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THE NATURAL HISTORY 



Inch. Hund. 



28 

 27 

 30 

 50 

 33 

 33 

 3i 

 39 



37 ! 



3 2 

 71 

 26! 

 7i 



8 

 55 

 57 



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 inhabi- 

 tants. 1 We abound with poor ; many of whom are sober and 



1 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 inhabitants 

 In the rest of the parish .... 363 J 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. 



From 1720 to 1729, both/ 

 years inclus. \ 



From 1730 to 1739, both/ 

 years inclus. \ 



From 1740 to 1749, incl. -j 

 From 1750 to 1759, incl. ! 

 From 1760 to 1769, incl. -j 

 From 1770 to 1779, incl. | 



Males 



Females 



Males 



Females 



Males 



Females 



Males 



Females 



Males 



6,9 \ 

 6,0 / 

 8,2 1 

 7,i( 

 9,2 \ 

 6,6 j 

 7,61 



12,9 

 15,3 

 15,8 

 15.7 

 18,0 

 20,3 



Males 10,5 

 Females 9,8, 

 Total of baptisms of Males, 515 ) 



Females, 465) 98 



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

 Average of burials for 60 years. 



980. 



