What did the British population increase by from 1750-1850?
8.2m to 20.9m
7.6m to 20.8m
7.4m to 21.3m
6.2m to 22.4m
Tick all that apply to Wrigley and Schofield's (1981) findings...
Marriage age fell by 3 years (26-23)
Proportion of women never marrying fell from 15% in 17th Century to 7% in 18th Century
Illegitimate births doubled from 3-6% of all births from 1700 to 1820
Fertility was 2.5x more important than mortality
Heights rose by 1cm between 1720-1850
Infant mortality rose
Daunton found that in London 8% married before 21 but in Bedfordshire this rose to 24%, true or false
Which historian found Scotland's life expectancy rose by 10 years between 1750 and 1850?
Razzell
Daunton
Griffin
McKeown
What year was the theory of the Malthusian check created?
1763
1789
1798
1823
What year was the first civil registration on births, marriages and deaths conducted?
1837
1835
1843
1801
Who criticised Wrigley and Schofield (1981) study?
Mokyr and Hudson - 30 year lag
Griffin - marrying not an economic decision
Daunton - regional variation/naming subsequent children the same name as deceased child
Razzell - age at first marriage did not fall (used marriage licenses)
Goldstone - too much emphasis on fall in marriage age/averages effected by minority
Razzell looks at which documents to assess decrease in mortality
Marriage licenses
Improvement in housing
Fall in infant mortality
Burials and Baptism
When was Rickman's census conducted?
1841
McKeown believes mortality is 2.5x more important than increased fertility in the rise of the population between 1750 to 1850?
