Births by legitimacy

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Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 3,989 Show data context 379 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 4,211 Show data context 377 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 4,454 Show data context 330 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 4,291 Show data context 306 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 4,188 Show data context 283 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 4,037 Show data context 286 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 4,294 Show data context 315 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 4,114 Show data context 352 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 3,963 Show data context 323 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 4,328 Show data context 299 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 4,954 Show data context 310 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 4,160 Show data context 315 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 4,351 Show data context 272 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 4,522 Show data context 291 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 4,750 Show data context 304 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 4,700 Show data context 322 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 4,639 Show data context 274 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 4,873 Show data context 279 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 5,022 Show data context 265 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 4,980 Show data context 258 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 5,128 Show data context 299 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 5,278 Show data context 260 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 5,355 Show data context 318 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 5,320 Show data context 233 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 5,540 Show data context 236 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 5,537 Show data context 219 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 5,682 Show data context 220 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 5,614 Show data context 247 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 5,561 Show data context 260 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 5,187 Show data context 235 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 5,295 Show data context 220 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, Halifax RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 08th June 2024