This chart shows a 4-year average total of recorded marriages (as indicated by the IGI) normalised against average over the whole period for each parish.
R.H. Hooker observed that in the late nineteenth century fluctuations in English marriage rates lagged about 6 months behind fluctuations in trade, and the same may be true in this period. The chart might therefore indicate variations in prosperity over time.
R.H. Hooker observed that in the late nineteenth century fluctuations in English marriage rates lagged about 6 months behind fluctuations in trade, and the same may be true in this period. The chart might therefore indicate variations in prosperity over time.