Britain’s first female MP Nancy Astor was leading a busy and sociable life on the day the 1921 census was carried out.
The records, released after 100 years locked in the vaults, offer an unprecedented snapshot of life in the country, capturing the personal details of 38 million people on June 19, 1921.
Plymouth Sutton MP Nancy Astor, the first woman to take a seat in Parliament, was one of 25 people at her home on the evening of the census.
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Parents and pupils work together on phone safety
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ARGYLE WILL DO IT!
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Dann calls for Plymouth public to back his starlet
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Judd: I only have myself to blame!
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Nobody can be above the law
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Police name boy killed in sword attack
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Special effects job is a labour of love
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Had our fill of potholes
BACK in the day, a story about someone complaining about a pothole was standard fayre in local weekly newspapers and a solid lead back on page 18.
