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emma@esh
24-03-2005, 9:30 PM
I have spent many hours looking at the Parishes Registers and these have to be a couple of the saddest entries so far.


Baptism
Elizabeth (1) Frances (2) Maria (3) triplet daughters of Edward and Ann Wickham
June 23rd 1823 (a note appears ‘Tergeminae’ ‘Tergemini’)

Burial
Elizabeth, Frances and Maria triplet daughters of Edward and Ann Wickham June 29th 1823 1 day

I have seen several sets of twins

Burials
Philadelphia and Peter twins of John and Mary Palmer November 15th 1826 3 days

Charity twin daughter of Richard and Charlotte Baker January 6th 1830 12 hours

Emma a twin of James and Hannah Wickham April 20th 1820 aged 3 weeks

Edward a twin son of James and Hannah Wickham May 13th 1820 aged 8 weeks

Baptisms
Charles and Mercy twin children of John and Ann Waghorn Farmer January 6th 1816

Thomas and Phoebe twin son and daughter born Feb 23rd 1822 of Thomas and Harriett Pomfret lab February 23rd 1822