Shropshire Poor Law/Registration County : Births by legitimacy

Births by legitimacy

Data cube chart.

Year Legitimate Illegitimate
31 Dec 1850 6,105 Show data context 641 Show data context
31 Dec 1851 6,322 Show data context 692 Show data context
31 Dec 1852 6,383 Show data context 679 Show data context
31 Dec 1853 6,244 Show data context 682 Show data context
31 Dec 1854 6,821 Show data context 707 Show data context
31 Dec 1855 6,597 Show data context 714 Show data context
31 Dec 1856 7,076 Show data context 735 Show data context
31 Dec 1857 7,069 Show data context 789 Show data context
31 Dec 1858 7,129 Show data context 743 Show data context
31 Dec 1859 7,474 Show data context 814 Show data context
31 Dec 1860 7,366 Show data context 782 Show data context
31 Dec 1861 7,557 Show data context 817 Show data context
31 Dec 1862 7,739 Show data context 842 Show data context
31 Dec 1863 7,678 Show data context 867 Show data context
31 Dec 1864 8,062 Show data context 814 Show data context
31 Dec 1865 7,783 Show data context 797 Show data context
31 Dec 1866 8,001 Show data context 781 Show data context
31 Dec 1867 7,694 Show data context 799 Show data context
31 Dec 1868 7,941 Show data context 843 Show data context
31 Dec 1869 7,764 Show data context 790 Show data context
31 Dec 1870 7,988 Show data context 832 Show data context
31 Dec 1871 7,906 Show data context 795 Show data context
31 Dec 1872 7,732 Show data context 799 Show data context
31 Dec 1873 7,686 Show data context 744 Show data context
31 Dec 1874 7,630 Show data context 732 Show data context
31 Dec 1875 7,539 Show data context 721 Show data context
31 Dec 1876 7,940 Show data context 734 Show data context
31 Dec 1877 7,709 Show data context 649 Show data context
31 Dec 1878 7,637 Show data context 642 Show data context
31 Dec 1879 7,322 Show data context 603 Show data context
31 Dec 1880 7,130 Show data context 620 Show data context
31 Dec 1881 7,201 Show data context 640 Show data context
31 Dec 1882 7,158 Show data context 616 Show data context
31 Dec 1883 6,867 Show data context 631 Show data context
31 Dec 1884 7,029 Show data context 649 Show data context
31 Dec 1885 6,781 Show data context 677 Show data context
31 Dec 1886 7,020 Show data context 624 Show data context
31 Dec 1887 6,696 Show data context 593 Show data context
31 Dec 1888 6,628 Show data context 579 Show data context
31 Dec 1889 6,620 Show data context 564 Show data context
31 Dec 1890 6,340 Show data context 518 Show data context
31 Dec 1891 6,428 Show data context 518 Show data context
31 Dec 1892 6,301 Show data context 475 Show data context
31 Dec 1893 6,492 Show data context 519 Show data context
31 Dec 1894 6,414 Show data context 455 Show data context
31 Dec 1895 6,555 Show data context 523 Show data context
31 Dec 1896 6,478 Show data context 509 Show data context
31 Dec 1897 6,421 Show data context 489 Show data context
31 Dec 1898 6,404 Show data context 494 Show data context
31 Dec 1899 6,286 Show data context 436 Show data context
31 Dec 1900 6,254 Show data context 413 Show data context
31 Dec 1901 6,399 Show data context 404 Show data context
31 Dec 1902 6,483 Show data context 413 Show data context
31 Dec 1903 6,430 Show data context 437 Show data context
31 Dec 1904 6,399 Show data context 461 Show data context
31 Dec 1905 6,300 Show data context 394 Show data context
31 Dec 1906 6,053 Show data context 421 Show data context
31 Dec 1907 5,869 Show data context 383 Show data context
31 Dec 1908 5,985 Show data context 372 Show data context
31 Dec 1909 5,854 Show data context 371 Show data context
31 Dec 1910 5,622 Show data context 397 Show data context
Date Source
1850 - 1910 Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) ,

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nCube definition


Age and sex structure data in single years under age 5, as published in official reports.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shropshire Poor Law/Registration County through time | Historical Statistics on Life & Death | Births by legitimacy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10024948/cube/BIRTH_LEGIT

Date accessed: 01st June 2026