Hello List, To follow up on comments to my query so far: As I think I've posted before, in one Curtis-Hawkins family I'm researching there was switching between RC and COI parishes. I've listed the info below. The matriarch was baptized RC. Of the children's 11 baptisms, 9 were in COI churches and 2 were in RC churches. Two of the 11 baptisms were for one child, who was baptized in both COI and RC churches. Of the children's 3 marriages, one child was baptized COI and married RC, one was both baptized and married COI, and the one who was baptized both COI and RC married RC. At the least this suggests some fluidity in this family's church affiliations. Would the predominance of COI ceremonies indicate that the patriarch Gardiner might have been COI and have prevailed on his baptized-RC wife Catherine to have most of the children's ceremonies in his church (i.e., St. Mary)? Were the ties to the home parish perhaps less firm in COI parishes than in RC parishes? Do you have any thoughts on why the children's occasional switches between COI and RC parishes occurred? *** Family of Gardiner Curtis and Catherine Hawkins Patriarch Gardiner no birth info yet, but birth year estimated as 1816 on death record (familysearch.org) Matriarch Catherine baptized 1813 RC St Andrew Their known children's baptisms and their known marriages: John baptized 1839 RC St Mary Pro Gardiner* no birth info yet, but birth year estimated as 1846 on death record (familysearch.org) Thomas baptized 1848 COI St Mary Thomas married 1868 RC St Andrew James William baptized 1850 COI St Mary Mathew baptized 1851 COI St Mary Catharine Maria baptized 1853 COI St Mary William Joseph baptized 1854 COI St Mary (William) Joseph married 1879 COI St Peter Susan baptized 1857 COI St Mary Susan married 1877 COI St Thomas Edward Henry baptized 1859 COI St Mary Martha Elizabeth baptized 1861 Jan 25 COI St Mary Martha (Elizabeth) baptized 1861 Jan 28 RC St Mary Pro Martha (Elizabeth) married 1884 RC St Mary Pro Benjamin Henry baptized 1866 COI St Mary * There's something special about this child, Gardiner Curtis jr. He's the only one for whom I can't find a baptismal record. What I have found (familysearch.org) is three apparently separate arrests in 1871 (for assault, felony pad lock, crime) and one in 1874 ("asst his father" assaulting his father?). Gardiner sr. was recorded as a shoemaker in the marriage records of his children that I have; I don't know what Gardiner jr.'s occupation was. Both Gardiner sr. and Gardiner jr. died in 1874 in North Dublin (familysearch.org). Earlier someone on the list suggested that they may have succumbed to epidemic disease in 1874. Now I wonder if the two men fought to the death?? *** Thanks for your thoughts. PJ, in Texas