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Nicola

Nicola Report 7 Sep 2007 16:55

I need some help please... My great grandmother was born in 1895 in bolton. There is no father named on her birth cert. The family story is that her father was the son of the man that Sarah (her mother ) was a servant for. The interesting thing is that before she died she told us that she was a twin but I cant find any trace of a twin. How do I find out? I am wondering if its possible that the family of the father adopted the twin? If this is true then maybe the father will be named on that cert and I could trace the family...

Does anyone know if twins have the fact recorded on their birth cert?

This is what I know:
Elizabeth Tonks born 13th Jan 1895 to Sarah Tonks of 19 Velvet walks Great Bolton registered 18/2/95. Bolton was not Sarah's home town but she did settle there. I suspect that she had tonks relatives there but not yet proved it. If you can help I'd be really grateful
Thanks you
Nicola

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 7 Sep 2007 16:59

Does the birth cert include the time of birth?

If not, it's unlikely that there was a twin.........

Reg

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 7 Sep 2007 17:00

I've checked the GRO info...........only one Tonks registered on the page. And only one in the quarter in Bolton

Reg

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 7 Sep 2007 17:35

Could be the other baby was stillborn.

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

Loz From Leices

Loz From Leices Report 7 Sep 2007 17:48

I've also heard that if a child was stillborn it wasn't registered.

Loz

alviegal

alviegal Report 7 Sep 2007 17:52

Is this them in 1901

Name: Sarah Graney
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Bolton
Ecclesiastical parish: Bolton le Moors Emmanuel
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Bolton
Sub-registration district: Great Bolton
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 156
Household Members:
Name Age
Sarah Graney 25
Elizabeth Tonks 6 daughter of Sarah b Bolton, Lancs


No it must be this one is it? Strange about the names above

Name: Sarah Tonks
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: West Bromwich
Ecclesiastical parish: St Phillip
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: West Bromwich
Sub-registration district: West Bromwich, North East
ED, institution, or vessel: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 40
Household Members:
Name Age
Issabela Massey 56
Loredale Massey 55
Sarah Tonks 24

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