Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 3,353 Show data context 236 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 3,638 Show data context 244 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 4,020 Show data context 278 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 3,752 Show data context 248 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 3,885 Show data context 269 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 3,837 Show data context 278 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 3,782 Show data context 267 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 3,765 Show data context 324 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 3,894 Show data context 308 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 3,885 Show data context 294 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 4,140 Show data context 317 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 4,200 Show data context 257 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 4,490 Show data context 324 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 4,536 Show data context 328 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 4,629 Show data context 338 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 4,993 Show data context 360 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 5,022 Show data context 343 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 5,242 Show data context 348 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 5,083 Show data context 340 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 5,823 Show data context 388 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 5,998 Show data context 408 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 5,944 Show data context 403 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 6,303 Show data context 406 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 6,496 Show data context 371 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 6,714 Show data context 401 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 6,583 Show data context 371 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 6,967 Show data context 387 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 6,873 Show data context 372 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 6,799 Show data context 386 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 6,557 Show data context 356 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 6,406 Show data context 368 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, Leeds RegD/PLU/PLPar/PLPar through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 09th June 2024