Family size can be determined for thirty-two individuals, all of whom had legitimate children. The average number of children is 2.5 per family. The largest number of children in any family was only seven. No men became parents again in a subsequent marriage but two women did.
Average number of children
1800 - 1850 Males: 3.0 [2] Females: 1.5 [2] Both: 2.3 [4]
1851 - 1900 Males: 6.0 [2] Females: 0.0 [0] Both: 6.0 [2]
1901 - 1950 Males: 2.3 [8] Females: 2.4 [5] Both: 2.3 [13]
1951 - 1990 Males: 1.8 [9] Females: 3.3 [4] Both: 2.2 [13]
Overall Males: 2.5 [21] Females: 2.5 [11] Both: 2.5 [32]
Clearly Nineteenth Century Jaunay families were much smaller than the average for the whole population - a reflection of wealth?
The period between marriage and the birth of the first child has also been examined for twenty-one individuals and the average time is 1.6 years. The span of time ranges from a marriage a month after the birth through to 6.7 years between marriage and the birth of the first child.
Average time [yrs] between marriage and birth of eldest
1800 - 1850 Males: 1.4 [2] Females: 1.3 [2] Both: 1.4 [4]
1851 - 1900 Males: 0.8 [1] Females: 0.0 [0] Both: 0.8 [1]
1901 - 1950 Males: 1.9 [5] Females: 0.7 [3] Both: 1.4 [8]
1951 - 1990 Males: 2.9 [5] Females: 0.5 [3] Both: 2.0 [8]
Overall Males: 2.1 [13] Females: 0.8 [8] Both: 1.6 [21]
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