22 The Natural History of Selborne 



The village of Selborne, and large hamlet of Oakhanger, 

 with the single farms, and many scattered houses along the 

 verge of the forest, contain upwards of six hundred and seventy 

 inhabitants.* 



* A STATE OF THE PARISH OF SELBORNE, TAKEN 

 OCTOBER 4, 1783. 



The number of tenements or families, 136. 



The number of inhabitants in the street is 313 ) Total 676 ; near five inhabit- 

 In the rest of the parish . . . 363 ) ants to each tenement. 

 In the time of the Rev. Gilbert White, vicar, who died in 1727-8, the number 

 of inhabitants was computed at about 500. 



Average of baptisms for 60 years. 



9 



From 1720 to 1729, ) Males 6.9 ) 

 both years inclusive J Fern. 6.0 ) I2 

 From 1730 to 1739, > Males 6.9 ) 

 both years inclusive J Fern. 8.4 ) 5-3 



From 1740 to 1749 

 inclusive 



From 1750 to ) Males 7.6 ) 

 1759 inclusive ) Fem. 8.1 ) 5 ' 7 

 From 1760 to ) Males 9. i ) Q 

 1769 inclusive j Fem. 8.9 f I8 ' 

 From 1770 to ) Males 10.5 ) 

 1779 inclusive ) Fem. 9.8 j 



Males 9. 2) Q 

 Fem. 6.6 f IS ' B 

 Total of baptisms of Males . . 515)0 



Females . . 465 f9*> 

 Total of baptisms from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive, 60 years 



2O ' 3 



980 



Average of burials for 60 years. 



10.0 



13-4 



ti ii r t: 1 11. urn . . 3 2 5 ) 



Total of burials from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive, 60 years . . 640 



