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Detail from the 1921 census listing Jemima Halliday and her daughters in 12 Waverley Place. Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland, 1921 census, 683/3 8/2 page 7
Our Records: A house throughout history
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An example page from the 1921 census enumerating some of the inhabitants of the fishing village of Helmsdale in the parish of Kildonan Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland, 1921 census, 052/3 page 9
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