136 Mr. Tate on Stature, fyc, of Northumbrians. 



By taking into account the returns both of the militia and 

 volunteers we may, with some confidence, conclude that the 

 average stature of native Northumbrians is fully 5ft. 7|in. ; 

 and this accords with Dr. Beddoe's estimate of the average 

 height of Scotsmen, which is nearly an inch higher than that 

 of Englishmen, — the former being 5ft. 7|in. and the latter 

 5ft. 6fin. The average height, in 1860, of British recruits 

 was 5ft. 6iin. ; of the French army, 5ft. 5fin. ; and of the 

 Belgian army, 5ft. 6fin. ; but the recruits in New England 

 North West States, in America, almost rivalled our volunteers 

 in stature, for they reached the average height of 5ft. 8|in. 

 If, however, we confine ourselves to North Northumbrians, 

 their average height cannot be estimated at less than 5ft. 8in. 



Of the bulk of Northumbrians we cannot form an exact 

 judgment, as we have no returns of the weight of the militia- 

 men. The volunteers yield an average weight of 162-3 lbs., 

 which exceeds the averages both of England and Scotland ; 

 Dr. Beddoe estimating the former at 145 lbs. and the latter at 

 155 lb. Probably the bulk of Northumbrians is about that 

 of Scotsmen. 



Some peculiarities in different districts, and in some cases 

 the difference between the militia and volunteers, are shewn 

 in the following table C. 



Table of the Height and Weight of Northumbrians in 

 particular districts of the County. 



Names of Places and Districts. 



No. of 

 Men. 



Average 

 Height. 



A verage 

 Weight. 







ft. in. 



lbs. 



1. Newcastle, Gateshead, & Shields Militia 



323 



5 611 





„ Artillery Volunteers - 



14 



5 7-64 



157-70 



2. Morpeth, Militia and Volunteers - 



26 



5 8-60 





3. Alnwick, Militia - 



24 



5 7-00 





4. „ Volunteers 



72 



5 9-10 



16200 



Total, 3 and 4 



96 



5 8-57 





5. Eothhury and Thropton Volunteers 



28 



5 8-86 



159-46 



6. North-Eastern Northumberland, from 









Amhle to North Sunderland, Volun- 









teers - 



111 



5 9-41 



166-70 



7. Belford, Chatton,"Wooler, &c, Volunteer 









Rifles .... 



49 



5 9-30 



161-00 



8. Belford, &c, Volunteer Artillery - 



52 



5 8-65 



153-21 



Total, 7 and 8 



101 



5 896 



157-00 



9. Berwick, Militia - 



21 



5 7-00 





1 0. „ Volunteer Rifles 



20 



5 8-25 



152-2 



Total, 9 and 10 



41 



5 7-60 





11. Bennington, Volunteer Artillery 



15 



5 9-80 



168-00 



12. Boulmer, a fishing village, Volunteers 



26 



5 8-74 



166 00 



