Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 4,161 Show data context 470 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 4,461 Show data context 457 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 4,615 Show data context 463 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 4,629 Show data context 463 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 4,683 Show data context 425 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 4,512 Show data context 414 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 4,585 Show data context 471 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 4,657 Show data context 443 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 4,597 Show data context 428 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 4,683 Show data context 429 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 4,917 Show data context 380 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 4,954 Show data context 401 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 5,171 Show data context 412 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 4,924 Show data context 417 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 5,156 Show data context 375 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 4,983 Show data context 395 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 5,232 Show data context 408 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 5,411 Show data context 396 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 5,741 Show data context 397 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 5,855 Show data context 416 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 6,021 Show data context 388 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 5,691 Show data context 332 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 6,283 Show data context 347 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 6,260 Show data context 342 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 6,387 Show data context 336 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 6,738 Show data context 322 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 7,023 Show data context 358 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 6,960 Show data context 325 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 6,834 Show data context 355 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 6,567 Show data context 294 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 6,692 Show data context 309 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, Bolton RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 10th May 2024