The 1911 Census .....

[Jamboesque]

Hi Folks,

I’ve read in another forum (The BBC one I think) that there may a problem coming up with the 1911 Census.

Yes I know its 5 years away from being available but the point is still worth thinking about.

Apparently the 1911 Census was conducted at the height of the Suffrage Movement and a lot of women went AWOL for the night of enumeration. ie. stayed out overnight at marches and demo’s so that they wouldn’t be counted. Some commentators have mentioned a figure of tens of thousands did this.

Was this form of demonstration against the Government taken up in Scotland. I have no doubt demo’s and marches were well attended, does anyone know if this was a major protest technique up here.

Like I said its not like its not going to give us a problem in the immediate future, just something to consider. We can probably rule DWW out as providing first hand evidence but he will have an answer no doubt.

[joette]

My Granny born in 1895 was very involved in the Suffrage Movement.
However she was also a dutiful daughter(sometimes!!!) & would not have dared to stay out overnight without good cause.I cannot imagine my Great-Grandparents allowing her to attend a Rally which involved an overnight stay.Also most working class women would have had jobs to go to.I however stand ignorant of the statistics so am waiting to be proved wrong

[Clydesdale]

My Granny wouldn't have dared to stay away - having seen a picture of her mother I wouldn't have dared to either! Men ruled in Scotland back then and the working class women would have done something like this at their peril.

Clydesdale

[ASGROOMBRIDGE]

My grannie would never have dared to stay out all night, and I agree women in Scotland would not have gone agaist their fathers or husbands, or even worse their mothers. My great granny was a fearsom woman.

Audrey