“Child”/Couple index in 1540 compared with 1930

• 1540: 3.6 persons per couplethat is, only 1.6 children, relatives, and others per couple

• 1930: 5.8 persons per coupleor 3.8 children, relatives and others per couple.

• Common sense: too few children

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