Mine actually state 'Previously' with their original surname.
Could John Doyle have been illegitimate although he knew his father's name, didn't know him personally & preferred to keep his 'birth' name?
Annie
Add...Is not not odd, if his mother was Catherine Christina, out of 3 daughters none are named after his motherCould be Illegitimate, as for none being named after the mother, it's not the first time i've seen that happen
I have a theory
That John for some reason changed his surname and his mother may of had the middle name Christina. If I take those factors into account, I find these things
1820 Marriage of THOMAS DOONIGAN CATHERINE MURRAY - Lucan
1821 Baptism of CATHERINE DOONIGAN - Lucan - Parents listed as THOMAS DOONIGAN CHRISTIANA DOONIGAN
1826 Baptism of THOMAS DOONIGAN - lucan - Parents listed as THOS. DOONIGAN CHRISTIAN DOONIGAN
1831 Baptism of ANN DONEGAN - Palmerstown - Parents listed as THOS. [THOMAS] DONEGAN CHRISTINE DONEGAN
1831 Baptism of DANL DONEGAN - Palmerstown - Parents listed as THOS. [THOMAS] DONEGAN CHRISTINA DONEGAN
1833 Baptism of JNO. [JOHN] DONEGAN - Palmerstown - Parents Listed as THOMAS DONEGAN
CHRISTINA DONEGAN
1835 Baptism of MARY DONNEGAN - Palmerstown - Parents listed as THOS. [THOMAS] DONNEGAN
CHRISTINA DONNEGAN
Has anyone ever come accross a last name change while still in the their birth country and using the fathers real surname on documents?
Looking at these baptisms, none give the mother’s surname.
There are baptisms for
William Doonegan and Daniel Doonegan both in Palmerstown in 1838 with parents Thomas and Christian Owens. The register is shown on Ancestry but not on Irish genealogy
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qlw/
There is a marriage here:
Marriage - Thomas Dungan and Christina Owens
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01qlv/
I've been through Thomas Doyle, Patrick doyle, Thomas Dunegan, Patrick dunegan, Catherine Murray, Catherine Christian, catherine Doyle and catherine Dunegan combination that I could think of, in and around the Dublin area, and the 1820 Marriage of THOMAS DOONIGAN CATHERINE MURRAY - Lucan is the closest i've come, . Oh I even tried as far as Maynooth, which is where I found Hannah
As for the America part, i don't even want to attempt to go down that rabbit hole