A very interesting but time consuming task. Trying to get all the details in the right cell with the right people was a tack. All these different lines had my eyes going hazy. But I eventually got the information in. Now the next task was to calculate the data.......Clicking here there and everywhere. Break, cup of tea back again and same luck.
I got one column calculated but every time I went to the next to calculate it came up as error. Another attempt and again the same story.
Then I went to look at the difference between the 1901 and 1911 census. There are interesting changes such as new members to the street and deaths of family members. What is more interesting though is there are fewer numbers living on the street and information on house given in the 1901 census is not found in the 1911. Reasons for this can only be guessed but death in some cases are very strong as the occupants were of old age.
The majority of the people employed on the street continue to be laborers and some a minority have private servants.
The literacy rate of the street is some what alarming. In two families children under 12 cannot read and some have no literacy at all. Considering that children received free primary education under the British government.
All in all this task was a challenging one. It was very time consuming and for a first time user of excel took a bit of getting used to.
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