The sad story of the twins made the newspapers, so just in case they fit in your family:
02 May 1925 - Shields Daily News - Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
DEATH OF BABY TWINS
----------
Family of five in Hut at
Newbiggin
Sad revelations were made at an inquest
held at Newbiggin yesterday on an infant
child, the son of Norman Edward Charlton,
who lives in a wooden bungalow near
Lyneburn.
The father, an unemployed labourer said
his wife gave birth to twins on Sunday last.
One died the same day, and the other on
Tuesday. Witness and his family, which
consisted of his wife and three children,
occupied the bungalow. He built it him-
self. A recess was used as sleeping quar-
ters. Witness slept on the floor. He had
been unable to get a house.
Sergeant W. Riccalton said the hut was
in a filthy condition, and the bed was
covered with rags.
Dr Skene, Lynemouth, said there was no
chance of the first child living, but the
second might have lived if proper care had
been taken. Witness gave the father a
note to take to the relieving office at Ash-
ington in order that the woman might be
taken into the workhouse hospital, but the
father had not delivered the note. Witness
had to light a candle during the daytime
in order to see the patients. Death was
aggravated by the conditions of the hut.
A verdict of "Death from natural
causes" was returned, and the father was
censured by the Deputy Coroner.
Lancashire Evening Post 02 May 1925
FATHER CENSURED BY JURY
At a Newbiggen inquest yesterday on a twin
son of Norman Edward Charlton, it was stated
that the family live in a hut 8ft by 9ft, on
the beach at Lyneburn (Northumberland). The
twins were born on Sunday, one dying on
Tuesday. The father was given a note by a
doctor to have the woman removed to the work-
house, but omitted to hand it to the relieving
officer. A verdict of death from natural causes
was returned, the father being censured by the
jury.
The 02 May 1925 - Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer also ran the article with no info in it, other than pointing out that the 8ft by 9ft hut was smaller than most hen cotes.
