Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 2,299 Show data context 310 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 2,236 Show data context 280 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 2,247 Show data context 266 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 2,271 Show data context 234 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 2,291 Show data context 279 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 2,291 Show data context 265 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 2,267 Show data context 269 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 2,339 Show data context 246 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 2,223 Show data context 282 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 2,368 Show data context 243 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 2,473 Show data context 259 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 2,611 Show data context 242 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 2,726 Show data context 236 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 2,516 Show data context 248 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 2,681 Show data context 223 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 2,594 Show data context 217 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 2,655 Show data context 238 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 2,748 Show data context 231 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 2,926 Show data context 236 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 3,116 Show data context 239 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 2,989 Show data context 227 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 3,326 Show data context 213 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 3,425 Show data context 222 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 3,272 Show data context 202 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 3,519 Show data context 219 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 3,537 Show data context 207 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 3,787 Show data context 240 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 3,919 Show data context 222 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 4,171 Show data context 242 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 3,975 Show data context 256 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 4,047 Show data context 270 Show data context
Date: Source:
1850 - 1880 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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Legitimate and illegitimate births, combining both sexes.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Burnley RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 01st May 2024