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Hi, I wonder if someone would be kind enough to solve a family myth/truth? I have been told that my father and /or uncle had a twin that died. Both my father and uncle are deceased now. I can't find either of them on the lancashire bmd index or the free bmd site. I was wondering if anyone had access to any other type of record.
My father was SAMUEL SPARKS BORN 03.08.1921. My uncle was LAWRENCE SPARKS BORN 26.05.1923. (I think!) Their parents were JOHN SPARKS and ALICE, formerly BANKS. Wigan in lancashire. The surname could have been registered as SPARKS OR SPARKES.
(Other siblings were John @1914,Edward 1919.)
I would appreciate any help.
regards
gill

Gill

Your dads name was registered under Sparkes

Theses 2 have come up aswell

Births Mar 1917 (>99%)
Sparks Daniel Banks Wigan 8c 251

Births Sep 1919 (97%)
Sparks Edward Banks Wigan 8c 254
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Found this

Laurence Spark MMN Banks b 1923 Q4 Wigan 8c 246

Phillys Spark MMN Banks 1923 Q4 Wigan 8c 246

Laurence has a Phyllis same reg.
1923
2qtr wigan mmn banks 8c 246

Thanks Julie.......DANIEL? well well, that's exciting, there's never been a mention of a Daniel. I only knew of uncle Jack (JOHN) Lawrence and Edward... There couldn't have been twins then could there? otherwise their births would have been entered at the same time? What a puzzle.
Thank you for helping.
gill x

ah. just seen your last post. !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Julie and Jim... is there a death entry for Phillys?

Gill

I can't find John thou..Found it

John Sparkes
Year of Registration: 1912
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Mother's Maiden Name: Banks
District: Wigan
County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 290 (click to see others on page)

Hi Gill
Sparks 1923 2#
Name....MMN ................District........Vol.....Page

Laurence..Banks Wigan 8c 246

Phyllis.....Banks Wigan 8c 246


Samuel was registered under Sparkes

hope this helps
valerie

Phyllis death is 1924 Q1 Wigan 8c 173..she is down as Sparkes

poor mite didn't live long then. What about this Daniel???? is there a death entry for him??? sooooo.....exciting...

No can't see one for him

I was about to say someone has Daniel in their tree and realize it was you..i would confirm it 1st just incase he isn't your uncle

Thank you everyone,from that I've been able to input uncle jack's (John) correct year of birth........ and correct the spelling of uncle lawrence to laurence!!!! Hopefully found a new entry of Daniel..... and discovered the "twin" thing was not a myth. I shall have to order the birth certificate for Daniel now... he must have died young because there was never any mention of him.
thank you so so much for taking the time to do this for me. I am very grateful
gill x

hi not quite sure if i'm to start a new thread or whether "my helpers" will be able to see this.......... In my tree I had always put John Sparks birth year as being 1914 but with your help I see I got that wrong and it is 1912. Looking through my paperwork, it appears that I thought it was 1914 because when I had a trial on Ancestry I had found a death record for a John Briscoe Sparks (Briscoe taken from the grandparents) it showed death as 1989 but birth as 11 July 1914..... Are you able to find out if John Briscoe Sparks is co-incidence or if his mother's maiden name is Banks too?
thank you
gill

Hi Gill

I was just about to switch off

It probably is the same man.. the info on the death is only as good as the informant would know

So say his Wife or Child was the informant, they would of only know how old he was by what he told them..if that makes sense

Julie

PS..The death certificate won't give you his Mothers maiden name

thanks julie!
gill
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