Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 4,088 Show data context 313 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 4,203 Show data context 335 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 4,300 Show data context 293 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 4,360 Show data context 333 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 4,320 Show data context 322 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 4,424 Show data context 300 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 4,314 Show data context 337 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 4,262 Show data context 346 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 4,100 Show data context 318 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 4,541 Show data context 311 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 4,603 Show data context 324 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 4,784 Show data context 316 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 4,734 Show data context 342 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 4,329 Show data context 372 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 4,227 Show data context 296 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 4,122 Show data context 316 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 4,350 Show data context 284 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 4,432 Show data context 284 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 4,687 Show data context 289 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 4,432 Show data context 276 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 4,403 Show data context 246 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 4,627 Show data context 248 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 4,956 Show data context 288 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 4,891 Show data context 283 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 5,268 Show data context 292 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 4,984 Show data context 241 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 5,423 Show data context 279 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 5,479 Show data context 253 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 5,419 Show data context 257 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 5,150 Show data context 242 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 5,107 Show data context 242 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, Ashton under Lyne 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