MANUFACTURES. 



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industrious, and live comfortably in good stone or brick cottages, 

 which are glazed, and have chambers above stairs : mud buildings 

 we have none. Besides the employment from husbandry, the 

 men work in hop gardens, of which we have many, and fell and 

 bark timber. In the spring and summer the women weed the 

 corn ; and enjoy a second harvest in September by hop-picking. 

 Formerly, in the dead months, they availed themselves greatly by 

 spinning wool, for making of barragons, a genteel corded stuff, 

 much in vogue at that time for summer wear, and chiefly manu- 

 factured at Alton, a neighbouring town, by some of the people 



From 1720 t 

 1729, both 



, ot , 



years inclu. $ Females 6 > 



? K 73 V t Males ' 8 > 2 

 i. J *-"* 



Average of baptisms for 60 years. 



From 1740 ) M Q 9 ) ; From 1 



15,8 



1749, incl. ' "- "-" ' 

 From 1750 



) M. 9,1 



' 7 6 



18,0 



From 1770 J M10>5 

 1779, incl. 5 F " 9 > 8 



Total of baptisms of Males 515 | 

 Females 465 I 



Total of baptisms from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive (60 years) 980. 

 Average of burials for 60 years. 



From 1720 to } ,, . a i | From 1740 ) , . ,, ~) I From 



1729, both {Males 4,8 ( to i f 4,6 I , 



years inclu. S Females 5)1 * 1749, incl, 5 *' 3 ' 8 / 17< 



From 1730 to ) Ma]fis 4 R ) From 1750 ' 

 1739, both 



( Males 4,8 



Total of burials of Males 315 I fidn 



Females 325 | 

 Total of burials from 1/20 to 1779, both inclusive (60 years) 640. 



Baptisms exceed burials by more than one third. 

 Baptisms of Males exceed Females by one tenth, or one in ten. 



Burials of Females exceed Males by one in thirty. 

 It appears that a child, born and bred in this parish, has an equal chance to live above forty 



years. 



Twins thirteen times, many of whom dying young have lessened the chances for life. 

 Chances for life in men and women appear to be equal. 



