A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
This theme covers births, marriages and deaths,
including changing causes of death.
Unlike most of our themes, it is based not on the Census
but on the closely related system for registering births,
marriages and deaths, established in 1837.
In this first version of the system, the main emphasis
is on infant mortality, the number of children dying
before their first birthday as a proportion of all births.
We hold these detailed statistics for Rotherhithe, which we graph and tabulate here:
Available datasets | Period covered | Variables (number of categories) |
---|---|---|
Births by legitimacy | 1850 to 1869 |
Legitimacy
(2) |
Births by legitimacy & sex | 1850 to 1869 |
Legitimacy
(2) Sex (2) |
Births by sex | 1850 to 1869 |
Sex
(2) |
Deaths by sex | 1850 to 1869 |
Sex
(2) |
Decennial Cause of Death by Age | 1851 to 1860 |
Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75
(11) Cause of Death (Simplified) (14) |
Decennial Cause of Death by Age for under 5s | 1851 to 1860 |
Age between birth & 5 in three bands
(3) Cause of Death (Simplified) (14) |
Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex | 1851 to 1860 |
Sex
(2) Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 85 (12) Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition) (23) |
Decennial Cause of Death by Age & Sex for under 5s | 1851 to 1860 |
Sex
(2) Age in single years between birth & 5 (5) Cause of Death (RG 1850s DS definition) (23) |
Total Births | 1850 to 1869 |
Total Live Births
(1) |
Total Deaths | 1850 to 1869 |
Total Deaths
(3) |
Read more about how we hold statistics here.