| Counties in which the Increase of the Population and the number of Early Marriages are both above the Average. | Rate of Increase of the Population from 1841 to 1851 per cent. | Annual No. of Early Marriages in every 1000 Marriages, from 1844-48. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Among Males. | Among Females. | ||
| Lancaster | 22 | 50 | 139 |
| Stafford | 20 | 62 | 176 |
| Bedford | 16 | 109 | 235 |
| Chester | 15 | 54 | 151 |
| Counties in which the Increase of the Population and the number of Early Marriages are both below the Average. | |||
| Northumberland | 13 | 39 | 124 |
| Southampton | 13 | 25 | 118 |
| Cumberland | 10 | 33 | 105 |
| Gloucester | 6 | 42 | 104 |
| Devon | 6 | 22 | 82 |
| Rutland | 5 | 36 | 128 |
| Cornwall | 4 | 32 | 131 |
| North Wales | 4 | 27 | 77 |
| Hereford | 3 | 17 | 79 |
| Westmorland | 3 | 32 | 128 |
| Salop | 1 | 29 | 95 |
| Counties in which the Increase of the Population and the Early Marriages among Females are above the Average and those among Males below it. | |||
| Durham | 26 | 35 | 142 |
| Kent | 14 | 46 | 140 |
| County in which the Increase of the Population and Early Marriages among Females are below the Average, and those among Males above it. | |||
| Warwick | 18 | 46 | 131 |
| Counties in which the Increase of the Population is below the Average, and the number of Early Marriages is above it. | |||
| Cambridge | 13 | 73 | 227 |
| Worcester | 13 | 56 | 151 |
| York | 13 | 57 | 187 |
| Hunts | 9 | 99 | 336 |
| Nottingham | 9 | 60 | 158 |
| Derby | 9 | 46 | 138 |
| Essex | 7 | 57 | 204 |
| Hertford | 7 | 75 | 210 |
| Norfolk | 7 | 50 | 148 |
| Suffolk | 7 | 52 | 1623 |
| Northampton | 7 | 71 | 190 |
| Leicester | 7 | 79 | 179 |
| Berks | 5 | 148 | 143 |
| Bucks | 4 | 94 | 743 |
| Oxford | 4 | 46 | 151 |
| Wilts | 0·7 | 68 | 164 |
| Counties in which the Increase of Population is above the Average, and the number of Early Marriages is below it. | |||
| Middlesex | 20 | 18 | 85 |
| Surrey | 17 | 16 | 91 |
| Monmouth | 17 | 28 | 105 |
| South Wales | 14 | 30 | 82 |
| Counties in which the Increase of the Population and the Early Marriages among Males are below the Average and those among Females above it. | |||
| Lincoln | 12 | 39 | 153 |
| Sussex | 12 | 38 | 160 |
| Counties in which the Increase of the Population and Early Marriages among Females is below the Average and those among Males above it. | |||
| Somerset | 2 | 47 | 112 |
| Dorset | 6 | 47 | 125 |
MAP
SHOWING
THE NUMBER OF EARLY MARRIAGES AMONGST MALES
IN EVERY 1000 MARRIAGES,
IN EACH COUNTY OF
ENGLAND AND WALES.
⁂ The counties printed black are those in which the number of Improvident Marriages is above the Average.
The counties left white are those in which the number of Improvident Marriages is below the Average.
The Average is taken for five years (as long as the returns will allow).
The Average for all England and Wales is 43 in 1,000.