Interesting snippet from the Newcastle Courant - Friday, October 28, 1887; Issue 11102“JarrowTriplets – Late on Tuesday evening, Mrs Wm. Riches, wife of a chemical labourer, living at 34 Sheldon Street, Jarrow, was safely delivered of three sons, all of whom, with their mother are doing well. Dr Johnstone Weir, on Mrs Riches’ behalf, purposes making application for the Queens bounty.”Gen in Northumberland UK

There was a bounty, which was a payment of one guinea for each child of a multiple birth above two. There were instances of parents claiming this bounty by inventing births which had not in fact occurred. Stan On 21 February 2011 06:46, gen listlass <genlistlass@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Interesting snippet from the Newcastle Courant - Friday, October 28, 1887; Issue 11102“JarrowTriplets – Late on Tuesday evening, Mrs Wm. Riches, wife of a chemical labourer, living at 34 Sheldon Street, Jarrow, was safely delivered of three sons, all of whom, with their mother are doing well. Dr Johnstone Weir, on Mrs Riches’ behalf, purposes making application for the Queens bounty.”Gen in Northumberland UK >  ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >