Genealogy Chat

My nephews twins are registered as a and b I assume Millie being registered as A was born first

I have twins in my tree, on the first census return after the birth they had twin in brackets after name (though it may depend on the enumerator I suppose) so worth checking census. Linda

Thank you all thats a lot of information in a short space, it looks like i shall be sending for both certs as Helen says to dot the Is and cross the Ts, sorry Kathleen, 3 certs. If i dont it will just lurk in the back of my brain and i already have enough in there as it is. Bren

There is this death on Ancestry:- Name: Elizabeth Mary Youlden Birth Date: abt 1869 Year of Registration: 1869 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at death: 0 District: Weymouth County: Dorset Volume: 5a Page: 229 Kath. x

Another way to check is to look on 1871 census to see if both girls have the same parents and age. nell

As your surname is unusual, chances are that if they aren't twins they are cousins, or in some other way related. BUT you can't be too certain. I have unusual surname CHOWNS in my tree in a small Bucks village. There is another family in the next village who probably ARE connected way way back, but I haven't found the link, but both families are in adjoining registration districts, so I assumed they were until the certs I got proved me wrong. nell

Pain... usually, but not necessarily! In the early days of registration, some registrars noted the time of day of the birth, even for single births. Therefore, to be 100% sure that you have twins, you would need both birth certs.

If you order one of the certificates and it has a time of birth on it eg. 11.25a.m then the child was one of at least 2

That will be my next job to do----after i have got some shut eye, thanks for your help and time Bren

You're probably fairly safe to assume that they were twins then. Have you found them together on a later census, or if not, have you found a death for Elizabeth?

Thank you Richard, the surname is my own, Youlden, not too many about then or now. Bren

What that means is that there are two births with that surname on that particular page of the register. This would usually indicate twins, but (unless it's a very rare surname), you would need to get the certificates to confirm. Richard

I was searching for Sarah Ann, 1869 births and found these together am i correct in assuming they was twins, same surname obviously. Elizabeth Mary Weymouth 5a 330 Sarah Ann Weymouth 5a 330 Thanks for you time Bren