Hi Mark I like a puzzle too, but I thought I had laid this to rest seven years ago. It was a home birth, and no hospitals in those days for maternity cases, so nothing to look for there. I have searched the GRO, but not any 'unknowns' - however, surely they would have been registered together? There is only one place for burial at that time in that area, and I have a full print out of that name, which is a very uncommon one (Quiney), so it was easy for the cemetery to do for me. I am going to call Cheltenham Register Office today because this is giving me grey hair (or more of it I should say!). Regards Pauline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mataylor@homestead92.fsnet.co.uk" <mataylor@homestead92.fsnet.co.uk> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [GLS] Birth of Twins > Pauline > > Are there any Church records that might help? Christening is possible at > birth. Was it a home birth or hospital if a difficult birth? If hospital > maybe records. > > Is there a time delay between birth and registration? Maybe view either side > of your Grandmothers registration a bit further. > > On the indexes look for unknown at the end of the quarter. Whilst family may > have named her it might only have been after legal registration had taken > place. > > Look further afield regarding burial. > > You might have thought of the above but I like a puzzle. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Pauline Roberts > Sent: 11 February 2007 21:28 > To: gloucester@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [GLS] Birth of Twins > > > Hi Jenny > > Thank you. Does this mean that no time would have been put on my > grandmother's birth then, seeing as the other child was still born? Does > this not count? I might just telephone the register office concerned and > see (as it was a typed certificate) if there was a time entered that was > missed off the certificate. > > Regards > > Pauline > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jenny buckley" <jenny_buckley@hotmail.com> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 8:56 PM > Subject: Re: [GLS] Birth of Twins > > > > Hi Pauline, > > > > Yesterday I was reading the march issue of practical family > > history and in one story it does mention twins, it could be that the twin > > was still born, and it states in the magazine that still births prior to > > 1927 were not registered. hope this little bit is of help to you. > > > > jenny > > > > > > >From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> > > >Reply-To: gloucester@rootsweb.com > > >To: <GLOUCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> > > >Subject: [GLS] Birth of Twins > > >Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:58:18 -0000 > > > > > >Hello all > > > > > >My grandmother was born in 1895, and all her life believed she was a > twin. > > >The other child, apparently a girl was called Lucy but died soon after > > >birth. > > > > > >When I purchased my grandmother's birth certificate, there was no mention > > >of > > >a time, which I understood was the case when there was twins, so I > assumed > > >that there was only one child and the other child was a bit of a fib. > > > > > >I have now spoken to the daughter of my grandmother's long lost brother, > > >and > > >she mentioned the fact that my gran was a twin. This leaves me > wondering. > > >There is neither a birth nor death registration for another child at the > > >same time as my grandmother, and no indication on the certificate. Can > > >anyone advise if it is possible that no registration of birth or death > > >could > > >have taken place if the child was born but died? > > > > > >To add to this, the name is an unusual one, and I have a complete list of > > >all people buried at the cemetery nearby with the same name, some are > > >babies, but none are called Lucy, and none coincide with the date of my > > >grandmother's birth, not even slightly. > > > > > >I would appreciate any comments anyone would have, because I am a little > > >bit > > >flummoxed by this. > > > > > >Pauline > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > > > > > >Browse the list archives at: > > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > > > > >Keyword search - any or all lists: > > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > > >------------------------------- > > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > >GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Hotmail is evolving – check out the new Windows Live Mail > > http://ideas.live.com > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > > Browse the list archives at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ > > Keyword search - any or all lists: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > >

Could the surname have been misspelled, or mis-interpreted? Unlikely I know but maybe? Emma Monmouth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 7:53 AM Subject: Re: [GLS] Birth of Twins > Hi Mark > > I like a puzzle too, but I thought I had laid this to rest seven years > ago. > > It was a home birth, and no hospitals in those days for maternity cases, > so > nothing to look for there. I have searched the GRO, but not any > 'unknowns' - however, surely they would have been registered together? > > There is only one place for burial at that time in that area, and I have a > full print out of that name, which is a very uncommon one (Quiney), so it > was easy for the cemetery to do for me. > > I am going to call Cheltenham Register Office today because this is giving > me grey hair (or more of it I should say!). > > Regards > > Pauline > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mataylor@homestead92.fsnet.co.uk" > <mataylor@homestead92.fsnet.co.uk> > To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 9:46 PM > Subject: Re: [GLS] Birth of Twins > > >> Pauline >> >> Are there any Church records that might help? Christening is possible at >> birth. Was it a home birth or hospital if a difficult birth? If hospital >> maybe records. >> >> Is there a time delay between birth and registration? Maybe view either > side >> of your Grandmothers registration a bit further. >> >> On the indexes look for unknown at the end of the quarter. Whilst family > may >> have named her it might only have been after legal registration had taken >> place. >> >> Look further afield regarding burial. >> >> You might have thought of the above but I like a puzzle. >> >> Mark >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:gloucester-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Pauline Roberts >> Sent: 11 February 2007 21:28 >> To: gloucester@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [GLS] Birth of Twins >> >> >> Hi Jenny >> >> Thank you. Does this mean that no time would have been put on my >> grandmother's birth then, seeing as the other child was still born? Does >> this not count? I might just telephone the register office concerned and >> see (as it was a typed certificate) if there was a time entered that was >> missed off the certificate. >> >> Regards >> >> Pauline >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "jenny buckley" <jenny_buckley@hotmail.com> >> To: <gloucester@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 8:56 PM >> Subject: Re: [GLS] Birth of Twins >> >> >> > Hi Pauline, >> > >> > Yesterday I was reading the march issue of practical family >> > history and in one story it does mention twins, it could be that the > twin >> > was still born, and it states in the magazine that still births prior >> > to >> > 1927 were not registered. hope this little bit is of help to you. >> > >> > jenny >> > >> > >> > >From: "Pauline Roberts" <secserve@wilnecote.fsbusiness.co.uk> >> > >Reply-To: gloucester@rootsweb.com >> > >To: <GLOUCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> >> > >Subject: [GLS] Birth of Twins >> > >Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 20:58:18 -0000 >> > > >> > >Hello all >> > > >> > >My grandmother was born in 1895, and all her life believed she was a >> twin. >> > >The other child, apparently a girl was called Lucy but died soon after >> > >birth. >> > > >> > >When I purchased my grandmother's birth certificate, there was no > mention >> > >of >> > >a time, which I understood was the case when there was twins, so I >> assumed >> > >that there was only one child and the other child was a bit of a fib. >> > > >> > >I have now spoken to the daughter of my grandmother's long lost > brother, >> > >and >> > >she mentioned the fact that my gran was a twin. This leaves me >> wondering. >> > >There is neither a birth nor death registration for another child at > the >> > >same time as my grandmother, and no indication on the certificate. >> > >Can >> > >anyone advise if it is possible that no registration of birth or death >> > >could >> > >have taken place if the child was born but died? >> > > >> > >To add to this, the name is an unusual one, and I have a complete list > of >> > >all people buried at the cemetery nearby with the same name, some are >> > >babies, but none are called Lucy, and none coincide with the date of >> > >my >> > >grandmother's birth, not even slightly. >> > > >> > >I would appreciate any comments anyone would have, because I am a > little >> > >bit >> > >flummoxed by this. >> > > >> > >Pauline >> > > >> > > >> > > _____________________________________________ >> > > >> > >Browse the list archives at: >> > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ >> > > >> > >Keyword search - any or all lists: >> > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search >> > >------------------------------- >> > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > >GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > >the >> > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> > MSN Hotmail is evolving – check out the new Windows Live Mail >> > http://ideas.live.com >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> Browse the list archives at: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GLOUCESTER/ >> >> Keyword search - any or all lists: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GLOUCESTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> > > > >