People and populations

Question 1

What is primogeniture?

Answer 1

Land being passed to the eldest son, most common way of land being passed down.

Question 2

What was the system of law called?

Answer 2

Common law

Question 3

Mean household size

Answer 3

4.75 people

Question 4

Meaning of family

Answer 4

Often meant whole household, could refer to servants such as in Thomas Turner’s house.

Question 5

Number of parishes and what they acted as.

Answer 5

10,000 acted as social community and geographic boundary

Question 6

The type of economy Britain was

Answer 6

An organic economy, continuous growth neither possible or desirable

Question 7

Information that can be found in parish records

Answer 7

Age of marriage, age of death, date of Christening

Question 8

What were the five key demographic trends

Answer 8

Population growth, Urbanisation, Mortality, Fertility rate, Migration

Question 9

Population in 1541, 1656, 1751

Answer 9

2.8 million, 5.4 million, 5.9 million

Question 10

Population growth of London

Answer 10

200,000 to 675,000 (1600-1750)

Question 11

% in urban areas 1520 and 1800

Answer 11

5% 25%

Question 12

Change in life expectancy

Answer 12

39 in 1550 to 34

Question 13

Infant mortality rate (1750)

Answer 13

1/5

Question 14

Trend of infant and child mortality

Answer 14

Worsened across period

Question 15

Mortality in York compared to London

Answer 15

York 260 per 1,000 and London 300-350

Question 16

Trend in fertility

Answer 16

Declined from 1525 to 1650 but rose after 1650

Question 17

Average age at first marriage for men and women

Answer 17

Men - 27
Women - 25-26

Question 18

% of women not getting married 1566, 1616, 1716

Answer 18

5%, 22%, 12.1%

Question 19

Number of emigrants to North America 1630-1699

Answer 19

380,000