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i have abirth cert of my g.grandmother it has born 8 sept at 10.oclock someone told me this was because she was twin but how do i go about finding out if that was so the year was 1837 thank you for any advice
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I believe that is so. Have you tried telephoning the GRO?

Tel: +44 (0) 845 603 7788 (8am to 8pm Monday to Friday. Saturday 9am to 4pm).

i have her sister and brother both born in 1841 so i think they were twins unless the records are wrong,but will go and have alook to see if i can find out if she was twin

thanks Robert no i had,nt thought of that will try and find out and thank you

In the early days of registration many of the Registrars recorded time of birth for everyone, so there may be no twin.
As they became more aquainted with the rules of form-filling, the time was usually only put on twin or other multiple births, in England and Wales.
Scotland always shows time, I believe.

Gwyn

have been in touch with GR and she is twin she said to look at findmypast as they have the full indexs,but im not subcriberd to them

What was her name Joyce?
I'll have a look on Ancestry.

Gwyn

HI Gwyn thank you her name was
Louisa bonner born 1837 thame oxford mothers maiden name Hounslow

I can't see a twin for her on Ancestry, ...Sorry

ok thanks Gwyn

Hi Elouise it could be as Louisa,s grandmother was Sarah ,i have the family on census somewere the only different is Sarahs not born in the same month as Louisa

These 2 have close numbers....so might be twins ?

Births Mar 1841

Bonner Ellen Thame 16 116
Bonner George Thame 16 115

It was explained to me that each registration districts entries are grouped into a big ledger.
The district information could come from many sub districts which made up the larger registration area.
Each quarter's total entries would be in a separate section and it is pure coincidence that the names and numbers sometimes match.

If there is a surname which is fairly common in a particular area, I suppose there is more chance of a name match.

Gwyn

The twins would be shown in the quarter of registration....not birth month.
That's why some late November or December births are found in the March quarter of the following year.

Gwyn

i have found some of the bonner children
Rebecca 1844
Rhoda 1846
Rowland 1840
William 1849
Louisa 1837
Maria 1842
but from Baptism index-county 1538-1851
Bonner Louisa parents William and Louisa thame 1837
Bonner Maria parents William and Louisa thame 1841
Bonner Rowland parents William and Louisa thame 1841

i have Roland hes married to Pheobe and there children were
George age 13
William age 11
Frederick age 5
Louisa age 2
all on 1881 census

Rhoda was born 1846 Crendon oxfordshire is that the same as Rosa

My sisters are twins. Just checked to see what the deal was, and they both have the same vol and page no's. Mind you, this was in 1963....

H

ive just found the marriage cert for Louisa Bonner and her sister Rhoda Bonner was one of the wittness and that was 1868

just thought i would let you all no Louisa was,nt twin it seems the use to put the time them days and Rowland and Maria are,t twins either as he was 2yrs old and she was ababy just that they both got christern on the same day,so that solives that mistry
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