In considering the likelihood of links between early Wigods &c. the following approximate population figures may be relevant.
England |
1086 |
1,100,000 |
(Somerset adult males 14,300). |
England & Wales |
|
|
|
1345 |
3,800,000 |
1700 |
5,250,000 |
1377 |
2,350,000 |
1750 |
6,407,000 |
1400 |
2,100,000 |
1801 |
8,892,536 |
1500 |
2,250,000 |
1851 |
17,927,609 |
1600 |
4,500,000 |
1901 |
32,527,843 |
Figures for the 14th century vary greatly, due to drastic reduction by the Black Death. Later figures for England & Wales are:
1750 |
6,407,000 |
1801 |
8,892,536 |
1851 |
17,927,609 |
1901 |
32,527,843 |