Just a note on this subject of twins which no one has mentioned yet. If they were twins it is almost certain that on both birth certificates there will be the time of birth recorded and this only normally appears in the case of twins. Regards Terry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Borlands" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 3:02 AM Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Birth Registration Of Twins > Thank you to those kind folks who responded. Grateful for your assistance > with this one. > > Regards, > > Marina > New Zealand > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > [email protected] > > ==== 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

From: "Terry O'Connor" <[email protected]> > Just a note on this subject of twins which no one has mentioned yet. > If they were twins it is almost certain that on both birth > certificates there will be the time of birth recorded and this only > normally appears in the case of twins. > That is normally true in England but certainly not in Scotland, where the time of birth is recorded on every certificate. I have also, just once, come across a case in England of a registrar in Victorian times whose personal foible was to record the time of birth on EVERY certificate. He was obviously a conscientious man who exceeded his duties - but, then, it was in Yorkshire! -- Roy Stockdill Professional genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE