Births by legitimacy & sex

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Data for 01 Jan 1911 to 31 Dec 1911 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 7,249 Show data context 231 Show data context
Female 7,123 Show data context 238 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1912 to 31 Dec 1912 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 11,067 Show data context 355 Show data context
Female 10,677 Show data context 326 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1913 to 31 Dec 1913 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 11,506 Show data context 411 Show data context
Female 11,105 Show data context 373 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1914 to 31 Dec 1914 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 11,368 Show data context 383 Show data context
Female 11,199 Show data context 367 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1915 to 31 Dec 1915 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 10,412 Show data context 391 Show data context
Female 10,138 Show data context 361 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1916 to 31 Dec 1916 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 10,190 Show data context 379 Show data context
Female 9,753 Show data context 338 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1917 to 31 Dec 1917 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,830 Show data context 402 Show data context
Female 8,586 Show data context 438 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1918 to 31 Dec 1918 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,364 Show data context 479 Show data context
Female 8,139 Show data context 404 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1919 to 31 Dec 1919 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,705 Show data context 464 Show data context
Female 8,321 Show data context 409 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1920 to 31 Dec 1920 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 12,296 Show data context 444 Show data context
Female 11,821 Show data context 450 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1922 to 31 Dec 1922 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,861 Show data context 384 Show data context
Female 9,416 Show data context 340 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1923 to 31 Dec 1923 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,217 Show data context 328 Show data context
Female 9,247 Show data context 282 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1924 to 31 Dec 1924 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,100 Show data context 291 Show data context
Female 8,668 Show data context 270 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1925 to 31 Dec 1925 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,715 Show data context 305 Show data context
Female 8,554 Show data context 284 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1926 to 31 Dec 1926 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,684 Show data context 307 Show data context
Female 8,568 Show data context 300 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1927 to 31 Dec 1927 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,723 Show data context 345 Show data context
Female 8,094 Show data context 285 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1928 to 31 Dec 1928 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,552 Show data context 285 Show data context
Female 8,118 Show data context 293 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1929 to 31 Dec 1929 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,263 Show data context 318 Show data context
Female 8,102 Show data context 297 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1930 to 31 Dec 1930 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,569 Show data context 331 Show data context
Female 8,019 Show data context 292 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1931 to 31 Dec 1931 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,536 Show data context 284 Show data context
Female 8,201 Show data context 292 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1932 to 31 Dec 1932 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,185 Show data context 290 Show data context
Female 7,700 Show data context 256 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1933 to 31 Dec 1933 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 7,457 Show data context 281 Show data context
Female 7,140 Show data context 273 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1934 to 31 Dec 1934 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 7,828 Show data context 301 Show data context
Female 7,355 Show data context 273 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1935 to 31 Dec 1935 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 7,793 Show data context 259 Show data context
Female 7,574 Show data context 271 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1936 to 31 Dec 1936 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,075 Show data context 296 Show data context
Female 7,672 Show data context 257 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1937 to 31 Dec 1937 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,280 Show data context 309 Show data context
Female 7,941 Show data context 319 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1938 to 31 Dec 1938 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,553 Show data context 352 Show data context
Female 8,175 Show data context 345 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1939 to 31 Dec 1939 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,663 Show data context 321 Show data context
Female 8,149 Show data context 328 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1940 to 31 Dec 1940 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,512 Show data context 338 Show data context
Female 8,067 Show data context 296 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1941 to 31 Dec 1941 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 7,570 Show data context 395 Show data context
Female 7,390 Show data context 376 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1942 to 31 Dec 1942 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,033 Show data context 555 Show data context
Female 8,528 Show data context 452 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1943 to 31 Dec 1943 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,765 Show data context 629 Show data context
Female 9,261 Show data context 556 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1944 to 31 Dec 1944 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 10,726 Show data context 810 Show data context
Female 10,440 Show data context 668 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1945 to 31 Dec 1945 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,317 Show data context 975 Show data context
Female 8,692 Show data context 875 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1946 to 31 Dec 1946 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 11,177 Show data context 754 Show data context
Female 10,197 Show data context 781 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1947 to 31 Dec 1947 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 11,685 Show data context 721 Show data context
Female 11,040 Show data context 696 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1948 to 31 Dec 1948 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 10,388 Show data context 635 Show data context
Female 9,897 Show data context 622 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1949 to 31 Dec 1949 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,787 Show data context 592 Show data context
Female 9,332 Show data context 510 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1950 to 31 Dec 1950 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,187 Show data context 555 Show data context
Female 8,752 Show data context 493 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1951 to 31 Dec 1951 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,004 Show data context 501 Show data context
Female 8,536 Show data context 483 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1952 to 31 Dec 1952 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,860 Show data context 509 Show data context
Female 8,569 Show data context 493 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1953 to 31 Dec 1953 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,069 Show data context 542 Show data context
Female 8,573 Show data context 503 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1954 to 31 Dec 1954 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,870 Show data context 531 Show data context
Female 8,460 Show data context 525 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1955 to 31 Dec 1955 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,718 Show data context 544 Show data context
Female 8,082 Show data context 516 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1956 to 31 Dec 1956 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,946 Show data context 681 Show data context
Female 8,366 Show data context 591 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1957 to 31 Dec 1957 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,173 Show data context 690 Show data context
Female 8,487 Show data context 626 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1963 to 31 Dec 1963 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 10,289 Show data context 1,295 Show data context
Female 9,768 Show data context 1,228 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1964 to 31 Dec 1964 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 10,490 Show data context 1,277 Show data context
Female 9,603 Show data context 1,216 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1965 to 31 Dec 1965 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,907 Show data context 1,184 Show data context
Female 9,422 Show data context 1,194 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1966 to 31 Dec 1966 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,539 Show data context 1,179 Show data context
Female 9,265 Show data context 1,208 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1967 to 31 Dec 1967 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,632 Show data context 1,291 Show data context
Female 9,041 Show data context 1,176 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1968 to 31 Dec 1968 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 9,260 Show data context 1,216 Show data context
Female 8,700 Show data context 1,153 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1969 to 31 Dec 1969 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,632 Show data context 1,194 Show data context
Female 8,109 Show data context 1,119 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1970 to 31 Dec 1970 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 8,185 Show data context 1,139 Show data context
Female 7,782 Show data context 1,035 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1971 to 31 Dec 1971 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 7,625 Show data context 1,058 Show data context
Female 7,263 Show data context 1,028 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1972 to 31 Dec 1972 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 7,119 Show data context 1,017 Show data context
Female 6,543 Show data context 1,018 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1973 to 31 Dec 1973 Legitimacy
Sex Legitimate Illegitimate
Male 6,573 Show data context 979 Show data context
Female 5,900 Show data context 965 Show data context
Date: Source:
1911 - 1920 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,
1922 - 1973 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) ,

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024