Hello Sarah & Gay, My g.grandmother, who lived to 89 years of age,was one of 19 and had 19 children herself. Both generations we all single births and all survived. My goodness, can you imagine meal times and washing days for these ladies?? Regards, Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gay O'Neill" <gayoneill@bigpond.com> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 12:29 PM Subject: [BDF] How many children can one woman have? > Hi Sarah, > my grandmother had 19 children in South Australia in the 1880's. > She was a Cornwall girl.. There were triplets and twins.. none of those > babies lived but at least 10 of her children did survive.. what a hero of > mine. She even moved a few times.. and then came out to Western Australia > and ended up in Kalgoorlie which was our gold mining boom town - that is > where she is buried. > Warm regards Gay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rod & Josie Butterfield" <rodjosie@bigpond.net.au> > To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 10:22 AM > Subject: Re: [BDF] Caddington Parish Records. > > >> Hi, I am looking for a Thomas Hooker born abt 1740,supposedly married a >> Sarah Kilby abt 1760 and then preceded to have about 16 children..poor >> Sarah,so I am trying to verify this or if there a 2nd or 3 marriage and >> all to Sarah's??? >> So if there is anyway you can help me sort this out I would really >> appreciate it >> thanks and regards >> Josie >> >> Goolwa SA 5214 >> Phone: 08 8555 3887 >> Email: goolwatimejewellery@bigpond.com >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <DSManthey@aol.com> >> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 6:18 AM >> Subject: Re: [BDF] Caddington Parish Records. >> >> >>> Hi Josie: >>> >>> My AOL just told me they had sent my e-mail to you and i wasn't >>> finished! >>> There are a lot of Hookers in the index so maybe you could be more >>> specific >>> about what you are looking for and I will check it out for you. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dorothy in Wisconsin, USA >>> >>> >>> ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== >>> For any updates or info about the status of this list go to >>> http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com >>> >> >> >> ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== >> The Bedfordshire Family History Page is at >> http://www.bfhs.org.uk >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release Date: 22/06/2006 >> >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release Date: 22/06/2006 > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE send a message to: > Bedford-L-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in mail mode i.e. receiving > the messages > individually or want them individually) > > or > Bedford-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in digest mode i.e. receiving a > digest of multiple > messages or want this mode) > In the BODY of the message (not the subject line) type the word subscribe > or unsubscribe. > >