Fact

1 That between 1837 and 1971 there have been:

• 3,833 - Eve births registered
• 2,630 - Eve marriages

2 The highest numbers of births were registered in 1879 - 48 in total.

3 The highest number of marriages were registered in 1940 - 48 in total

4 Up until 1914 the numbers of births registered exceeded the number of marriages. Higher infant mortality and wars have a significant impact on population trends!

5 The most common names registered at birth were

• Elizabeth - 49
• John - 48
• William - 47
• James - 39
• George - 37
• Charles - 35
• Frederick - 30
• Henry - 29
• Mary Ann - 23
• Thomas - 23
• Emily - 19
• Mary - 18

6 The most frequent locations for the registration of birth were

• W. Ham - 303
• Chelmsford - 267
• Romford - 192
• Rochford - 142
• Croydon - 134
• Hackney - 99
• Lambeth - 95
• Orsett - 93
• Peterboro - 84
• Faversham - 79
• Cockermouth - 76
• Edmonton - 75
• Maldon - 73
• Wandsworth - 70
• Braintree = 68
• Camberwel -66
• Islington 52

7 The most frequent locations for the registration of marriages were

• W. Ham - 169
• Chelmsford - 144
• Romford - 126
• Croydon - 66
• Rochford - 65
• Lambeth - 56
• Edmonton - 53
• Camberwell - 53
• Peterboro - 48
• Braintree - 45
• Islington - 45
• Hackney - 44
• Wandsworth - 44
• Kensington - 44
• Orsett - 44
• Cockermouth - 40