Hi Barb - I have at least two birth registrations which do not give a forename. Both in County Cork and in this same timeframe. I'm pretty sure the children lived so not sure why this happened, perhaps pressure of time to get the registration done? Regards, Patsy - New Zealand Website: http://www.loanegenealogy.webs.com http://cdkiwi.com Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2010 11:17 AM Subject: [Irl-Cork] Birth Registrations with No First Name > Greetings, > > My family and I have hunted for years for my grandmother's 1879 or 1880 > Irish birth registration, or her baptism. > snip. > > As I expected, her previously known siblings' civil births & baptisms > turned > up, in Glengarriff civil and Inchigeelagh RC locations. Then suddenly, up > popped a new one, with no given first name at all: > "*...* Mahoney, Female," with my grandmother's exact birth date, 19 Dec > 1879, at a location unfamiliar to our family, Inniscarra. snip> > Would we have found her sooner, if we had looked for unnamed babies > instead > of just Margarets? Who knew that a child's birth could even be registered > with *no stated first name*? snip> > Appreciate any comments or advice, > Barb Glassel