Hi Aghadowey,
Yes I just meant that the timeframe works before the birth of the first child. There were 10 children- Catherine, Matthew, Mary Ann, Bridget, Rose, Margaret, Patrick, Susan, James and Bernard -and I have looked at every registration. All list the Mom as Anne. That is her on the 1901 census. She is actually listed on the 1911 census as Susan.

Although the name Bridget does work as the 3rd girl being named after the mother.
And Hallmark, I saw that Oldcastle registration too, but, if I type in variations of Rudden I don't get a match.
So could Mick be a nickname for Matthew?
Thank you both for your help. Sheila