Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 7,055 Show data context 551 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 7,209 Show data context 563 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 7,118 Show data context 568 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 6,541 Show data context 501 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 7,065 Show data context 543 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 6,692 Show data context 544 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 7,107 Show data context 508 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 6,963 Show data context 539 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 6,965 Show data context 499 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 7,176 Show data context 545 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 6,893 Show data context 502 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 6,976 Show data context 502 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 7,323 Show data context 522 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 7,304 Show data context 519 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 7,121 Show data context 552 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 6,888 Show data context 508 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 6,994 Show data context 498 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 6,906 Show data context 466 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 7,153 Show data context 391 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 7,031 Show data context 441 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 7,326 Show data context 428 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 7,259 Show data context 448 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 7,407 Show data context 432 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 7,294 Show data context 406 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 7,203 Show data context 386 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 7,191 Show data context 363 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 7,358 Show data context 346 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 7,307 Show data context 375 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 7,506 Show data context 396 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 7,434 Show data context 380 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 7,231 Show data context 367 Show data context
31 Dec 1881 7,258 Show data context 375 Show data context
31 Dec 1882 7,153 Show data context 381 Show data context
31 Dec 1883 7,155 Show data context 369 Show data context
31 Dec 1884 7,323 Show data context 362 Show data context
31 Dec 1885 7,149 Show data context 340 Show data context
31 Dec 1886 6,985 Show data context 352 Show data context
31 Dec 1887 6,910 Show data context 359 Show data context
31 Dec 1888 6,866 Show data context 359 Show data context
31 Dec 1889 6,953 Show data context 343 Show data context
31 Dec 1890 6,695 Show data context 302 Show data context
31 Dec 1891 6,802 Show data context 299 Show data context
31 Dec 1892 6,667 Show data context 258 Show data context
31 Dec 1893 6,876 Show data context 283 Show data context
31 Dec 1894 6,425 Show data context 286 Show data context
31 Dec 1895 6,646 Show data context 266 Show data context
31 Dec 1896 6,552 Show data context 276 Show data context
31 Dec 1897 6,365 Show data context 267 Show data context
31 Dec 1898 6,487 Show data context 283 Show data context
31 Dec 1899 6,461 Show data context 265 Show data context
31 Dec 1900 6,284 Show data context 264 Show data context
31 Dec 1901 6,340 Show data context 266 Show data context
31 Dec 1902 6,141 Show data context 301 Show data context
31 Dec 1903 6,318 Show data context 268 Show data context
31 Dec 1904 6,406 Show data context 265 Show data context
31 Dec 1905 6,340 Show data context 262 Show data context
31 Dec 1906 6,478 Show data context 262 Show data context
31 Dec 1907 6,492 Show data context 285 Show data context
31 Dec 1908 6,351 Show data context 267 Show data context
31 Dec 1909 6,141 Show data context 253 Show data context
31 Dec 1910 5,910 Show data context 267 Show data context
Date: Source:
1850 - 1910 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, Wiltshire RegC through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 30th April 2024