Data Downloads
We provide multiple ways to use and interact with the data generated through this project. The data can either be downloaded as a comma-separated value document (.csv) or accessed through the data API.
The raw data exports are available on our Github repository. The README in the repostitory describes the contents of the datasets. These datasets are arranged as wide tables and are direct exports from DataScribe. You may also consult the data API’s documentation if you’d like to use the data directly. The data has been rearranged into a long format and returns JSON objects across weekly and general bills, christenings, causes of death, and foodstuffs.
| Files | Description | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Bodleian V1, V2, V3, and V4 Weekly Bills Parishes | Bodleian Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the 1630s through 1670s. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England). | Download |
| Bodleian V1, V2, V3, and V4 Weekly Bills Causes | Bodleian Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the 1630s through 1670s. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death, along with information about christenings (births registered within the Church of England), burials (deaths registered within the Church of England), plague deaths, and bread prices. | Download |
| Wellcome Weekly Bills 1669-1670 Parishes | Wellcome Weekly Bills 1669-1670 Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the late 17th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England). | Download |
| Wellcome Weekly Bills 1669-1670 Causes | Wellcome Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the late 17th century. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death, along with information about christenings (births registered within the Church of England), burials (deaths registered within the Church of England), plague deaths, and bread prices. | Download |
| Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Causes | Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the year 1700. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death. | Download |
| Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Gender | Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Gender contains demographic statistics by gender from weekly bills published in the year 1700. | Download |
| Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Foodstuffs | Laxton 1700 Weekly Bills Foodstuffs contains food prices from weekly bills published in the year 1700. There are various types of bread and also salt. | Download |
| Laxton Weekly Bills Parishes | Laxton Old Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the early 18th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of total mortality for the parish along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England). It uses the old transcription conventions, as compared to Laxton New Weekly Bills Parishes (forthcoming), which will use the new conventions. | Download |
| Laxton Weekly Bills Causes | Laxton Old Weekly Bills Causes contains mortality information from weekly bills published in the early eighteenth century. It contains city-wide (including local suburbs) death counts for various causes of death. It uses the old transcription conventions, as compared to Laxton New Weekly Bills Causes (forthcoming), which will use the new conventions. | Download |
| Millar General Bills Pre-Plague Parishes | Millar General Bills PrePlague Parishes contains mortality information from "general" or annual summary bills published in the early 18th century. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England). | Download |
| Millar General Bills Post-Plague Parishes | Contains parish-by-parish counts of total mortality for the parish along with subtotals and totals of christenings in the early 18th century. | Download |
| BL Weekly Bills Parishes | BL Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from weekly bills published from the 1660s onwards. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England). | Download |
| HEH1635 Weekly Bills Parishes | HEH1635 Weekly Bills Parishes contains mortality information from a single weekly bill from 1635. It contains parish-by-parish counts of plague mortality and total mortality for the parish, along with subtotals and totals of christenings (births registered within the Church of England) and burials (deaths registered within the Church of England). | Download |
Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about downloading or using these datasets.