Hi Pauline This thread has kept the list busy! Another possibility that I don't think has been aired here, is that the twin might have died during the pregnancy, even quite early in the pregnancy, then the surviving twin carried to term. During delivery, the presence of the probably tiny, deceased twin would have been noted by those in attendance, but given the timeframe (1890's), would have been treated the same way as the placenta, depending on the family traditions at the time, may have been buried in the back yard. There would be no requirement to register this as a stillbirth or for burial in a cemetery. However, the presence of the twin would have been talked about in the family - the children of the family incorporating into their own stories at their level of understanding, (the brother was only six years old at the time). Being a twin is/was special and likely to be remembered and clung on to. Good luck with your search for a twin "given away"! Margaret