Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 994 Show data context 74 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 1,052 Show data context 78 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 967 Show data context 75 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 933 Show data context 68 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 948 Show data context 85 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 1,024 Show data context 92 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 898 Show data context 69 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 950 Show data context 74 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 939 Show data context 74 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 994 Show data context 73 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 942 Show data context 78 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 987 Show data context 87 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 956 Show data context 64 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 1,037 Show data context 92 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 1,036 Show data context 91 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 1,016 Show data context 90 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 1,040 Show data context 88 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 1,003 Show data context 71 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 1,013 Show data context 87 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 964 Show data context 76 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 991 Show data context 82 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 990 Show data context 56 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 1,011 Show data context 48 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 1,041 Show data context 61 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 1,041 Show data context 55 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 968 Show data context 57 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 1,004 Show data context 59 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 1,020 Show data context 55 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 1,037 Show data context 51 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 978 Show data context 60 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 1,041 Show data context 44 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, Barnstaple RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th May 2024