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Twins in most generations of my late Dad's family. He himself was a twin but the other one didn't survive. My sister miscarried twins at about 3 1/2 months. She didn't have any more children. I myself only had a single birth.... would have loved twins.

My mum was a twin. I dont have twins but my daughter-in-law's Dad is also a twin. I have 2 yr old grandson and anther baby due in Aug but they say it is only one they were a bit worried it could be twin's this time. Marion

Hiya, I have twin siblings! They are a boy and girl (Tommy and Woo) and there adorable!! Apparently it goes down in generations and on mothers line it seems that im next to have them!! xx

Rumour has it there were twins on my husbands side but it would have been earlier than 1791 and none show up on that tree until 2 sets born in 1956 & 1958 of very distant cousins. On mother-in-laws side her grandparents had a set of triplets born in 1888 but all died, and she believes they also had a set of twins of which one died but I haven't proved that is right. On my side coming from my great grandmothers side there were 7 sets of twins, but none had twins themselves. Starting with the 3rd generation there was 1 set born 1757 but they never married. In the 4th generation there was 1 set born 1789 but none of their descendents were twins. In the 5th generation there were 3 sets of twins born 1821,1834, & 1836. In the 7th generation there was 1 set born 1856 In the 9th generation there was 1 set born 1974 [directly descended from the 1821 5th generation]

anyone got more than one set ? i guess that would be very rare,

Hi Jess I have naturally concieved twins boy, non idential. Not one other set of twins anywhere in family... well I guess the tradition must start somewhere ina family?? or was i just unlucky?? lol I know of one lady who has two sets of twins with appox 16 yrs and one single child in between, was a member of the local twins club And i think one set of twins are enough LOL.... was worried silly when i fell pregnant after the twins LOL

Hi My Aunt had three sets of twins (naturally) and they are all girls.All three sets survived but none of them have had twins My Husbands Gran had 1 sets of twins and her sister had triplets. My daughters now getting worried as its missed a generation. lol Cheryl

I have a cousin with twins and on my hubbys side one of his rellies married atwin and one set on my side both in 1800,s Star

My 'other half' is a triplet-----one of 3 boys all natural.So glad it missed me, but I've told our children to look out!!!!! Funnily enough, I found triplets on my side of the family(way back) but sadly they all died. Sue.

Naturally concieved twins in born in the year 1900. xx

I think i am right in saying Identical twins run in families? , although i'll bet i am wrong... Jess

There are no 'no noses' in my family, only nosey noses...

Jess, I'm not a multiple birth nor had any but have two sets of twins every generation in my family. My mums mum was one of two idential sets, my grannie had two sets, one identical one not, and my mum and one of her sisters both had a set of identicals each. My MIL had two sets of twins and one set of triplet siblings. Glad I quit while I had one. LOL

Colleague of my husband has 1 set of triplet boys (age about 10 now) and twin girls, non-identical (age about 3) - all 'natural' as far as I know - rather her than me, lol!

My hubby is the youngest of 17 no multiples. His poor Mum Rebecca

Sets of fraternal and identical twins can run in families. Fraternal twins are produced by the relase of two eggs and identical twins by the release and split of one egg. The incidence of twins is down to the mother alone. It is not 'passed' by the father even if he was a twin or there are twins on his side of the family. Viv

My Dad is a twin (natural) and my son would have been had I not miscarried his twin. Daisy