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THE NATURAL HISTORY 



The village of Selborne, and large hamlet of Oak- 

 hanger, with the single farms, and many scattered houses 

 along the verge of the forest, contain upwards of six 

 hundred and seventy inhabitants.* We abound with 



• A STATE 0/ the Parish of SELBORNE, taken 

 October 4. 1783. 



The number of tenements or families, 136. 



The number of inhabitants in ] ,,,„,.„, ona « •1.1..* 



the street is . . 313 1^°^^/ f^^ ' °t fi^%''»'»abit- 

 In the rest of the parish 363 J ants 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 in- /Males 



elusive . . . . \ Females 



From 1730 to 1739, both years in- f Males 



elusive .... 



6,9 



.9-1 

 ,0/ 



12,9 



From 1740 to 1749, inclusive 



From 1750 to 1759, inclusive 



From 1760 to 1769, inclusive 



From 1770 to 1779, inclusive 



Total of baptisms of Males 



\ Females 

 /Males 

 \ Females 

 f Males 

 \ Females 

 /Males 

 \ Females 

 /Males 

 I. Females 

 515 \ 



«:?} 15.3 



7, 



&fi} 15' 



Kl 15,7 

 9,1 



10,5 

 9 



ij 18.0 

 Ij} 20,3 



Females 465/ ^^0 

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



