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NATUEAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. 



We abound with poor ; many of whom are sober and industrious, and 

 live comfortably in good stone or brick cottages, which are glazed, and 



Average of baptisms for 60 years. 



From 1720 to 



1729, both 



years inclus 



From 1730 to) M1 fi 

 1739, both j-^g 6 ; 



;0 ) Males 6, 9) 

 3 J Fern. 6,0 1 



, 9q 

 12 ' 9 



years inclus. . 



From 1740 

 to 



1749 incl. j F - 6 6 



) M ,- ) 

 [ M 'HU, 

 j * 8 ' 1 ) 



,7 



From 1760 



From 1770 



1779^1 



From 1750 



to 



1759 incl. 

 Total of baptisms of Males . . 515 ) .,. 



Females . . 465) 



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



M 



18,0 



20,3 



Average of burials for 60 years. 



> a 



- 3 8 



From 1760 



to 



1769 incl. 



From 1770 ) M . 



to V M - 2' 



1779 incl. J F - 6 



Total of burials of Males 



Females 



315 

 325 



640 



640 



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

 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 tunes, many of whom dying young have lessened the chance for 



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



A TABLE OF THE BAPTISMS, BURIALS, AND MARRIAGES, FROM JANUARY 2, 1761, 

 TO DECEMBER 25, 1780, IN THE PARISH OF SELBORNE. 



1761 

 1762 . 

 1763 

 1764 . 

 1765 

 1766 . 

 1767 



1768 . 



1769 . 



1770 . 



1771 . 



1772 . 

 1773 



1774 . , . 

 1775 



1776 . 



1777 . 



1778 . 

 1779 

 1780 . 



During this period of twenty years the births of males exceeded those of 

 females i n 



females 



The burials of each sex were equal. 

 And the births exceeded the deaths . 



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