Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-02-07
Statistics of Worcester.

We have examined the register of births, deaths,
and marriages in the City Clerks Office, and find
the following statistics for 1858.
BiRTHs.--There we're 653 children born; S44
males, and 800 females, being an excess of 35 in
favor of males There were more males than ie-
males born ia every month during the year, except
February, May, September, and October, when the
balance was in favor of the females. The two
months in which the greatest aggregate numbers &C.
Cured, July and August, ~ in the first, and &c
in the second. The two months in which the
numbers were least, January, IL, and
April, 43; in the other months The numbers ranged
from Al to 81. One pair of twins was born in Au-
gust. ~
The fathers of 225 OF these children were natives
of Massachusetts,; 70 OF the other Few England
States; 10 Of States no, in New England; 273 Of
Ireland n of Canada; 10 of England; 8 Of Scot
land; 2 of Germany; l of France, and of the
West Indes The birth places Of the parents of
the IL Others, were not given.
MARRlAoEs.-In 1853 the marriages of 274
couples were registered 81 in January; IL in Feb.
ruary; II in March; "a in April; Is in May; %
in June; 20 in July; 10 in August % in Septem-
Der; 80 in October; AZ in November, and 20 in De.
oember.
Ten males and n females, below 20 years, took
upon themselves the responsibilities of matrimOny
One Of the ladies' had attained the mature age of Is
years; four were sweet sixteen; and of the Bene-
diets grave gentlemen of IS years. 127 males
and 40 females were over rs years, and under 80;
20 males and 10 fema les were above 80 years, and
a
under 40; s males and females were over 40 and
under 40, and males only were married, whose
ages Individually exceeded 40 years, but under
So There were males and A females above so,
and under so; aud old gentleman, aged 81 years,
gave his hand for the second time, to a widow OF
81. The most remarkable disparity, was between a
gentleman of 81, and his bride, who had not attain
ed half that number Of years. One gentleman, aged
Al yenrs was married for the fourth time; 5 males
and one female, each for the third tme united
in wedIock, and SO males and % females, each
a second time at Hymen's altar. Sixty eight couples
were married by the Catholic Priest; 20 by Rev.
Geo. BUSHNELL 26 by Rev. E. Smalley, about the
same number by Rev. A. Hill, &c.
DEATHS The whole number Of deaths was
3S2. One hundred and sxty-three Of these
lemaes and 1876 males the sex Of the others was
not given. The greatest mortality was in March,
August, aud September; the leas! was in January,
October, and December. la August the number of
deaths was 46, in December only s. 307 Of those
who died were born in the United States, and 63
were born in Ireland. Many Of those registered as
natives the children ofloregn parents. AZ chill
dren lied under year; % were over year and I'M
der 2 years; "a were between 10 and 20; 50
were between 20 and 80, and 80 were over 30 and
under 40. One individual was over 80 years, 2
were between IS and 80, / was between 80 and IS,
Is were between 20 and so, and l6 between 60 and
20.
LOG died ofconsumplion; l6 died of dysentery;
40 had ievers; met their death from accidents,
and only fell asleep in the luness of years.
The professions OF the gentlemen set down as
folIows IA farmers, Z carpenters, 3 clerks, 8 ma
chinsts, 2 boot makers, and captain, besides
cotton spinner, clergyman, ccker, grocer, physician,
druggist, lawyer, &c &c.; the great majority how
ever are Irish laborers.