Wally: I see, from my own database, that a John and Elizabeth Anderson did indeed have two children, Ann and John, baptised at Doddington on 14 October 1771. However, this is a baptism entry so I see no reason (from what I have: you may have more detailed information of course) to assume they were both born in that year, or that they were twins. It is possible one was a "delayed baptism" which, for one reason or another, possibly just from pure inertia, had been put off until another baby arrived. Perhaps even more important, are you sure the parents were the same John and Elizabeth Anderson? John Anderson was, and probably still is, a very common name in Northumberland, and many John Andersons will have been married to an Elizabeth. You may already know that this couple (I assume it was the same one!) also had another child, Adam Anderson, baptised at Doddington on 19 June 1774. That indicates a stay there for at least three years, which may make it worthwhile looking at any other Doddington records you can find for that period. Remember that it was - and in theory at least, still is - the tradition that a wedding takes place in the parish of the bride, which implies that Elizabeth was living in Longhoughton in 1768, but not necessarily John, who may have been from Doddington all along. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: drewa via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: Genealogy <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 22:58 Subject: [NMB] Andersons I am Wally Anderson of Alberta Can. I am trying to find Ancestor births of John Anderson & Elizabeth Palaster who were married in Longhoughton on 2nd of Aug 1768 [ John had twins born in 1771 in Doddington ] Wally Anderson .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message