Genealogy Chat

I have according to family memories both twin births and triplet births.. many who died young. Does anyone now whether it shows on a birth certificate if someone is a twin or triplet ect? Grateful for any advice at all.

Usually gives the time of birth on each cert ,but that wont apply if one was a stillborn. Stillbirths weren't registered until the stillbirth register started 1st july 1927 and the stillbirth register is only open to close relatives Shirley

Hi Shirley, Now theres a problem don't know if any were still born only that there was 22 children some twins and some triplets. Thanks for your help so as i see it the nine children i've found on census could have been a twin ect and if i had certificate it might show a time ... do i have that right. LOL. Lorraine

Plus they would have the same GRO ref as they would be registered the same day. is possible for one to be on the next page number if the registrar at that time had completed the page with one of the registrations

Okay thanks Shirley for that. A big task at hand so i better get to it.LOL Its addictive this family history thing isn't it. Many thanks Lorraine

Lorraine Yes but guardedly!!! but then some registras did add birth time too on a single birth. I would look to see if there was another one with the same GRO ref. but of course if one was stillborn pre 1927 then you wont know as no record would be found

Understood Shirley unfortunately they are all pre 1927 but think i may have found one, on like you say next number ect. Must go and check if they died or on census with someone else. Appreciate your help very much. Lorraine

Hi Lorraine Multiple births are registard one at a time ..with..no ref to other sibling. dont know if this helps

The reason for the time on multiple birth certificates is for heredity purposes, the eldest child of a multiple birth takes precedence over it's siblings, in just the same way as the oldest child would where there are other children in a family. Jennifer

Thank you all for your help. Still searching arghhhh! Lorraine

Lorraine, my younger sisters were born twins. One died at three weeks old, and the other is STILL my sister. There was nothing on there to say they were twins. Only two individual birth certificates, and a death cetificate. Of course there may be places that do it.... I'm not an expert. my sisters were 1941. Deanna X

I have certs.for triplets born 1886.They all have the same reference number.Each certificate has the time of birth on it. Fran

My late Mum was a twin nothing on her or brothers cert to say they were teins. 1930's Marion

The twins in my line had consequative page numbers... spotted purely by chance when I was matching Surname and mmn. Told my dad as they were his uncles and he was all 'well yeh... they were twins.' I just rolled my eyes, wish he'd tell me this stuff before I trawl through for it. lol.

Thanks for your help, but now my mother says what twins and triplets. LOL Don't you just love mothers i spent hours looking for twins ect and finally decided to check if they were live births and she says i don't know i wasn't there. and then carried on to say the above. Oh no i meant the other side of the family, its not what she said though arghhhhhhh! Oh well never mind no wonder i couldn't find any to fit then. LOL. Thanks again. Lorraine