Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850	71,508	3,056
31 Dec 1851	75,097	3,203
31 Dec 1852	77,896	3,354
31 Dec 1853	79,098	3,156
31 Dec 1854	81,478	3,407
31 Dec 1855	82,077	3,455
31 Dec 1856	83,784	3,646
31 Dec 1857	85,829	3,748
31 Dec 1858	85,260	3,752
31 Dec 1859	89,007	3,902
31 Dec 1860	89,472	3,942
31 Dec 1861	92,829	4,235
31 Dec 1862	93,530	4,320
31 Dec 1863	97,685	4,434
31 Dec 1864	98,314	4,311
31 Dec 1865	102,101	4,702
31 Dec 1866	104,157	4,508
31 Dec 1867	108,058	4,633
31 Dec 1868	109,199	4,738
31 Dec 1869	107,857	4,475
31 Dec 1870	109,290	4,612
31 Dec 1871	108,166	4,451
31 Dec 1872	113,558	4,882
31 Dec 1873	114,206	4,809
31 Dec 1874	117,142	4,808
31 Dec 1875	118,632	4,634
31 Dec 1876	122,860	4,584
31 Dec 1877	123,305	4,787
31 Dec 1878	124,738	5,027
31 Dec 1879	126,427	5,115
31 Dec 1880	128,137	5,173
31 Dec 1881	127,716	5,188
31 Dec 1882	128,092	5,217
31 Dec 1883	129,232	5,271
31 Dec 1884	130,514	5,137
31 Dec 1885	127,638	5,314
31 Dec 1886	129,223	5,116
31 Dec 1887	128,052	5,307
31 Dec 1888	126,797	4,964
31 Dec 1889	127,201	5,032
31 Dec 1890	123,259	4,902
31 Dec 1891	129,697	4,787
31 Dec 1892	127,368	4,960
31 Dec 1893	128,149	4,913
31 Dec 1894	126,520	4,934
31 Dec 1895	129,258	4,897
31 Dec 1896	128,790	5,043
31 Dec 1897	129,287	4,900
31 Dec 1898	127,841	5,008
31 Dec 1899	128,385	4,749
31 Dec 1900	126,901	4,727
31 Dec 1901	126,999	4,830
31 Dec 1902	125,776	4,702
31 Dec 1903	126,525	4,753
31 Dec 1904	125,121	4,974
31 Dec 1905	121,773	4,786
31 Dec 1906	121,524	4,868
31 Dec 1907	118,133	4,612
31 Dec 1908	116,887	4,856
31 Dec 1909	113,390	4,688
31 Dec 1910	111,618	4,763

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

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