Twins?

[spenny]

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

[judi2632]

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

[KGarrad]

Kate Alice died in the same quarter.

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

Spencer, Kate Alice     age 0

[spenny]

I have found a death for kate Alice oct same year

[MaureeninNY]

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

Maureen

[sillgen]

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

[spenny]

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

[msr]

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.

[rosie99]

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.