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Mortality by seniority of children born between 1550 and 1910

The table is based on differences in mortality between first born and subsequent positions in the family hierarchy of children from all families born from 1550 to 1910

 

Daughters ages range to 20+ or marriage as the age at death of married daughters is not always known

Born Females - age at death Males - age at death
. F M 0-10 11-20 20+ 0-10 11-20 21-60 60+
1st 112 134 13% 2% 86% 17% 1% 37% 46%
2nd 92 85 11% 3% 86% 20% 2% 25% 53%
3rd 81 67 10% 5% 85% 22% 1% 25% 51%
 
4th 68 51 16% 1% 82% 35% 0% 27% 37%
5th 54 46 30% 2% 69% 17% 7% 30% 46%
6th 46 33 11% 4% 85% 15% 9% 36% 39%
 
7th 28 26 25% 7% 68% 27% 4% 19% 50%
8th 27 13 15% 4% 81% 15% 0% 15% 69%
9+th 24 34 21% 4% 75% 29% 3% 15% 53%
 
All 532 489 15% 3% 82% 21% 2% 28% 48%
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