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Title: Twins?
Post by: spenny on Tuesday 16 June 15 10:55 BST (UK)

I found my G Uncle George Spencer,s in the birth register 8c 589 I also noticed there is also a kate Alice spencer  with same no 8c589 would they be twins I knew george but never heard of Kate

Title: Re: Twins?
Post by: judi2632 on Tuesday 16 June 15 10:58 BST (UK)

Hi
Yes they would look to be twins, have you  looked to see if perhaps Kate Alice died at birth or shortly after?

Title: Re: Twins?
Post by: KGarrad on Tuesday 16 June 15 11:02 BST (UK)

Kate Alice died in the same quarter.

Deaths, December qtr 1897
Bury district     vol 8c, page 377

Spencer, Kate Alice     age 0

Title: Re: Twins?
Post by: spenny on Tuesday 16 June 15 11:04 BST (UK)

I have found a death for kate Alice oct same year

Title: Re: Twins?
Post by: MaureeninNY on Tuesday 16 June 15 11:45 BST (UK)

I'm not sure but looking at Lancs BMDs - was George's mother a SIMPSON and Kate Alice's a WARBURTON?

Maureen

Title: Re: Twins?
Post by: sillgen on Tuesday 16 June 15 11:51 BST (UK)

I have had the same situation but they turned out to be cousins, not twins.

Title: Re: Twins?
Post by: spenny on Tuesday 16 June 15 12:04 BST (UK)

Georges mother was a simpson , thanks everyone for the info they might not be twins

Title: Re: Twins?
Post by: msr on Tuesday 16 June 15 12:08 BST (UK)

On LancsBMD they are the same Reference number so that means registered on the same page, but not necessarily siblings. 

Again, the GRO reference indicates the same area - eg: 8c, and the page number, not an individual entry.  Pure co-incidence, or family?  Who knows.

Title: Re: Twins?
Post by: rosie99 on Tuesday 16 June 15 13:35 BST (UK)

Quote from: MaureeninNY on Tuesday 16 June 15 11:45 BST (UK)

I'm not sure but looking at Lancs BMDs - was George's mother a SIMPSON and Kate Alice's a WARBURTON?

Maureen

I would agree with you Maureen, they have different mothers on LancsBMD

My grandfather shared a reference number with another of the same uncommon surname but like Sillgen's example they turned out to be cousins.