Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 1,672 Show data context 74 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 1,705 Show data context 82 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 1,740 Show data context 81 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 1,763 Show data context 79 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 1,899 Show data context 97 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 1,885 Show data context 78 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 2,095 Show data context 99 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 2,083 Show data context 69 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 2,161 Show data context 102 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 2,311 Show data context 96 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 2,299 Show data context 123 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 2,183 Show data context 97 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 2,339 Show data context 126 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 2,300 Show data context 121 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 2,430 Show data context 130 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 2,492 Show data context 118 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 2,569 Show data context 121 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 2,446 Show data context 104 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 2,501 Show data context 137 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 2,426 Show data context 139 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 2,423 Show data context 110 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 2,494 Show data context 127 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 2,501 Show data context 127 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 2,721 Show data context 141 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 2,974 Show data context 151 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 2,704 Show data context 113 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 2,126 Show data context 87 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 1,947 Show data context 73 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 1,777 Show data context 64 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 1,795 Show data context 59 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 1,834 Show data context 73 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, Neath RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10167528/cube/BIRTH_LEGIT

Date accessed: 20th May 2024