A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
1921 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 73 : " Dependency by Geographical Regions".
N.B. For constitution of geographical areas see TABLE VII.
The average number of children under 16 per family is based on all families, including childless families.
Region. | Married Men. | Widowers. | Widows. | ||||||
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Average age of married men | Average No. of children | Average age of children | Average age of widowers | Average No. of children | Average age of children | Average age of Widows | Average No. of children | Average age of children | |
England and Wales | 44.8 | 1.27 | 7.9 | 62.4 | 0.32 | 10.4 | 60.5 | 0.37 | 9.9 |
Wales (including Monmouth) | 44.2 | 1.48 | 7.7 | 61.1 | 0.40 | 10.3 | 60.9 | 0.41 | 10.1 |
Central Counties | 44.7 | 1.30 | 7.9 | 62.9 | 0.32 | 10.4 | 61.1 | 0.38 | 9.9 |
Northern Counties | 44.0 | 1.30 | 7.8 | 60.9 | 0.35 | 10.4 | 59.3 | 0.41 | 10.0 |
London and surrounding Counties | 45.0 | 1.24 | 7.9 | 62.6 | 0.30 | 10.4 | 60.2 | 0.35 | 10.0 |
Southern Counties | 46.6 | 1.11 | 8.0 | 65.2 | 0.24 | 10.4 | 62.3 | 0.30 | 9.9 |
Eastern Counties | 46.6 | 1.22 | 7.9 | 65.4 | 0.26 | 10.2 | 63.1 | 0.34 | 9.6 |