Births by legitimacy

Year	Legitimate	Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850	66,442	4,668
31 Dec 1851	68,956	5,114
31 Dec 1852	71,550	5,293
31 Dec 1853	70,440	4,929
31 Dec 1854	75,109	5,102
31 Dec 1855	75,480	5,133
31 Dec 1856	77,538	5,240
31 Dec 1857	77,236	5,316
31 Dec 1858	78,557	5,462
31 Dec 1859	81,100	5,337
31 Dec 1860	81,774	5,434
31 Dec 1861	82,427	5,655
31 Dec 1862	83,397	5,622
31 Dec 1863	85,521	5,916
31 Dec 1864	87,697	5,938
31 Dec 1865	87,313	5,574
31 Dec 1866	88,841	5,650
31 Dec 1867	89,401	5,759
31 Dec 1868	89,785	5,806
31 Dec 1869	88,749	5,503
31 Dec 1870	91,301	5,642
31 Dec 1871	93,187	5,593
31 Dec 1872	96,319	5,671
31 Dec 1873	97,214	5,405
31 Dec 1874	99,853	5,517
31 Dec 1875	97,998	5,187
31 Dec 1876	103,869	5,207
31 Dec 1877	102,790	5,223
31 Dec 1878	102,950	5,193
31 Dec 1879	100,640	5,185
31 Dec 1880	98,956	5,271
31 Dec 1881	98,968	5,289
31 Dec 1882	98,779	5,309
31 Dec 1883	98,933	5,216
31 Dec 1884	100,209	5,128
31 Dec 1885	98,513	5,127
31 Dec 1886	98,749	5,149
31 Dec 1887	95,611	4,976
31 Dec 1888	94,769	4,861
31 Dec 1889	96,060	4,784
31 Dec 1890	94,969	4,517
31 Dec 1891	100,395	4,533
31 Dec 1892	98,489	4,386
31 Dec 1893	100,767	4,737
31 Dec 1894	97,764	4,501
31 Dec 1895	101,240	4,687
31 Dec 1896	100,355	4,457
31 Dec 1897	102,101	4,352
31 Dec 1898	103,640	4,454
31 Dec 1899	106,869	4,281
31 Dec 1900	105,716	4,195
31 Dec 1901	105,762	4,048
31 Dec 1902	107,000	4,187
31 Dec 1903	106,660	4,305
31 Dec 1904	107,326	4,326
31 Dec 1905	103,534	4,230
31 Dec 1906	104,741	4,210
31 Dec 1907	102,215	4,022
31 Dec 1908	103,865	4,068
31 Dec 1909	100,253	4,113
31 Dec 1910	98,211	4,018

Date:	Source:
1850 - 1910	Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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