 - England<br>Parents: Frederick William Darby, Lilla Elizabeth Darby (born Finch)<br>Siblings: Roland George Darby, Hilda Victoria Watson (born Darby), Gwendolin Edith Darby

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3. 1911 England & Wales Census

   Thomas William Darby<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1892 - London Southwark, London<br>Residence: Apr 2 1911 - 24. Flaxman Road, Lambeth, London, England&;lt;br>Age: 19<br>Marital status: Single<br>Occupation: House Decorator<br>Father: William Darby<br>Mother: Elizabeth Darby<br&;gt;Census: ;<a id='household'></a>Household<br>Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives<br>Head; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10446-3161309/william-darby-in-1911-england-wales-census?s=199921651">William Darby</a>; 57; <br>Wife; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10446-3161310/elizabeth-darby-in-1911-england-wales-census?s=199921651">Elizabeth Darby</a>; 43; <br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10446-3161311/thomas-william-darby-in-1911-england-wales-census?s=199921651">Thomas William Darby</a>; 19;

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   Fertility in marriage and occupational data
   In response to government concerns the 1911 census also asked additional, more specific questions to each household, about fertility in marriage and occupational data.
   
   The 1911 census and the suffragettes
   Frustrated with the government's refusal to grant women the vote, a large number of women boycotted the 1911 census by refusing to be counted. There were two forms of protest. In the first, the women (or their husbands) refused to fill in the form, often recording their protest on the household schedule. In the second, women evaded the census by staying away from their home for the whole night, and so did not lodge their protest on the household schedule. In both cases, any details relating to individual women in the households will be missing from the census. For the family historian, a refusal to fill in the form (accompanied by a protest statement) at least registers the presence of a woman, or women, in the household. But the women who evaded the count by leaving their home for the night are entirely untraceable via the census. The exact number of women who boycotted the census is not known, though some people have estimated that it may be as many as several thousand.
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