James Walton

Tricks of the trades

You’d be surprised by the number listed in the 1911 census — and by the numerous prostitutes calling themselves seamstresses

issue 18 February 2017

  • The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker: The Story of Britain Through its Census, Since 1801

    Roger Hutchinson

    Little Brown, pp. 340

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