Emily Wilding Davison census form

Emily Wilding Davison census form
  • Title: Emily Wilding Davison census form
  • Date: 1911
  • Catalogue number: Copyright The National Archives
  • Description:

    This is the census form for Emily Wilding Davison, who hid in a cupboard in the Crypt Chapel in the House of Commons on Census night 1911. This page shows the enumerator's schedule. You can see her name has been mis-spelt as 'Davidson'.

    The form gives the postal address as 'Found hiding in crypt of Westminster Hall.' the pencilled note on the bottom left gives the date '3/4/11 Since Saturday'.

    Reproduced with permission of The National Archives.

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Visit Parliament to view a display about the suffragettes showcasing a suffragette medal and a scarf belonging to Emily Wilding Davison