VITAL STATISTICS. 



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II. — ]\Iarriages. — In the 4 years, 1856-9, there were registered 6,537 

 marriages among the white population, estimated at 287,000, or an 

 average of 5.71 annually to each 1,000 of the population. 



The following table gives the ages at which each sex was married 

 during the same period : 



Males . 

 Females 



6,537 1 406 

 6,5371 2,626 



2,718 

 2,173 



Percent 'ge of Marriages 



at known ages : 

 Males ...".... 

 Females 



5,990 

 5,970 



6.7 

 43.9 



45.2 

 36.5 



1,4291 

 613 



858 

 374 



23.8 

 10.3 



14.5 

 6.4 



318160 

 138i 31 



7/ 

 12 



o 



241547 

 2568 



5.3 

 2.3 



2.6 

 .5 



1.1 



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