Birth Registered Twice - any thoughts

[Sinann]

One of the Dubliners (band) as he puts it is "gifted with an older brother's name", think I remember that correctly.

[Pdorgan]

Yes I do have the Mother in the 1911 Census she is Widowed by then, says she had 8 liveborn children, 4 still living at time of Census, I have only managed to identify 5 (or maybe 6) so far.
She was married in 1862, so I am assuming that probably 2 children could have been born before civil registration...

Somehow I didn't have my mind open to there actually being 2 children and the first dying.. I will pursue that avenue..
Thanks

[dathai]

the first one appears to have been baptised Johanna ?
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mqh/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mqi/

[Maiden Stone]

the first one appears to have been baptised Johanna ?
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mqh/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mqi/

It was 2nd Johanna of 3 consecutive ones. Possibly a mistake?

[a chesters]

I have at least two families who named the next child  of the same sex after the one who had just died. In both cases, it was in the 1840's, one in England and one in Scotland, so it would appear a fairly common practice at that time.

[Nanna52]

My grandfather was named after an older brother who died, this was in Australia in 1878.  His parents came from Somerset.  Fortunately for me they had different middle names, so made it a bit easier.  It was my 2 X great grandfathers name, so I guess they wanted to continue it.

[Maiden Stone]

My GF's children by 1st wife included a daughter and a son who both died young. GF named them after his parents. The names were used again for children of 2nd marriage. I didn't know they had existed until I began researching my family.

[Sinann]

the first one appears to have been baptised Johanna ?
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mqh/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mqi/

It was 2nd Johanna of 3 consecutive ones. Possibly a mistake?

and all three sponsors are called Catherine!

[Pdorgan]

Thanks all for the help and comments.. they helped me..
Peter