Thomas HIggins and Margaret Scott

RootsIreland gives baptismal records for five children of the Higginses of Ballymore. The first one’s mother is Margaret. The next four, the mother is Mary.These are transcriptions; I have not seen the original records.

            Higgens         Patrick 1826   Co. Westmeath         

             Higgins         James 1829   Co. Westmeath         

           Higgins           James 1831   Co. Westmeath         

           Higgins           Thomas          1831   Co. Westmeath         

             Higgins         Owen 1837   Co. Westmeath

The marriage records for the RC parish of Ballymore began in 1839, so you will not find a marriage record. Regarding the names Mary and Margaret, I have often found that they get transcribed incorrectly as the original record often records the name Margaret as "Marg't" or "Marg", and when transcribed it becomes Mary. I think that the opposite happens as well with a name written as "Mary" gets transcribed to Margaret due to the "y" looking like the letter "g". That's been my experience anyhow.

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As a follow-up to Carolyn's remarks, it is also possible that Margaret died and her husband remarried Mary.