From the first statistics about divorce, to an increase in the number of widows and orphans in the aftermath of war and pandemic, the 1921 Census gives an insight into life 100 years ago.
According to new analysis based on the Census, one in nine women aged 15 and over (11 per cent) were widows in 1921. However, the increase was bigger for some age groups, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
For example, 1.3 per cent of women aged 25 to 34 years were widowed in 1911. By 1921, that had increased to 3.2 per cent of females in the same age group.
