English Population History from Family Reconstitution 1580-1837

This book uses data from 26 Anglican to provide information about fertility, morality and nuptiality in the past.

List of contents

List of figures; List of tables; Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. The reconstitution parishes; 3. Representativeness; 4. Reliability; Part II: 5. Nuptiality; 6. Mortality; 7. Fertility; Part III: 8. Reconstitution and inverse projection; 9. Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

Using data from 26 Anglican parish registers between the sixteenth and mid-nineteenth century, this book demonstrates the value of the technique of family reconstitution as a means of obtaining accurate and detailed information about fertility, morality, and nuptiality in the past.

Product details

• Authors: R. S. Davies, J. E. Oeppen, E. A. Wrigley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.2014
• EAN: 9780521590150
• ISBN: 978-0-521-59015-0
• No. of pages: 682
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 44 mm
• Weight: 1242 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Populatio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology