Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 3,133 Show data context 215 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 3,309 Show data context 204 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 3,347 Show data context 232 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 3,407 Show data context 226 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 3,546 Show data context 225 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 3,413 Show data context 195 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 3,269 Show data context 209 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 3,608 Show data context 240 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 3,331 Show data context 214 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 3,701 Show data context 234 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 3,801 Show data context 263 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 3,920 Show data context 276 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 3,912 Show data context 294 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 3,914 Show data context 273 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 4,064 Show data context 268 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 4,069 Show data context 268 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 4,191 Show data context 259 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 4,416 Show data context 278 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 4,580 Show data context 238 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 4,606 Show data context 246 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 4,797 Show data context 237 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 5,040 Show data context 269 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 5,403 Show data context 259 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 5,521 Show data context 270 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 5,836 Show data context 287 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 6,375 Show data context 280 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 6,690 Show data context 334 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 6,827 Show data context 286 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 7,102 Show data context 326 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 6,993 Show data context 312 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 7,025 Show data context 363 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, Salford RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 30th April 2024