Husbands and Wives Together and Apart—1861 and 1871., TABLE VII.—Showing the Total Number of Husbands and the Total Number of Wives, the Number of Husbands whose Wives were Absent, of Wives whose Husbands were Absent, and of Husbands and Wives who were Living Together on the Census Nights of 1861 and 1871 respectively ; also the Proportions per Cent. at both periods.
| Year. |
Total Number of Husbands. |
Total Number of Wives. |
Number of Husbands whose Wives were Absent. |
Number of Wives whose Husbands were Absent. |
Number of Husbands and Wives Living Together. |
Proportion per Cent. |
| Of Husbands whose Wives were Absent. |
Of Husbands living with their Wives. |
Of Wives whose Husbands were Absent. |
Of Wives living with their Husbands. |
| 1861 |
88,840 |
84,550 |
13,169 |
8,879 |
75,671 |
14.82 |
85.18 |
10.50 |
89.50 |
| 1871 |
111,182 |
111,315 |
11,314 |
11,447 |
99,868 |
10.18 |
89.82 |
10.28 |
89.72 |