12 
NATURAL HISTORY OE 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) ^ , . 
years mclus, ) ' ; 
1749 incl. )^'^>^ 
FrommO|j^^^^g' 
15,8 
15,7 
From 1760 W 
1769 incl. j 
From 1770 1 3^ -^O^^- 
Total of baptisms of Males 
Females 
1759 incl. j ^- ^> ^ j 1779 incl. 
: 465} 
Total of baptisms from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive, 60 years 
Average of burials for 60 years. 
^^^^^1^^<^)m.4,6 
1749 incl. j ^- 2,8 
jF. 9,8 
18,0 
20,3 
980 
From 1720 to ^ . o 
1729 both I ^» ^ 
years mclus. ; ' 
9,9 
Froml730to)^ , , g) 
1732,, both ^;niO, 
years mclus. ; ' ) 
8,4 
From mo I j^ ^^ 9 • 
1759 incl. 
10,0 
. 315 
From 1760 1 ^ 3 1 
1769^01. |F.6.6jl3,4 
325 
Prom 1770 1 J,, I 
1779L1. 
} 
640 
640 
Total of burials of Males 
,. ,, Females 
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 times, many of whom dying young have lessened the chance for 
ife. 
Chances for life in men and women appear to be equal. 
A Table of the Baptisms, Burials, and Marhiages, fbom January 2, 1761, 
TO December 25, 1780, in the Parish of Selborne. 
BAPTISMS. 
BURIALS. 
MAR, 
M. 
F. 
Tot. 
M. 
F. 
Tot. 
1761 
. 8 
10 
18 
2 
4 
6 
0 
tj 
1762 . 
. . 7 
8 
15 
10 
14 
24 
6 
1763 
. 8 
10 
18 
3 
4 
7 
5 
1764 . 
. . 11 
9 
20 
10 
8 
18 
6 
1765 
. 12 
6 
18 
9 
7 
16 
6 
1766 . 
. . 9 
13 
22 
10 
6 
16 
4 • 
1767 
. 14 
5 
19 
6 
5 
11 
2 
1768 . 
. . 7 
6 
13 
2 
5 
7 
6 
1769 
. 9 
14 
23 
6 
5 
11 
2 
1770 . 
. . 10 
13 
23 
4 
7 
11 
3 
1771 
. 10 
6 
16 
3 
4 
7 
4 
1772 . 
. . 11 
10 
21 
6 
10 
16 
3 
1773 
. 8 
5 
13 
7 
5 
12 
3 
1774 . 
. . 6 
13 
19 
2 
8 
10 
1 
1775 
. 20 
7 
27 
13 
8 
21 
6 
1776 . 
. . 11 
10 
21 
4 
6 
10 
6 
1777 
. 8 
13 
21 
7 
3 
10 
4 
1778 . 
. . 7 
13 
20 
3 
4 
7 
5 
1779 
. 14 
8 
22 
5 
6 
11 
5 
1780 . 
. . 8 
9 
17 
11 
4 
15 
3 
198 
188 
386 
123 
123 
246 
83 
During this period of twenty years the births of males exceeded those of 
females 10 
The burials of each sex were equal. 
And the births exceeded the deaths 140 
