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	Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst - The Biddenden Maids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst - The Biddenden Maids
		Perhaps the most famous conjoined twins of the pre-medical era were Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, the so-called Biddenden Maids, born in 1100 to a wealthy family in the little village of Biddenden, Kent.
		Much more probable is that Mary and Eliza were pygopagus twins, joined at the lower spine and pelvis, but perhaps rotated laterally so that they appeared side-by-side.
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	Molded Cookies in History
		The impressions of the 'maids' on the cakes are of a primitive character, and are made by boxwood dies cut in 1814.
		One of the earliest documented cases of conjoined twins are Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, also known as the Biddenden Maids.
		Mary and Eliza, though often depicted as joined at the hip and shoulders, were likely pygopagus twins who were joined at the buttocks and lower backs.
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	Conjoined twins - talk of the town - chennaidarling.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Famous non-separated cases include Helen and Judith (1701-1723), Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst (1100-1134), Daisy and Violet Hilton (1908-1969), Rosa and Josepha Blazek (1878-1922), Margaret and Mary Gibb (1912-1967), Lucio and Simplicio Godina (1908-1936), and Millie and Christine McCoy (1851-1912).
		In that case, Mary was completely dependent on Jodie, having no vital organs of her own.
		Mary and Jodie were considered a parasitic situation because Mary lacked her own heart and lungs and was dependent on Jodie.
	www.chennaidarling.com /cabin/article/cojoined.htm (2028 words)

	Conjoined twins Summary
		The English twin sisters Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, who were conjoined at the back (pygopagus), lived from 1100 to 1134 and were perhaps the best-known early example of conjoined twins.
		Mary and Margaret Gibb of Holyoke, Massachusetts (1912–1967);
		The twins were known to the world media as "Mary" and "Jodie" to protect the privacy of the family during their ordeal.
	www.bookrags.com /Conjoined_twins (2299 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Twins Work"
		One of the earliest documented cases of conjoined twinning are Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst [ref].
		Pygopagus twins -- meaning they were connected along the lower back, upper rump region -- Mary and Eliza lived to be 34 years old.
		Mary and Eliza died within hours of each other.
	science.howstuffworks.com /twin4.htm (882 words)

	Shared Lives: From the types of joining to separation surgeries, the issues around conjoined twins are varied and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The famed "Biddenden Maids," Mary and Elizabeth (or Eliza) Chulkhurst were born in England in 1100.
		Mary and Liam Holton brought their daughters, Katie and Eilish, who were joined at the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, when the children were three.
		However, Mary's lungs and heart were not sufficiently developed, and they shared an aorta, so Jodie's heart and lungs maintained both sisters.
	medhunters.com /articles/sharedLives.html (1905 words)

	Mount Airy, North Carolina - Zip USA 27030, Resources - National Geographic Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The earliest known case of conjoined twins dates back to 945 when brothers from Armenia were taken to Constantinople for medical evaluation.
		Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst who were born in Biddenden, England, in 1100 and lived to the age of 34, were the first conjoined twins to be well-known publicly.
		In their hometown, little cakes imprinted with their image are distributed at Easter time to honor their gift of land to the local church.
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	born in Iraq.. - Page 2 - aliraqi Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		• One of the earliest documented cases of conjoined twins were Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst.
		They were born in Biddenden, Kent, England, in the year 1100, and were joined at the hip.
		Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst are considered one of the more famous early documented pairs of conjoined twins.
	www.aliraqi.org /forums/showthread.php?p=548071 (1934 words)

	TWINSTUFF.COM--Twinstuff Conjoined Twins Timeline, 900-1499
		Biddenden Maids, Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst of Biddenden, Kent, England,
		For centuries following their death (until the early 1900's), an annual celebration was held in Biddenden in which biscuits displaying their images were distributed to the poor on Easter.
		Following the death of one sister, the second twin refused to be separated, supposedly saying, "As we came together, we will also go together," dying six hours later.
	www.twinstuff.com /conj-1100.htm (424 words)

	Home > Family > Multiple Births > Conjoined Twins
		A twin sisters Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, who were conjoined at a back (pygopagus), lived from either 1100-1134 & were perchance a right-known early case of siamese twin.
		A twins were known to the globe media when "Mary" & "Jodie" to protect a privacy of the personal when you took their ordeal.
		Despite a opposition of a Attards, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales ruled that a twins should exist as separated, potentially though this would (& knock off 2001) induce the dying of Rosie ("Mary"), a weaker twin.
	conjoined-twins.generalanswers.org (1503 words)

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		One of the earliest cases was that of the Biddenden Maids who lived in southern England in the 12th century.
		Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, who were joined at the hip and upper body, were from a well-to-do family and lived in relative peace.
		When one of the sisters died at the age of 34, the other faced a dilemma.
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	Developmental Biology Online: A Social History of Conjoined Twins
		According to the official biography written as part of their stage act, their mother was unmarried so the babies were quickly and quietly sold to a local midwife.
		Mary Hilton, was a tyrant who held the twins against their will for nearly twenty years.
		She forced them into a life in show business where they sang, danced, and played the saxophone and violin.
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	Siamese Twins \| DoctorNDTV ... for the better health of Indians
		As they traveled the world, they became known as "the Siamese twins." While they were the first conjoined twins whose medical history was documented, they were not the first conjoined twins.
		Records reference a set of conjoined boys living in Constantinople in 945 A.D. Another well-known set, Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, lived in England in the twelfth century.
		Chang and Eng lived long and fruitful lives until their death at the age of 63.
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	Regional Cooking: British Recipes by Helen Watson
		This is a representation of two sisters reputed to have bequeathed money for the Dole of beer, bread, cheese and cakes.
		Legend has it that their names were Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst who were born in 1100 joined together at the shoulder and hip.
		When one of them died at the age of 34 the other refused to be separated from her and she, herself, died six hours later.
	www.britannia.com /cooking/articles/kent.html (1690 words)

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		The Russians used to say that a bat was a mouse that had eaten a bit of consecrated Easter egg.
		The Poles have an old saying that the first coloured eggs were made by the Virgin Mary in order to please the baby Jesus.
		Siamese twins, Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, born in 1100, left 20 acres to the parish, and each year on Easter the profits made from the land were used to make cakes bearing the women's images to be given to strangers in the village.
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	Conjoined Twins Facts
		The partially separated egg develops into a conjoined fetus.
		One of the earliest documented cases of conjoined twins were Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst.
		They were born in Biddenden, County of Kent, England in the year 1100, and were joined at the hip.
	www.umm.edu /conjoined_twin/facts.html (845 words)

	Success at last- Conjoined twins separated - The Money Times
		The earliest known case of conjoined twins dates back from 945, when a pair of conjoined twin brothers from Armenia were brought to Constantinople for medical evaluation.
		The English twin sisters Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, who were conjoined at the back, lived from 1100 to 1134 and were perhaps the best-known early example of conjoined twins.
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	www.themoneytimes.com /articles/20060907/success_at_last_conjoined_twins_separated-id-101461.html (487 words)

	Echo Online :: Features :: Separating coinjoined twins has risks
		Conjoined twins have been born all throughout history and have also been the subject of ancient legends.
		One of the first documented cases was that of Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, who were born in England in 1100.
		Pictures of the girls show them as being joined at the lower back, which doctors now call "pygopagus twins."
	www.easternecho.com /cgi-bin/story.cgi?4695 (791 words)

	Kembar Siam & Pisang Dempet - 01/09/2004, 08:35 WIB - KOMPAS Cyber Media - Kesehatan
		Mary dan Eliza Chulkhurst yang dikenal dengan sebutan Biddenden Maids, lahir dari keluarga kaya di Desa Biddenden, Kent, Inggris.
		Ibu mereka menjual bayi kembar siam itu ke Mary Hilton, seorang dukun bayi.
		Sejak kecil mereka yang berparas cantik dilatih berkecimpung di dunia panggung dan sempat terkenal karena dua film musikal yang mereka bintangi, Freaks dan Chained For Life.
	www.kompas.com /kesehatan/news/0409/01/084337.htm (1308 words)

	Conjoined Twins - Pregnancy
		Bush was asked about Mary Cheney's pregnancy in light of his previous statements that a child ideally should be raised by in a family headed by a married...
		Bush gives approving nod to Mary Cheney's pregnancy
		Attorneys knew of accuser's pregnancy - News 14 Charlotte
	www.beingpregnant.info /conjoined_twins.php (1071 words)

	Amazon.com: "Biddenden Maids": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		See all pages with references to Biddenden Maids.
		conjoined human beings who actually lived, is that of the twin sisters Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, commonly known as the "Biddenden Maids", who were born at the village of Bidden- den, near Staplehurst in Kent, about the year I ioo.
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	Cabinet Magazine Online - Themself
		What’s it like to share a body with someone dead?
		“As we came together, we will also go together,” said the pious Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst.
		“This Mezentian existence,” one writer poetically described the six hours between Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst’s departures, referencing a particularly gruesome punishment invented by a mythical Etruscan king: to strap a living prisoner to a dead one and leave him to die.
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