Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850	71,214	5,730
31 Dec 1851	73,934	5,759
31 Dec 1852	75,366	5,651
31 Dec 1853	76,070	5,568
31 Dec 1854	78,669	5,557
31 Dec 1855	78,829	5,556
31 Dec 1856	79,714	5,878
31 Dec 1857	80,739	5,965
31 Dec 1858	78,431	5,851
31 Dec 1859	83,024	5,894
31 Dec 1860	83,820	5,687
31 Dec 1861	87,452	5,874
31 Dec 1862	90,954	6,115
31 Dec 1863	88,963	6,253
31 Dec 1864	91,726	6,114
31 Dec 1865	92,180	6,100
31 Dec 1866	93,989	5,970
31 Dec 1867	97,934	5,883
31 Dec 1868	102,119	6,153
31 Dec 1869	99,357	5,836
31 Dec 1870	102,116	5,724
31 Dec 1871	102,646	5,795
31 Dec 1872	108,904	5,651
31 Dec 1873	108,830	5,569
31 Dec 1874	114,387	5,619
31 Dec 1875	115,616	5,284
31 Dec 1876	120,812	5,672
31 Dec 1877	122,120	5,595
31 Dec 1878	124,206	5,676
31 Dec 1879	121,007	5,729
31 Dec 1880	121,069	5,773
31 Dec 1881	120,833	5,755
31 Dec 1882	122,719	5,873
31 Dec 1883	122,265	5,798
31 Dec 1884	123,841	5,941
31 Dec 1885	123,360	5,842
31 Dec 1886	124,274	6,025
31 Dec 1887	121,887	5,872
31 Dec 1888	121,959	5,555
31 Dec 1889	123,162	5,614
31 Dec 1890	120,384	5,403
31 Dec 1891	126,633	5,396
31 Dec 1892	124,832	5,056
31 Dec 1893	126,251	5,331
31 Dec 1894	122,096	5,240
31 Dec 1895	127,766	5,351
31 Dec 1896	126,394	5,176
31 Dec 1897	127,620	5,266
31 Dec 1898	127,336	5,155
31 Dec 1899	126,910	5,023
31 Dec 1900	128,047	5,098
31 Dec 1901	121,965	4,663
31 Dec 1902	129,374	4,905
31 Dec 1903	128,424	5,077
31 Dec 1904	126,358	5,087
31 Dec 1905	124,657	4,920
31 Dec 1906	126,123	4,917
31 Dec 1907	124,559	4,801
31 Dec 1908	127,736	4,959
31 Dec 1909	123,263	4,891
31 Dec 1910	119,369	4,737

Date:	Source:
1850 - 1910	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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