BIRTHS.
On the 16th inst., the wife of a poor labouring man, called Godfrey Butterworth, of Wike Common, near Cleckheaton, was delivered of three fine girls. They were christened Faith, Hope and Charity. On the 12th of February, 1846, the same woman had twins.
[According to IGI batches, wife was Sarah, and triplets were Christened on 17 May 1847.]
Westmorland Gazette, Saturday, 29 May 1847, Page 3
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EXTRAORDINARY BIRTHS.
We have been informed that on Sunday last the wife of a poor labouring man, named Godfrey Butterworth, of Wike Common, was delivered of three fine girls, an don Monday the Rev. Mr. Houlbrooke, incumbent of Wike, was called upon to name them. The names selected were Faith, Hope, and Charity, and they were the same day duly registered by Robert Broughton, registrar for the district. Up to eleven o'clock, A.M., Thursday, the mother and the children were all diong well. On the 12th February, 1846, the same woman had twins (two fine boys), which were called Joseph and Benjamin; so that in little more than 15 months she has brought her husband five cihldren, all of them born alive, but the two boys afterwards died.
Leeds Intelligencer, Saturday, 22 May 1847, Page 5
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