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I had thought of twins or more...but there are no multiple birth entries at same time. And in those days, the chances of giving birth early to one who died and then going full term on the other are unlikely. Similarly, the chances of premature births surviving also less. The one possibility is that Arthur and Percy Sidney were in fact two children who both died.

I sometimes doubt the information given in 1911. I have a similar situation...I knew of nine children of whom two had died. But in 1911, my great grandmother declared twelve live births of which five had died. So all of a sudden I had three missing children. None appeared on censuses, so if they existed they were born and died between census years. And none of this was helped by the nomadic existence that my grandparents led following the iron and steel industry around the U.K. - the nine were born in six different places (seven if you split Willenhall and Bilston). And that's what makes all of this so addictive....

:-)

I did think that Arthur & Percy Sidney could have been different children but the dates of their birth registration was different. Also when I asked the cemetery if they had any burials in those names they only had one for Arthur Percy Sidney. I then ordered a death cert. and it is made out in the name of Arthur Percy Sidney. I don't know if I should go for a birth certificate for one of the birth entries?
I'm having the same problem with one of my other gt.grandparents. the 1911 records 12 live births and 6 deaths. I know of 2 and a possible 1. There is another birth with both grandparents names but it makes them both 16! But as Naomi is not a very common name I'm not sure if I should take it especially as I can't find a death for this baby only baptisim. If only they could come back and let us know!

Denise :-S