Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850	6,341	512
31 Dec 1851	6,114	467
31 Dec 1852	6,133	493
31 Dec 1853	5,553	426
31 Dec 1854	5,643	395
31 Dec 1855	5,476	472
31 Dec 1856	5,794	454
31 Dec 1857	5,647	482
31 Dec 1858	5,630	454
31 Dec 1859	5,924	472
31 Dec 1860	5,616	420
31 Dec 1861	5,495	437
31 Dec 1862	5,448	416
31 Dec 1863	5,641	417
31 Dec 1864	5,615	461
31 Dec 1865	5,664	426
31 Dec 1866	5,607	460
31 Dec 1867	5,618	398
31 Dec 1868	5,881	417
31 Dec 1869	5,899	411
31 Dec 1870	5,966	377
31 Dec 1871	6,119	389
31 Dec 1872	6,126	380
31 Dec 1873	6,075	384
31 Dec 1874	5,896	343
31 Dec 1875	5,649	353
31 Dec 1876	5,940	324
31 Dec 1877	5,925	362
31 Dec 1878	5,667	344
31 Dec 1879	5,592	320
31 Dec 1880	5,536	308
31 Dec 1881	5,529	332
31 Dec 1882	5,163	282
31 Dec 1883	5,450	326
31 Dec 1884	5,511	347
31 Dec 1885	5,560	291
31 Dec 1886	5,432	309
31 Dec 1887	5,422	303
31 Dec 1888	5,267	304
31 Dec 1889	5,260	304
31 Dec 1890	5,032	273
31 Dec 1891	5,198	278
31 Dec 1892	5,015	264
31 Dec 1893	5,114	259
31 Dec 1894	4,931	254
31 Dec 1895	5,157	251
31 Dec 1896	4,995	284
31 Dec 1897	4,929	263
31 Dec 1898	4,821	242
31 Dec 1899	4,745	236
31 Dec 1900	4,773	226
31 Dec 1901	4,771	222
31 Dec 1902	4,630	238
31 Dec 1903	4,784	238
31 Dec 1904	4,683	248
31 Dec 1905	4,659	245
31 Dec 1906	4,626	234
31 Dec 1907	4,474	252
31 Dec 1908	4,577	242
31 Dec 1909	4,614	272
31 Dec 1910	4,565	246

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

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