Blog posts with the tag 'Employment'

Women’s work – North Walls & Brims, 1911 census

Picture of woman leading a horse and cart, probably 1920s

Here I’m looking at women’s work for those aged 15 and over; an earlier post looked at employment overall in North Walls and Brims, Orkney. 1School leaving age was 14 in 1911 and both female 14 year olds were described as ‘scholars’. Of 203 females in North Walls and Brims, 145 were aged 15 and  |  more…