Hi,
I have a puzzle to solve on my tree.....Patrick Coakley and Mary Brien were married 25 Feb 1865, Skibbereen, Cork - both never previously married. Their children are Honora (1866), Ellen (1867), Jerry (1868), Mary (1871), Kate (1873), Patrick (1875), and Margaret (1877). ALL of the children's baptism records from the RC parish of Caheragh show Patrick Coakley and Mary Brien as their parents. However, in the civil registration records for them, four of the children (Honora, Ellen, Jerry, and Kate) show a mother by the name of Mary Mongin/Mangan/Mongan instead of Brien. I know these are all the same children because the civil date is two to three days prior to the baptism date....with the exception of two (Mary and Patrick) which were registered later.
I have not found that Mary Brien was previously married to anyone named Mongan, etc nor have I found Patrick Coakley married to anyone with that surname. I have attached Ellen's civil registration record as an example...Any thoughts?
Thanks!