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    I have found these 2 births on the IGI with parents William Jameson and Mary. They are..

    Mary Jameson 26 AUG 1792 Weaverham, Cheshire, England
    Nancy Jameson 26 AUG 1792 Weaverham, Cheshire, England

    As they both have the same batch and source call numbers are they the same person or twins? Thanks..

    Oh and how can I find the mothers maiden name please!




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    *gets out crystal ball*

    :D

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      :D Thanks Merry your a real star!:D

      Ive been quiet for weeks too!




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      • #4
        Unless you get really lucky (not sure what I mean by that at the mo! ) I think viewing the PRs will be the only way to be sure.

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          I'm never really lucky Merry lol..Is it pot luck if the prs have the mmn on them?

          I'm hoping the mmn is Roobottom! :D




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          • #6
            Small but important point - they are baptisms not births, so the girls are not necessarily twins.

            They are taken from Bishops Transcripts, so if you can get at the original PR it may have a bit more info on it.

            OC

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            • #7
              It's probably unlikely the mmn will be recorded (apparently Norfolk is the place to come from for this). But there might be an indication of age for one or both of them or an indication that they were twins, or nothing at all!! lol

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              • #8
                Thanks OC..

                The birth dates from the BIVRI are the same..02 Jul 1792

                Ill have to try and get over to Cheshire records office, thanks..
                Last edited by Northern Light; 07-06-08, 21:41.




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                • #9
                  If the birth dates are the same I guess they are twins, but I have lots of instances of children with same parents baptised in a job lot, as it were on the same day.
                  ~ with love from Little Nell~
                  Chowns, Dunt, Emms, Mealing, Purvey & Smoothy

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                  • #10
                    Thanks Nell, I have a lot to learn where RPs are concerned.

                    I'm so used to sending for certs lol..its so much easier!!




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                    • #11
                      You're welcome. Certs usually arrive and just raise a lot more questions, I find!
                      ~ with love from Little Nell~
                      Chowns, Dunt, Emms, Mealing, Purvey & Smoothy

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                      • #12
                        Looking at the PRs often makes things much clearer, even if there isn't any additional information.

                        For instance, you may find a marriage for the couple - or you may find six same named couples marrying! In which case you have to go back even further and try to unravel it all. Burials may also help to clarify things.

                        Personally, I enjoy this type of research most of all.

                        OC

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                        • #13
                          I'd say you need to see the parish records too.

                          I've always seen twin births recorded as one
                          i.e.

                          John and David, the sons of Alfred Smith and his wife Gertie


                          Non-twins baptised on the same day are each separate:

                          i.e.
                          John, son of Alfred Smith and Gertie his wife
                          David, son of Alfred Smith and Gertie his wife.



                          Not to say that is set in stone though, I'm sure they'll be someone who has seen the opposite.


                          I also have lots of those Norfolk baptisms with mothers maiden names :D
                          which still doesn't help me figure out which of my 8 billion Samuel Bartrams have which wife as the marriage records aren't anywhere near as helpful
                          Zoe in London

                          Cio che Dio vuole, io voglio ~ What God wills, I will

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by samesizedfeet View Post
                            I've always seen twin births recorded as one
                            i.e.

                            John and David, the sons of Alfred Smith and his wife Gertie

                            Me too, but how does that get transfered to the IGI? As two separate entries, I shoud think!

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                            • #15
                              Thanks Zoe,

                              These two are deffo seperate entries. Ill have to try and get to Cheshire to see the parish registers,

                              Sits back, listens and learns ..thank you!




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                              • #16
                                I do have an example of twins baptised on separate dates -the first one was baptised privately and died soon after, presumably before his twin was baptised in church.


                                North Cerney baptism register (microfilm, LDS, Jun 2007)
                                entry 470.
                                Born 11 Mar 1882, a twin, baptised privately
                                Henry Thomas Gegg, batpsied 7 April. Parents: Henry and Priscilla Gegg of North Cerney. Father's occupation groom.

                                his twin Robert Edwin Gegg is entry 472, 30 April
                                ~ with love from Little Nell~
                                Chowns, Dunt, Emms, Mealing, Purvey & Smoothy

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