| NAME and SURNAME | Relationship to Head of Household | AGE | SEX | MARRIAGE OR ORPHANHOOD | BIRTHPLACE AND NATIONALITY | School | Personal Occupation | Employment | Place of Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William John Pitts | Head | 65.7 | M | Mother dead
Married |
Cornwall Falmouth | [Blank] | Cab Driver and Proprietor | Own account | No fixed place |
| Jack Pitts | Son | 38 | M | Married | Falmouth Cornwall | [Blank] | Cab Driver | Mr W. J Pitts Cab Proprietor | No fixed place |
| Tom Pitts | Son | 24.6 | M | Single | Falmouth
Cornwall |
[Blank] | Cab Driver | “ | No fixed place |
| Gladys Pitts | Daughter | 26 | F | Single | Falmouth
Cornwall |
[Blank] | Home duties,
help at home |
[Blank] | At home |
| Sylvia Pitts | Daughter | 19.6 | F | Single | Falmouth Cornwall | [Blank] | Home duties, help at home | [Blank] | At home |
| Tommy Pitts | Grandchild | 3.6 | M | Single
Both Alive |
Falmouth
Cornwall |
[Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] | [Blank] |
| Males | Females | Persons | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
I declare that this Schedule is correctly filled up to the best of my knowledge and belief
[Signed] G Pitts
« Return to Case Study H – Falmouth- Look at Source One (1921 census) and answer these questions.
Source one- 1921 Census record- The National Archives (RG15/11038)
- What jobs do William, Jack and Tom do? What does this reveal about transport in 1921?
- What does it say in the marriage column for William? Why?
- Who is doing the job ‘home duties’? Why did house work take a long time in the 1920s?
- What else can you learn about the family from the census?
- What questions do you have about this family that are not answered by the census record? Write these down and keep them.