two marys daughters with1911 census same family ?

[oldhippyone]

on my notes i have them both as mary elizabeth allen mclachlan

[groom]

I found the same thing in my German Great grandmother's family. Three of the girls were called Maria and then a middle name, so there was Maria Anna, Maria Rosina and Maria Paulina. All were known by their middle names. Someone told me it could be something to do with baptisms ie all given the first name in honour of Mary.

[oldhippyone]

its the first time  i have come accross it i thought maybe they took one mary in as there own who was maybe born to a member of either sarah or robert but i think the only way to find out would be to get birth cert,s of both at a cost !

[hiatt219]

I have had this a couple of times, but in each case the elder of the children had died before the 2nd child was born.

[oldhippyone]

thanks but both mine are alive in 1911 census !