> Kellington baptisms > > 27 Jun 1870 FAITH (dau) HOPE (son) CHARITY (dau) to > > JOSEPH & MARTHA DREW of Hutgreen a labourer It didn't list any birthdate in the records book, so checked on freeBMD & registered at Pontefract in Sept. quarter 9c 81 are the three children. The son is down as named JOHN HOPE DREW. Must to have second thoughts after, as the name JOHN is not in the register book. Just checked for death on freeBMD & sadly found all three FAITH, HOPE (name JOHN not included this time) & CHARITY registered in March quarter 1871 in Pontefract 9c 55 How sad, so your triples did very well Roy living into their 80's Maureen

From: Maureenpontefhs@aol.com > Just checked for death on freeBMD & sadly found all three FAITH, HOPE > (name JOHN not included this time) & CHARITY registered in March > quarter 1871 in Pontefract 9c 55 > > How sad, so your triples did very well Roy living into their 80's> Oh what a sad story. The chances of triplets surviving as well as the mother must have been minimal in those days without the benefits of modern medicine. I would think the Faith, Hope & Charity Stockdale Triplets of Cracoe must have been virtually unique. -- Roy Stockdill Editor, Journal of One-Name Studies Guild of One-Name Studies website: www.one-name.org 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