Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850	5,289	446
31 Dec 1851	5,453	466
31 Dec 1852	5,151	431
31 Dec 1853	4,981	356
31 Dec 1854	4,952	384
31 Dec 1855	4,857	349
31 Dec 1856	5,194	363
31 Dec 1857	5,334	382
31 Dec 1858	5,034	391
31 Dec 1859	5,365	409
31 Dec 1860	5,164	389
31 Dec 1861	5,134	360
31 Dec 1862	5,385	372
31 Dec 1863	5,329	420
31 Dec 1864	5,525	407
31 Dec 1865	5,430	380
31 Dec 1866	5,551	368
31 Dec 1867	5,747	403
31 Dec 1868	5,755	419
31 Dec 1869	5,832	404
31 Dec 1870	5,847	410
31 Dec 1871	5,888	412
31 Dec 1872	6,153	405
31 Dec 1873	5,960	382
31 Dec 1874	5,964	327
31 Dec 1875	5,756	377
31 Dec 1876	6,077	325
31 Dec 1877	6,006	393
31 Dec 1878	5,975	376
31 Dec 1879	6,191	310
31 Dec 1880	5,921	333
31 Dec 1881	5,863	358
31 Dec 1882	5,810	343
31 Dec 1883	5,886	347
31 Dec 1884	5,911	316
31 Dec 1885	5,725	317
31 Dec 1886	5,913	335
31 Dec 1887	5,709	324
31 Dec 1888	5,600	304
31 Dec 1889	5,567	276
31 Dec 1890	5,449	273
31 Dec 1891	5,616	270
31 Dec 1892	5,468	252
31 Dec 1893	5,600	289
31 Dec 1894	5,368	308
31 Dec 1895	5,570	275
31 Dec 1896	5,521	254
31 Dec 1897	5,452	260
31 Dec 1898	5,436	244
31 Dec 1899	5,463	239
31 Dec 1900	5,407	225
31 Dec 1901	5,655	228
31 Dec 1902	5,508	213
31 Dec 1903	5,755	250
31 Dec 1904	5,695	217
31 Dec 1905	5,758	243
31 Dec 1906	5,809	222
31 Dec 1907	5,746	254
31 Dec 1908	5,929	217
31 Dec 1909	5,850	243
31 Dec 1910	5,498	195

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

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