Hi I just rejoined the Kent list tonight as i had left to give myself a break But have started digging again for my own ancestors as well as helping a friend. I am hoping that someone can help me decipher something on a birth cert. I sent off for my friends mothers birth certficate. She was born in Sand St in Woolwich, but the entry where the date of birth is there are two extra lines of script. It says 30th Nov 1894 H - M 5 - am 49 Sand St Its the H - M that I am puzzled about. We think she was a twin and I am lucky in that it gives the time of birth. but can anyone suggest what the H-M is about. Thanks for any help and suggestions Lynn

muddcity wrote: > Hi > > I just rejoined the Kent list tonight as i had left to give myself > a break > > But have started digging again for my own ancestors as well as > helping a friend. I am hoping that someone can help me decipher > something on a birth cert. > > I sent off for my friends mothers birth certficate. She was born in > Sand St in Woolwich, but the entry where the date of birth is there > are two extra lines of script. > > It says > > 30th Nov 1894 H - M 5 - am 49 Sand St > > Its the H - M that I am puzzled about. We think she was a twin > and I am lucky in that it gives the time of birth. The time does suggest she was a twin but doesn't necessarily prove she was. A quick way to check is to click on the page number to see what other children were registered on that page. Another way is to restrict your search to just that surname (no given name), year and registration district. That would pick up a possible twin on either the preceding or following page. If there is an apparent twin, don't assume it is. I found what I thought was twins, especially as they had a fairly unusual surname. They turned out not be twins but cousins. Have you checked on Ancestry's London CMBs? I've found several Woolwich events there. > but can anyone suggest what the H-M is about. That has me beat :( I've not come across it before. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk