And why you should collect as many certs as you can...
My mum told me her gran was a twin... TRUE, got the certs
The other twin died quite young... TRUE, if you think 50 was quite young (her sister lived to be 93)
This twin didn't have any children... Well, she died in 1935, after my mum was born, so you'd think she'd know...
I only sent for her death certificate out of morbid curiosity, as there is a possibly genetic condition on this side of the family. Imagine my surprise when I found the informant was HER SON. Investigation of the BMD indexes showed another 2 possible children. Oh how I wish I could see the 1921 census!
So I might have a whole load of cousins somewhere, and another branch to research, that I'd never had stumbled on had I not got that death cert.
Makes me wonder now whether the 2 sisters had a falling out? My mum did know the husbands name & where they lived, so its not as though they were never mentioned.
My mum told me her gran was a twin... TRUE, got the certs
The other twin died quite young... TRUE, if you think 50 was quite young (her sister lived to be 93)
This twin didn't have any children... Well, she died in 1935, after my mum was born, so you'd think she'd know...
I only sent for her death certificate out of morbid curiosity, as there is a possibly genetic condition on this side of the family. Imagine my surprise when I found the informant was HER SON. Investigation of the BMD indexes showed another 2 possible children. Oh how I wish I could see the 1921 census!
So I might have a whole load of cousins somewhere, and another branch to research, that I'd never had stumbled on had I not got that death cert.
Makes me wonder now whether the 2 sisters had a falling out? My mum did know the husbands name & where they lived, so its not as though they were never mentioned.
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