Hello all, Recently some of you discussed the repeated use of a child's forename by a husband and wife. I have a two-generation example of the repeated use of a son's forename. It caused a lot of confusion on my part until I had enough records and advice to clear things up. It involves my Kingstown/Dun Laoghaire Plunkett ancestors. Andrew-1 Plunkett and Margaret White son Andrew-2 born 1862* / no death record yet found son Andrew-3 born 1863** Andrew-3 and Mary Kelly son Andrew-4 born 1885*** / died 1886 age 4 mo of convulsions*** son Thomas born 1887*** daughter Julia born 1888*** (Her father Andrew-3 died 2+ weeks later***) Mary Kelly's parents were Thomas Kelly and Julia O'Halloran.* Andrew-3 and Mary seem to have given up on using the forename Andrew and apparently switched to the Kelly forenames. Julia Plunkett did name her only son Andrew. * Extract from Kingstown St. Michael baptismal record by a parish priest ** Report of an Irish researcher's view of the Kingstown St. Michael baptismal record at the NLI *** General Register Office birth or death record PJ