| All time | 1695 – 1750 | 1751 – 1800 | 1801 – 1850 | 1851 – 1900 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptisms* | 6799 | 1401 | 1897 | 2572 | 929 |
| Boys | 3408 | 693 | 983 | 1307 | 472 |
| Girls | 3367 | 693 | 911 | 1260 | 456 |
| Top 10 Boys names | 656 John 398 William 303 Thomas 245 George 176 Robert 165 James 150 Henry 149 Richard 123 Samuel 115 Charles |
161 John 102 William 65 Thomas 37 Richard 31 Robert 26 George 26 Henry 24 James 23 Joseph 22 Samuel |
243 John 103 William 99 Thomas 65 Robert 61 Richard 57 George 54 James 45 Samuel 36 Henry 29 Joseph |
216 John 131 William 129 George 117 Thomas 70 James 68 Charles 63 Robert 54 Henry 46 Richard 46 Samuel |
62 William 36 John 34 Henry 33 George 31 Charles 26 Frederick 22 Thomas 17 Robert 17 James 15 Alfred |
| Top 10 Girls names | 582 Mary 446 Elizabeth 286 Sarah 254 Ann 181 Jane 134 Martha 115 Hannah 81 Susanna 66 Betty 65 Harriet |
157 Mary 91 Elizabeth 52 Ann 51 Betty 44 Sarah 25 Martha 23 Joan 21 Susannah 21 Susanna 20 Hannah |
181 Mary 146 Elizabeth 103 Ann 103 Sarah 55 Martha 50 Jane 46 Susanna 42 Hannah 13 Grace 13 Betty |
206 Mary 161 Elizabeth 123 Sarah 99 Jane 93 Ann 54 Harriet 51 Hannah 44 Martha 42 Eliza 30 Susan |
48 Elizabeth 38 Mary 23 Emma 22 Alice 17 Jane 16 Ellen 16 Sarah 14 Annie 14 Florence 11 Eliza |
| No father ** | 394 (5.79%) | 62 (4.43%) | 133 (7.01%) | 147 (5.71%) | 52 (5.60%) |
* Includes some in which Son/Daughter couldn't be deciphered.
** No Father is the fourth most popular entry for the Father after John, William & Thomas. The nearest equivalent modern figure is for “Births registered solely by the mother” which, according to the Office of National Statistics, was 5.2% in 2016.
