THE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS AND EARLY MARRIAGES IN THE SEVERAL COUNTIES COMPARED.
(† denotes plus.) (* denotes minus.)
| Counties in which the Illegitimate Births and the Early Marriages are both above the Average. | Percent. above & below the Aver. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| In No. of Illegitimate Births. | In No. of Early Marriages. | ||
| Among Males. | Among Females. | ||
| Norfolk | †56 | † 16 | †81 |
| Nottingham | †35 | † 40 | †17 |
| Suffolk | †26 | † 21 | †17 |
| Suffolk | †26 | † 21 | †17 |
| Suffolk | †26 | † 21 | †21 |
| Derby | †20 | † 7 | † 2 |
| Chester | †32 | † 25 | †12 |
| Leicester | †17 | † 84 | †33 |
| Berks | †17 | † 12 | † 6 |
| Lancaster | †14 | † 16 | † 3 |
| Bedford | †14 | †153 | †74 |
| Oxford | †13 | † 7 | †12 |
| Hertford | † 7 | † 74 | †56 |
| York | † 6 | † 33 | †39 |
| Bucks | † 4 | † 72 | †44 |
| Stafford | † 3 | † 44 | †30 |
| Wilts | † 3 | † 58 | †21 |
| Counties in which the Illegitimate Children and Early Marriages are both below the Average. | |||
| Middlesex | *40 | *58 | *37 |
| Surrey | *34 | *63 | *25 |
| Cornwall | *29 | *25 | * 3 |
| Monmouth | *26 | *35 | *22 |
| Devon | *25 | *49 | *39 |
| Rutland | *16 | *16 | * 5 |
| Southampton | *10 | *42 | *13 |
| Gloucester | * 4 | * 2 | *23 |
| Counties in which the Illegitimate Children and Early Marriages among Males are both below the Average, and those among Females above it. | |||
| Kent | *19 | *40 | † 4 |
| Durham | *10 | *19 | † 5 |
| Lincoln | * 1 | * 9 | †13 |
| Exceptional County. | |||
| Sussex | † 1 | *12 | †19 |
| Counties in which the Illegitimate Births are above the Average and the Early Marriages below it. | |||
| Cumberland | †61 | *23 | *22 |
| Hereford | †49 | *60 | *41 |
| Salop | †47 | *33 | *30 |
| Westmorland | †29 | *25 | * 5 |
| North Wales | †16 | *37 | *43 |
| Northumberland | † 8 | * 9 | *81 |
| South Wales | † 7 | *30 | *39 |
| ⁂ In the majority of these counties some peculiar form of courtship (as “night courtship” and “bundling”) prevails. | |||
| Counties in which the Illegitimate Children are below the Average, and the Early Marriages above it. | |||
| Hunts | *28 | †130 | †149 |
| Northampton | *10 | † 65 | † 41 |
| Essex | *10 | † 33 | † 50 |
| Worcester | * 1 | † 30 | † 12 |
| Cambridge | * 1 | † 70 | † 68 |
| Counties in which the Illegitimate Children and the Early Marriages among Females are both below the Average, and those among Males above it. | |||
| Warwick | *16 | †7 | * 3 |
| Somerset | * 6 | †9 | *17 |
| Dorset | * 1 | †9 | * 7 |
⁂ The rule appears to be, that in those counties in which there are the greatest number of Early Marriages, there are (generally) the greatest number of Illegitimate Children, and vice versâ.
MAP
SHOWING
THE NUMBER OF FEMALES TO EVERY 100 MALES
IN EACH OF THE COUNTIES OF
ENGLAND & WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the proportion of Females to Males is above the Average.
The counties left white are those in which the proportion of Females to Males is below the Average.
The Average for all England and Wales is 105 Females to every 100 Males.