Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 2,091 Show data context 206 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 2,198 Show data context 221 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 2,275 Show data context 253 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 2,208 Show data context 206 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 2,420 Show data context 241 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 2,430 Show data context 235 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 2,544 Show data context 262 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 2,628 Show data context 266 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 2,509 Show data context 255 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 2,714 Show data context 251 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 2,787 Show data context 280 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 2,660 Show data context 261 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 2,653 Show data context 247 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 2,686 Show data context 253 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 2,602 Show data context 255 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 2,751 Show data context 229 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 2,715 Show data context 256 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 2,981 Show data context 229 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 2,991 Show data context 213 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 2,862 Show data context 233 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 3,134 Show data context 253 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 3,107 Show data context 247 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 3,383 Show data context 251 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 3,651 Show data context 246 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 4,035 Show data context 253 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 4,075 Show data context 246 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 4,521 Show data context 269 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 4,514 Show data context 234 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 4,563 Show data context 234 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 4,375 Show data context 236 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 4,509 Show data context 249 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, Basford RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 29th April 2024