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Twins: two sets in one family

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Unknown

Unknown Report 27 Aug 2006 21:29

Not really my family, just found future husband of my grandmother's cousin. He has 8 siblings, including boy/girl twins aged 12 and girl twins aged 9.

VIVinHERTS

VIVinHERTS Report 27 Aug 2006 21:35

Nell, My gt grandmother had 3 sets of twins. She had 15 children altogether. Viv

Unknown

Unknown Report 27 Aug 2006 22:00

Viv Bet you're glad you didn't follow her example!!!! I'm chuffed because I've only found 2 lots of twins in my tree and they all died in infancy:-(( nell

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Aug 2006 22:08

Ive got 2 sets - Cain and Abel (like they wanted those brothers to get on!! lol), and Elizabeth and Martha, who have been the devil to trace as they were known from at least a year old, on all censuses, marriage and memorial stones as Kate and Ada!! maggie

VIVinHERTS

VIVinHERTS Report 27 Aug 2006 23:11

Nell, It skipped 2 generations and got me....my boys will be 19 on Tuesday!!! LOL Viv

Unknown

Unknown Report 27 Aug 2006 23:13

Wow!

Tabitha

Tabitha Report 27 Aug 2006 23:19

my partners granfather was a twin he also had older twin sisters, my freind has 2 sets of twins, she was told be get sterilized cause it was fault and next time it could be triplets or more

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 27 Aug 2006 23:20

My grandfather had twin sisters Rose and Violet. Rose died aged 15 years. She was a bu**er to find! as she was staying with rellies on her 10th birthday.(got her in the end) Gotta big buzz the day thier birth certs arrived!!!...born 10 mins apart. Gerri x PS.. my friend is a twin and she had twins!....this is a rarity! as they say that it misses a generation.

Patricia

Patricia Report 27 Aug 2006 23:42

Twins normally fall down the female side of the family