Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 319 Show data context 24 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 357 Show data context 48 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 344 Show data context 45 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 347 Show data context 34 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 358 Show data context 54 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 324 Show data context 33 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 390 Show data context 27 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 377 Show data context 42 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 359 Show data context 44 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 396 Show data context 49 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 381 Show data context 40 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 425 Show data context 36 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 441 Show data context 34 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 431 Show data context 39 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 440 Show data context 41 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 403 Show data context 34 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 454 Show data context 34 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 463 Show data context 35 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 465 Show data context 38 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 433 Show data context 33 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 477 Show data context 30 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 490 Show data context 31 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 443 Show data context 30 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 446 Show data context 22 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 432 Show data context 27 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 419 Show data context 42 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 463 Show data context 20 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 420 Show data context 29 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 449 Show data context 25 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 382 Show data context 40 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 406 Show data context 32 Show data context
Date: Source:
1850 - 1880 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. The cemsuses of Great Britain from 1811 onwards applied it to families rather than persons, and all families were included under one of these headings.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10029922/cube/BIRTH_LEGIT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024