Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 3,427 Show data context 246 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 3,631 Show data context 283 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 3,636 Show data context 228 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 3,767 Show data context 235 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 3,968 Show data context 231 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 3,844 Show data context 276 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 4,084 Show data context 266 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 4,123 Show data context 257 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 3,983 Show data context 262 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 4,385 Show data context 255 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 4,612 Show data context 284 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 4,935 Show data context 266 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 4,924 Show data context 287 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 4,567 Show data context 277 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 4,975 Show data context 261 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 4,916 Show data context 294 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 4,894 Show data context 277 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 5,304 Show data context 252 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 5,552 Show data context 312 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 5,341 Show data context 278 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 5,429 Show data context 290 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 5,623 Show data context 273 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 6,003 Show data context 282 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 5,702 Show data context 275 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 5,950 Show data context 293 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 5,961 Show data context 270 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 6,158 Show data context 304 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 6,178 Show data context 302 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 6,317 Show data context 312 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 5,989 Show data context 310 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 6,044 Show data context 290 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, Blackburn RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 19th May 2024