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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 553,116 Show data context 40,306 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 573,865 Show data context 42,000 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 581,530 Show data context 42,482 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 572,628 Show data context 39,763 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 593,664 Show data context 40,741 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 594,260 Show data context 40,783 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 614,802 Show data context 42,651 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 620,069 Show data context 43,002 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 612,176 Show data context 43,305 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 645,130 Show data context 44,751 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 640,355 Show data context 43,693 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 652,249 Show data context 44,157 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 667,462 Show data context 45,222 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 680,276 Show data context 47,141 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 692,827 Show data context 47,448 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 701,484 Show data context 46,585 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 708,369 Show data context 45,501 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 723,163 Show data context 45,186 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 740,520 Show data context 46,338 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 728,690 Show data context 44,691 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 748,050 Show data context 44,737 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 752,653 Show data context 44,775 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 781,141 Show data context 44,766 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 786,617 Show data context 43,161 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 811,853 Show data context 43,103 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 809,794 Show data context 40,813 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 846,374 Show data context 41,594 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 846,045 Show data context 42,155 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 849,806 Show data context 42,100 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 838,200 Show data context 42,189 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 839,101 Show data context 42,542 Show data context
31 Dec 1881 840,522 Show data context 43,120 Show data context
31 Dec 1882 845,859 Show data context 43,155 Show data context
31 Dec 1883 848,076 Show data context 42,646 Show data context
31 Dec 1884 864,083 Show data context 42,667 Show data context
31 Dec 1885 851,477 Show data context 42,793 Show data context
31 Dec 1886 861,028 Show data context 42,838 Show data context
31 Dec 1887 844,197 Show data context 42,134 Show data context
31 Dec 1888 839,138 Show data context 40,730 Show data context
31 Dec 1889 845,317 Show data context 40,627 Show data context
31 Dec 1890 831,525 Show data context 38,412 Show data context
31 Dec 1891 875,376 Show data context 38,781 Show data context
31 Dec 1892 860,376 Show data context 37,581 Show data context
31 Dec 1893 875,684 Show data context 38,858 Show data context
31 Dec 1894 851,946 Show data context 38,343 Show data context
31 Dec 1895 883,455 Show data context 38,836 Show data context
31 Dec 1896 876,580 Show data context 38,729 Show data context
31 Dec 1897 883,284 Show data context 38,409 Show data context
31 Dec 1898 884,931 Show data context 38,334 Show data context
31 Dec 1899 891,529 Show data context 37,117 Show data context
31 Dec 1900 890,248 Show data context 36,814 Show data context
31 Dec 1901 893,608 Show data context 36,199 Show data context
31 Dec 1902 903,835 Show data context 36,674 Show data context
31 Dec 1903 910,969 Show data context 37,302 Show data context
31 Dec 1904 907,715 Show data context 37,674 Show data context
31 Dec 1905 891,978 Show data context 37,315 Show data context
31 Dec 1906 897,691 Show data context 37,390 Show data context
31 Dec 1907 881,853 Show data context 36,189 Show data context
31 Dec 1908 902,852 Show data context 37,531 Show data context
31 Dec 1909 876,963 Show data context 37,509 Show data context
31 Dec 1910 860,327 Show data context 36,635 Show data context
31 Dec 1911 843,505 Show data context 37,633 Show data context
31 Dec 1912 835,009 Show data context 37,528 Show data context
31 Dec 1913 843,981 Show data context 37,909 Show data context
31 Dec 1914 841,767 Show data context 37,329 Show data context
31 Dec 1915 777,002 Show data context 36,145 Show data context
31 Dec 1916 747,831 Show data context 37,689 Show data context
31 Dec 1917 631,189 Show data context 37,157 Show data context
31 Dec 1918 621,209 Show data context 41,452 Show data context
31 Dec 1919 650,562 Show data context 41,876 Show data context
31 Dec 1920 912,835 Show data context 44,947 Show data context
31 Dec 1921 810,196 Show data context 38,618 Show data context
31 Dec 1922 745,986 Show data context 34,138 Show data context
31 Dec 1923 726,609 Show data context 31,522 Show data context
31 Dec 1924 699,717 Show data context 30,300 Show data context
31 Dec 1925 681,686 Show data context 28,896 Show data context
31 Dec 1926 664,972 Show data context 29,591 Show data context
31 Dec 1927 625,050 Show data context 29,008 Show data context
31 Dec 1928 632,255 Show data context 29,806 Show data context
31 Dec 1929 614,366 Show data context 29,307 Show data context
31 Dec 1930 619,129 Show data context 29,682 Show data context
31 Dec 1931 603,995 Show data context 28,086 Show data context
31 Dec 1932 586,961 Show data context 27,011 Show data context
31 Dec 1933 555,005 Show data context 25,408 Show data context
31 Dec 1934 571,857 Show data context 25,785 Show data context
31 Dec 1935 573,641 Show data context 25,115 Show data context
31 Dec 1936 580,397 Show data context 24,895 Show data context
31 Dec 1937 585,216 Show data context 25,341 Show data context
31 Dec 1938 594,825 Show data context 26,379 Show data context
31 Dec 1939 593,410 Show data context 25,942 Show data context
31 Dec 1940 581,156 Show data context 25,873 Show data context
31 Dec 1941 548,033 Show data context 31,058 Show data context
31 Dec 1942 615,036 Show data context 36,467 Show data context
31 Dec 1943 640,625 Show data context 43,709 Show data context
31 Dec 1944 696,305 Show data context 55,173 Show data context
31 Dec 1945 616,517 Show data context 63,420 Show data context
31 Dec 1946 766,800 Show data context 53,920 Show data context
31 Dec 1947 834,423 Show data context 46,603 Show data context
31 Dec 1948 733,732 Show data context 41,574 Show data context
31 Dec 1949 693,611 Show data context 36,907 Show data context
31 Dec 1950 661,847 Show data context 35,250 Show data context
31 Dec 1951 644,758 Show data context 32,771 Show data context
31 Dec 1952 641,186 Show data context 32,549 Show data context
31 Dec 1953 651,869 Show data context 32,503 Show data context
31 Dec 1954 642,042 Show data context 31,609 Show data context
31 Dec 1955 636,666 Show data context 31,145 Show data context
31 Dec 1956 666,801 Show data context 33,534 Show data context
31 Dec 1957 688,819 Show data context 34,562 Show data context
31 Dec 1963 794,951 Show data context 59,104 Show data context
31 Dec 1964 812,632 Show data context 63,340 Show data context
31 Dec 1965 796,476 Show data context 66,249 Show data context
31 Dec 1966 782,767 Show data context 67,056 Show data context
31 Dec 1967 762,236 Show data context 69,928 Show data context
31 Dec 1968 749,466 Show data context 69,806 Show data context
31 Dec 1969 730,497 Show data context 67,041 Show data context
31 Dec 1970 719,742 Show data context 64,744 Show data context
31 Dec 1971 717,477 Show data context 65,678 Show data context
31 Dec 1972 665,683 Show data context 62,504 Show data context
31 Dec 1973 617,436 Show data context 57,960 Show data context
Date: Source:
1850 - 1920 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,
1921 - 1973 Registrar General, Statistical Review (HM Stationery Office) ,

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