Unmarried, Married, and Widowed at Successive Censuses., TABLE II.—Showing (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines and of the Migratory Population) the Number of Unmarried Persons, distinguishing Males under and over 20, and Females under and over 15 Years of Age ; the Numbers of Husbands and Wives, Widowers and Widows, of all ages ; with the Proportions per Cent. of the Unmarried Males over 20 and Females over 15 Years of Age, the Married and the Widowed of both Sexes, to their respective Totals at the last Four Censuses.
Census Periods. |
Total of all Conjugal Conditions. |
Unmarried. |
Husbands and Wives of all Ages. |
Widowers and Widows of all Ages. |
Proportions in every 100 living. |
All Ages. |
Males under 20 ; Females under 15. |
Males over 20 ; Females 15. |
Unmarried. |
Husbands and Wives. |
Widowers and Widows. |
1854 |
males |
155,876 |
107,509 |
40,205 |
67,304 |
44,806 |
3,561 |
68.97 |
28.74 |
2.29 |
females |
80,900 |
43,449 |
30,409 |
130,040 |
35,408 |
2,043 |
53.68 |
43.80 |
2.52 |
1857 |
males |
234,319 |
159,121 |
68,841 |
90,280 |
70,051 |
5,147 |
67.90 |
29.90 |
2.20 |
females |
145,160 |
79,239 |
56,888 |
22,351 |
61,955 |
3,966 |
54.58 |
42.68 |
2.74 |
1861 |
males |
300,005 |
204,331 |
104,225 |
100,106 |
88,840 |
6,834 |
68.11 |
29.61 |
2.28 |
females |
210,547 |
119,374 |
88,991 |
30,383 |
84,550 |
6,623 |
56.70 |
40.16 |
3.14 |
1871 |
males |
381,960 |
261,409 |
181,235 |
80,174 |
110,804 |
9,747 |
68.44 |
29.01 |
2.55 |
females |
329,561 |
204,872 |
153,128 |
51,744 |
111,047 |
13,642 |
62.16 |
33.70 |
4.14 |