26 English parish family reconstitutions

Wrigley, E.A. and Davies, R.S. and Oeppen, J.E. and Schofield, R.S. (2018). 26 English parish family reconstitutions. [Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive. 10.5255/UKDA-SN-853082

Using families reconstructed from baptism, burial and marriage records from Anglican parish registers as a national population sample to explore the demographic history of England. This included detailed studies of fertility, mortality and nuptiality, and refinements to previous estimates of population size and structure.

Data description (abstract)

Reconstitutions of families from historical parish register baptism, marriage and burial entries of individuals in 26 English parishes (Alcester, Aldenham, Ash, Austrey, Banbury, Birstall, Bottesford, Bridford, Colyton, Dawlish, Earsdon, Gainsborough, Gedling, Great Oakley, Hartland, Ipplepen, Lowestoft, March, Methley, Morchard Bishop, Odiham, Reigate, Shepshed, Southill, Terling and Willingham). These data formed the empirical basis for the population history of England presented in: EA Wrigley, RS Davies, JE Oeppen and RS Schofield: 'English Population History from Family Reconstitution: 1580-1837' (Cambridge University Press, 1997).

Data creators:
Creator Name Affiliation ORCID (as URL)
Wrigley E.A. Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Structure, University of Cambridge https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9338-2164
Davies R.S. Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Structure, University of Cambridge
Oeppen J.E. Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Structure, University of Cambridge
Schofield R.S. Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Structure, University of Cambridge
Contributors:
Name Affiliation ORCID (as URL)
Newton Gill Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Structure, University of Cambridge https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-2951
Ford P
Newman-Brown W
Newman A
Brodsky V
Stewart S
Thwaite H
Levine DC
Sellman RR
Hodgkiss JB
Clarke L
Young JD
Barker R
Butcher D
Reynolds G
Yasumoto M
Phillips MC
Stapleton B
Greenwood J
Asteraki JD
Sponsors: Economic and Social Research Council
Grant reference: not known/applicable - funded by old ESRC block grant
Topic classification: History
Demography (population, vital statistics and censuses)
Keywords: england, demography, population history, population, parish records
Project title: English Population History from Family Reconstitution 1580-1837
Grant holders: Professor E A Wrigley, Dr R S Schofield
Project dates:
FromTo
1 January 19671 January 1997
Date published: 26 Mar 2018 10:27
Last modified: 26 Mar 2018 10:27

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