Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 5,406 Show data context 343 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 5,601 Show data context 376 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 5,822 Show data context 317 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 5,909 Show data context 310 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 6,001 Show data context 367 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 6,059 Show data context 285 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 6,604 Show data context 326 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 6,751 Show data context 346 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 7,041 Show data context 318 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 7,624 Show data context 404 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 7,722 Show data context 373 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 8,038 Show data context 364 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 8,221 Show data context 407 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 8,658 Show data context 406 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 8,958 Show data context 408 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 9,329 Show data context 380 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 9,768 Show data context 423 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 10,106 Show data context 430 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 11,071 Show data context 469 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 11,169 Show data context 473 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 11,339 Show data context 469 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 11,422 Show data context 463 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 11,731 Show data context 473 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 11,570 Show data context 486 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 11,788 Show data context 449 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 11,873 Show data context 482 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 12,579 Show data context 520 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 12,605 Show data context 478 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 12,876 Show data context 472 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 13,033 Show data context 507 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 13,376 Show data context 531 Show data context
31 Dec 1881 13,595 Show data context 601 Show data context
31 Dec 1882 14,179 Show data context 556 Show data context
31 Dec 1883 14,054 Show data context 569 Show data context
31 Dec 1884 14,093 Show data context 595 Show data context
31 Dec 1885 14,106 Show data context 643 Show data context
31 Dec 1886 14,299 Show data context 604 Show data context
31 Dec 1887 14,161 Show data context 583 Show data context
31 Dec 1888 14,086 Show data context 632 Show data context
31 Dec 1889 14,388 Show data context 579 Show data context
31 Dec 1890 13,980 Show data context 554 Show data context
31 Dec 1891 14,644 Show data context 604 Show data context
31 Dec 1892 14,386 Show data context 575 Show data context
31 Dec 1893 14,574 Show data context 619 Show data context
31 Dec 1894 14,402 Show data context 571 Show data context
31 Dec 1895 15,003 Show data context 632 Show data context
31 Dec 1896 15,041 Show data context 617 Show data context
31 Dec 1897 15,369 Show data context 658 Show data context
31 Dec 1898 15,582 Show data context 661 Show data context
31 Dec 1899 16,234 Show data context 609 Show data context
31 Dec 1900 16,075 Show data context 646 Show data context
31 Dec 1901 16,746 Show data context 663 Show data context
31 Dec 1902 16,774 Show data context 687 Show data context
31 Dec 1903 17,932 Show data context 653 Show data context
31 Dec 1904 18,262 Show data context 699 Show data context
31 Dec 1905 18,667 Show data context 718 Show data context
31 Dec 1906 19,022 Show data context 746 Show data context
31 Dec 1907 19,017 Show data context 730 Show data context
31 Dec 1908 19,576 Show data context 720 Show data context
31 Dec 1909 19,131 Show data context 779 Show data context
31 Dec 1910 18,778 Show data context 710 Show data context
Date: Source:
1850 - 1910 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, Surrey RegC through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 29th April 2024