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Birth Certificates for twins.
« on: Monday 04 December 06 15:46 GMT (UK) »
Hi :)

I only suspect an entry I have seen for births is connected with my family, and possibly  twins.

If I order just one of the certificates would it definitely state that they are one of twins, if they were.


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GLAMORGAN: Evans. Davies. Eddy. Bradnum.
GLAM to USA:Walter H Davies 1886.Thomas J 1852
PEMBROKE: Bradnum.Summers
CARMARTHENSHIRE:Davies. Jones
NORFOLK/SUFFOLK: Bradnum.Cork.Helsdon 3 in Australia, Whiskins. Fairhead.Catchpole.
DEVON:Mallett. Acford, Kidston.Short.Lover.Edwards,Telford.Sparrow
SOMERSET: Masey
CORNWALL:Eddy.Thomas Maddern.Harvey. Noy.Reynolds,Batten,Curtis.
Cornwall to USA: Thomas, Semmens. Oats
Warwickshire: Mountney

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Re: Birth Certificates for twins.
« Reply #1 on: Monday 04 December 06 15:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ambers

Are we talking England/ Wales here or Scotland (or indeed elsewhere)?

English/ Welsh certs for twins might show a time of birth. They usually do when it is a multiple birth, but sometimes also when it is not!  I had to buy both certs to confirm that my gt grandmother was a twin. (Her twin died young and had never been mentioned).

In Scotland certs tend to have times, so that doesn't help you at all!

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Re: Birth Certificates for twins.
« Reply #2 on: Monday 04 December 06 15:54 GMT (UK) »
Hello, Amber,

Birth registration entries for twins will always show the same vol & page no & the certifiates normally show the time of birth so that the firstborn is known as the eldest for any legal reasons.

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Re: Birth Certificates for twins.
« Reply #3 on: Monday 04 December 06 16:00 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Arranroots.

It's an English birth, I really wanted to know in case the certificate I order isn't connected to my family. If it turns out to be un-connected and states twins, then I can rule out the other birth.

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GLAMORGAN: Evans. Davies. Eddy. Bradnum.
GLAM to USA:Walter H Davies 1886.Thomas J 1852
PEMBROKE: Bradnum.Summers
CARMARTHENSHIRE:Davies. Jones
NORFOLK/SUFFOLK: Bradnum.Cork.Helsdon 3 in Australia, Whiskins. Fairhead.Catchpole.
DEVON:Mallett. Acford, Kidston.Short.Lover.Edwards,Telford.Sparrow
SOMERSET: Masey
CORNWALL:Eddy.Thomas Maddern.Harvey. Noy.Reynolds,Batten,Curtis.
Cornwall to USA: Thomas, Semmens. Oats
Warwickshire: Mountney

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Re: Birth Certificates for twins.
« Reply #4 on: Monday 04 December 06 16:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi Meliora :)

They are the same volumn and page number....just needed to know what I might expect to see on the certificate...
They were born 1908 and was not sure what details the certificates included in that period.

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GLAMORGAN: Evans. Davies. Eddy. Bradnum.
GLAM to USA:Walter H Davies 1886.Thomas J 1852
PEMBROKE: Bradnum.Summers
CARMARTHENSHIRE:Davies. Jones
NORFOLK/SUFFOLK: Bradnum.Cork.Helsdon 3 in Australia, Whiskins. Fairhead.Catchpole.
DEVON:Mallett. Acford, Kidston.Short.Lover.Edwards,Telford.Sparrow
SOMERSET: Masey
CORNWALL:Eddy.Thomas Maddern.Harvey. Noy.Reynolds,Batten,Curtis.
Cornwall to USA: Thomas, Semmens. Oats
Warwickshire: Mountney

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Re: Birth Certificates for twins.
« Reply #5 on: Monday 04 December 06 16:51 GMT (UK) »
Maybe someone can help me
I have a William Short born 28th August 1837 1/2past 11 o'clock pm
Chirton Parish of Tynemouth Father William, Mother Mary Short formerly Harle
father a millwright
present at the birth is Elizabeth Prendles
Address     Lawson Place Chirton
William was registered on 6th September
so could he have been a twin if so where are you

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Re: Birth Certificates for twins.
« Reply #6 on: Monday 04 December 06 17:02 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: ambers on Monday 04 December 06 16:05 GMT (UK)
Hi Meliora :)
.. just needed to know what I might expect to see on the certificate...
They were born 1908 and was not sure what details the certificates included in that period.

For general guidance on what is on certificates see

http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/indexbd.htm

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Re: Birth Certificates for twins.
« Reply #7 on: Monday 04 December 06 17:55 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ambers,

One thing I've learnt through my research, is NEVER assume anything.  I had a list of births that I gradually worked through & bought the certificates for over the years.

 I had 2 entries, same surname actually spelt the same way for a change, (Veronelli) same year, quarter, volume & page number.  So I'd assumed they were twins...how wrong can you be?  I had one child down as having died young because they weren't on the census with the family I thought they should be with, to find that 2 sister-in-laws had their babies registered at the same time.  So my 'twins' were actually cousins  :D

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Re: Birth Certificates for twins.
« Reply #8 on: Monday 04 December 06 18:33 GMT (UK) »
They're not always on the same page number.  The first twin may be the last on a page meaning the second twin becomes the first on the next page.  So they can be 1 page apart.

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