MANUFACTURES. 
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industrious, and live comfortably in good stone or brick cottages, 
which are glazed, and have chambers above stairs : mud buildings 
we have none. Besides the employment from husbandry, the 
men work in hop gardens, of which we have many, and fell and 
bark timber. In the spring and summer the w^omen weed the 
corn ; and enjoy a second harvest in September by hop-picking. 
Formerly, in the dead months, they availed themselves greatly by 
spinning wool, for making of barragons, a genteel corded stuff, 
much in vogue at that time for summer wear, and chiefly manu- 
factured at Alton, a neighbouring town, by some of the people 
Average of baptisms for 60 j'ears. 
From 1/20 to 
ir29, both 
years inclu. 
From 1/30 to 
1/39, both 
years inclu. 
J Males 6,9 ) ^ 
^ Females 6,0 ^ ^ 
' Males 
' Females 7; 
■ 1 \ '''' 
Tota] 
From 1/40 ^ 
1/49, incl. ) 
From 1/50 
1/59, 
From irCO ^ ^ ^ .^ ^ 
1769,''iiicl. 5 ^' ^''^ 5 
J^'U^' 7,6 !^--- 1770 , ^ 
incl. «'^r'^'ii779n.>cL5^- 
; I 15,8 
18,0 
20,3 
of baptisms of Males 
Females 
980 
1729, both 
j'ears inclu. 
From 17.'}0 to " 
1739, both 
From 1740 
1749, 
incl 5*- -^'SJ 
From 1750 I 
1759; incl. m}-'^ 
From 1760 | ^ ^ 
1/69, incl. J^' 
From 1770 ^ jyj 
t« / I- ' 
1779, incl. 5 ' • 
;,9? 
i,5 S 
13,4 
Total of baptisms from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive (60 years) 
Average of burials for 60 years. 
From 1720 to ^ ^ ^ ^ 
^ Females 5,1 ^ 
> Males 4,8 ^ _ 
(Females 5,8 ( ^^'^ 
years inclu. y j 
Total of burials of Males 
F^emales 825 \ " 
Total of burials from 1720 to 1779, both inclusive (60 years) 640. 
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, 
ft 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 tiie chances for lite. 
Chances for life in men and women appear to be equal. 
640 
A. TABLE OF TKK BAPTISMS, BURIALS, AND MAKKIAGES, FROM JANUARY 2, 1761, TO 
DECEMBER 25, 1780, IN THK PARISH OF SELBORNK. 
BAPTISMS. 
B U R I A 
LP. 
MAR. 
BAPTISMS. 
BURIA 
LS. 
MAR 
M. 
Tot. 
M. 
F 
Tot. 
M. 
F. 
Tot. 
M. 
F. 
Tot. 
1/61 
8 
10 
18 
4 
6 
3 
1771 
10 
6 
16 
3 
4 
4 
1762 
7 
8 
15 
10 
14 
24 
6 
1772 
11 
10 
21 
6 
10 
16 
3 
1/63 
8 
10 
IS 
3 
4 
1773 
8 
5 
13 
7 
5 
12 
3 
1764 
11 
9 
20 
10 
8 
18 
6 
' 1774 
6 
13 
19 
8 
10 
I 
1765 
J2 
6 
18 
9 
7 
16 
6 
1775 
20 
7 
27 
13 
8 
21 
6 
1766 
9 
i3 
22 
10 
6 
16 
4 
1776 
11 
10 
21 
4 
6 
10 
6 
176/ 
14 
5 
19 
6 
5 
11 
1777 
8 
13 
21 
7 
3 
10 
4 
1/08 
7 
6 
13 
5 
7 
6 
177S 
13 
20 
3 
4 
7 
5 
1769 
9 
14 
23 
6 
5 
11 
1779 
14 
8 
22 
6 
11 
1770 
10 
13 
23 
4 
7 
11 
3 
1780 
8 
9 
17 
11 
4 
15 
3 
95 
94 
189 
62 
66 
127 
43 
103 
94 
197 
6i 
58 
119 
40 
95 
94 
189 
62 
65 
127 
43 
198 
188 
386 
123 
123 
246 
83 
Uuriiig 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. 
