No, not necessarily. If there were twins, it usually gives the exact time of birth ( to show which is the elder) A number plus initials usually means there has been an amendment or correction of a mistake in the register. All such have to be numbered and recorded. HTH Anne On 13 Aug 2008, at 22:28, Reg Wesson wrote: > I recently ordered a Birth Certificate which shows the name of the > child and under the Sex it shows "Boy > Male > 2" > with a note to the left of the Certificate showing the word "Two" > with initials. > Could one presume that this was twins? > Thanks > Reg > Burlington > Ontario