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Manx Genealogy Archive 2

missing children

would any one be able to solve a mystery for me please? i know its a long shot.
FRANCIS MCLARNEY married HELEN/CURRAN?KERAN?CAIRNS? 1861 (i think the spelling of her surname has changed over the years).
she died 1879
FRANCIS married again 1880 to BRIGETT CORLETT she had children from a previous marriage.
but the mystery is what happened to his children from his first marriage as i cannot find any of them in the 1881 census. my great grand mother elizabeth would have only been 2.
i would appreciate it if anyone can solve this for me
debbie