Hello Velma   I didn't give this a thought when I read the wonderful "Dorothy Smith" letters but as far as I know, we have always referred to "double" teeth as any that aren't "single".  I took "drawn" to be extracted but other listers may have other information.   Pat   ________________________________ Hi, I noticed in the letter that was posted that the writer referred to having 4 double teeth drawn.  Could someone tell me what that means to them?  I have a brother who had what my mother referred to as double teeth.  He had an extra set of teeth behind the regular ones in the front of his mouth (probably about 4 teeth and had to have the extras  extracted.)  Then another member of the family had about 4 teeth that did not have permanent teeth under the baby teeth.  Fortunately only one of them was in the front of the mouth.  This seems to be an inherited trait and can go either way.  My mom used this as one of the ways that she was certain that an ancestor from England  who had the same problem was ours.  I had never heard of it before it cropped up in our family and I wonder how common it is.  Do any of you have that in your family.?  It certainly caught my attention but I don't know if the author was referring to the same thing.  Fortunately this is minor compared to what s! ome people inherit.  Our family also seems to be very healthy and  have much longer lives than was the norm in earlier times.  Many lived into their 90s when all of the modern medicine and surgery was not available. I would be interested in hearing if any of you have found this in your families. Velma VJSpringer@aol.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes Pat, It may make it clearer to non-British list members (or maybe it's even a lincolnshire thing?) that "double teeth" simply refers to molars. Simon ________________________________ From: Patricia McCrory <patriciamccrory@yahoo.co.uk> To: "eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com" <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2012, 8:29 Subject: Re: [LIN] Double teeth Hello Velma   I didn't give this a thought when I read the wonderful "Dorothy Smith" letters but as far as I know, we have always referred to "double" teeth as any that aren't "single".  I took "drawn" to be extracted but other listers may have other information.   Pat

Hi Simon and all No, double teeth is not an unusual term for molars, its not just a Lincolnshire term Double teeth can also refer to a situation where the permanent teeth come through while the milk teeth are still in situ It is also a condition where two teeth come through in the same place, sometimes joined sometimes behind Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Yes Pat, It may make it clearer to non-British list members (or maybe it's even a lincolnshire thing?) that "double teeth" simply refers to molars. Simon

That's what I learned to refer to when growing up in the 50's & 60's with my Lincs bred parents (even though we lived in Leicestershire form when I was about 2 y/o. Peter Holmes Western Australia. Skype ; p.g.holmes [HOLMES (Witham on the Hill, Manthorpe, Spalding, Pinchbeck, Donington then Leicestershire)]. [DAVISON (Spalding, Donington, Ingoldmells, Skegness)]. [CRAGG (Lincolnshire, Leicestershire & Nottinghamshire)] [FREER (Leicestershire)]. [RYLOTT & WITHERINGTON (Anwick, N & S Kyme, N & S Rauceby, Surfleet, Gosberton Clough etc., Spalding)] [RYLOTT (Ontario Canada & some in New York & Florida USA)] Villages are in Lincolnshire unless stated. PLUS 4 DUTCH surname lines - from Rotterdam area (in Dutch). -----Original Message----- From: eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-lincsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Simon Meeds Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2012 5:07 PM To: Patricia McCrory; eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LIN] Double teeth Yes Pat, It may make it clearer to non-British list members (or maybe it's even a lincolnshire thing?) that "double teeth" simply refers to molars. Simon

Here in NZ also we also use 'double teeth' to refer to molars - but the story from Velma and others about extra teeth have been very interesting. I've not come across that condition before. Judith Harper Nelson, NZ On 09/02/2012 22:07, Simon Meeds wrote: > Yes Pat, It may make it clearer to non-British list members (or maybe it's even a lincolnshire thing?) that "double teeth" simply refers to molars. > > Simon > > > ________________________________ >

I would also call back teeth, or molars, double teeth. We had a teacher at school with two sets of teeth, as kids we always used to wonder if this enabled her to eat twice as fast. Jo Perkins On 9 Feb 2012, at 09:32, Judith Harper wrote: > > > Here in NZ also we also use 'double teeth' to refer to molars - but > the > story from Velma and others about extra teeth have been very > interesting. I've not come across that condition before. > > > Judith Harper > Nelson, NZ > > > On 09/02/2012 22:07, Simon Meeds wrote: >> Yes Pat, It may make it clearer to non-British list members (or >> maybe it's even a lincolnshire thing?) that "double teeth" simply >> refers to molars. >> >> Simon >> >> >> ________________________________ >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message