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1911 Census of England and Wales, General Report with Appendices, Table 31 : " Proportions of Unmarried, Married and Widowed in 1,000 Males and 1,000 Females in each Age-Group".
Age and Condition as to Marriage. | Census Years. | |||||||
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1851. | 1861. | 1871. | 1881. | 1891. | 1901. | 1911. | ||
MALES. | ||||||||
Total aged 15 years and upwards | Unmarried | 411 | 388 | 384 | 392 | 406 | 411 | 403 |
Married | 529 | 555 | 559 | 553 | 540 | 536 | 545 | |
Widowed | 60 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | |
15 to 20 | Unmarried | 996 | 995 | 995 | 995 | 996 | 997 | 998 |
Married | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 " 25 | Unmarried | 797 | 775 | 767 | 777 | 805 | 826 | 857 |
Married | 200 | 223 | 230 | 221 | 193 | 173 | 142 | |
Widowed | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
25 " 35 | Unmarried | 356 | 319 | 316 | 317 | 343 | 359 | 386 |
Married | 627 | 666 | 668 | 669 | 645 | 631 | 606 | |
Widowed | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | |
35 " 45 | Unmarried | 162 | 142 | 137 | 138 | 147 | 158 | 169 |
Married | 795 | 821 | 826 | 826 | 818 | 812 | 806 | |
Widowed | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 30 | 25 | |
45 " 55 | Unmarried | 115 | 105 | 97 | 96 | 100 | 110 | 122 |
Married | 802 | 821 | 832 | 832 | 827 | 819 | 817 | |
Widowed | 83 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 61 | |
55 " 65 | Unmarried | 98 | 90 | 89 | 83 | 84 | 89 | 98 |
Married | 748 | 761 | 771 | 779 | 771 | 764 | 763 | |
Widowed | 154 | 149 | 140 | 138 | 145 | 147 | 139 | |
65 and upwards | Unmarried | 82 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 74 | 80 |
Married | 571 | 569 | 579 | 587 | 590 | 574 | 578 | |
Widowed | 347 | 350 | 342 | 337 | 337 | 352 | 342 | |
FEMALES. | ||||||||
Total aged 15 years and upwards | Unmarried | 385 | 369 | 361 | 367 | 387 | 395 | 390 |
Married | 504 | 519 | 523 | 517 | 499 | 497 | 506 | |
Widowed | 111 | 112 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 108 | 104 | |
15 to 20 | Unmarried | 975 | 970 | 968 | 975 | 981 | 985 | 988 |
Married | 25 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 12 | |
Widowed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 " 25 | Unmarried | 687 | 664 | 652 | 665 | 701 | 726 | 757 |
Married | 308 | 331 | 343 | 331 | 296 | 272 | 242 | |
Widowed | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
25 " 35 | Unmarried | 329 | 305 | 294 | 293 | 326 | 340 | 355 |
Married | 643 | 667 | 676 | 681 | 653 | 643 | 632 | |
Widowed | 28 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 13 | |
35 " 45 | Unmarried | 163 | 159 | 156 | 153 | 164 | 185 | 196 |
Married | 757 | 762 | 762 | 765 | 761 | 751 | 753 | |
Widowed | 80 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 75 | 64 | 51 | |
45 " 55 | Unmarried | 122 | 119 | 120 | 119 | 124 | 136 | 158 |
Married | 716 | 720 | 717 | 711 | 706 | 705 | 709 | |
Widowed | 162 | 161 | 163 | 170 | 170 | 159 | 133 | |
55 " 65 | Unmarried | 115 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 110 | 117 | 132 |
Married | 589 | 589 | 589 | 581 | 573 | 569 | 584 | |
Widowed | 296 | 302 | 302 | 310 | 317 | 314 | 284 | |
65 and upwards | Unmarried | 110 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 111 | 121 |
Married | 335 | 335 | 331 | 325 | 319 | 306 | 313 | |
Widowed | 555 | 561 | 567 | 571 | 574 | 583 | 566 |