Steen family

[kingskerswell]

Cyclamen,
                The following is taken from a book on the history of the Presbytery of Limavady by a local author. The Rev. George Steen was the minister of Duumachose Presbyterian Church from 1833 to 1845. There was some trouble within the congretation and some members left and built what is now 2nd Limavady Presbyterian Church on Irishgreen Street. The Rev Steen left Drumachose to become the minister there on 31 March 1845. He was also the Presbyterian minister of Limavady Poor Law Union workhouse which opened in 1842.
         The Rev Steen's father was Thomas Steen of Knowhead and he married Margaret, eldest daughter of Joseph Thompson of Ballyarnett, Derry and the ceremony was performed by the Rev Dr. Cooke, a minister who was foremost on one side of a troubled period in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland.
          Initially the Steens lived in Catherine St. Limavady but later lived at Whitehill where the Rev Steen had a 49 acre farm in Carren. The Rev Steen retired in 1882 but continued to administer to the workhouse until a few weeks before his death on 13 Feb 1897.
          The book also mentions a daughter, Mrs. Straham and a son, William who was a bank manager.


Regards

[cyclamen]

Very many thanks!!!
Happy New Year

[aghadowey]

-Alexander Nelson Steen (born 1836, died after 1897), witness at his brother's wedding, moved to Liverpool, England. 
-Sister Henrietta Cooke Steen m.(7 July 1868 Limavady) James G. Strahan, manager of Northern Bank, Newtownstewart.
-Brother William Steen (1839-aft.1897) m. Mary Craig Holmes.

This Rev. George Steen also had several other children in addition to Joseph Thompson and the 3 listed above-

- son (19 Sept.1834 Limavady), d.y.?.
- Henry Cooke Steen (c1835-20 Nov.1844 Limavady), eldest son in 1844.
-Thomas Scott Steen, J.P. (1841-1909), Warrenhill, Victoria Park, Derry, m.1 Mary Hunter, m.2 Alice Josephine Stirling Anderson (d.25 July 1935 St. Mary’s, Sandford Rd., Dublin), Melbourne, Australia.
- daughter (14 Nov.1844 Newtownlimavady).

[aughill]

I Noted Samuel Lamberton Steen listed as going to New Zealand.  I am researching Lamberton, and may have a link.   Part of the Lamberton family also emigrated to New Zealand. 
Kelly

[aghadowey]

Family of Samuel Lamberton Steen in 1911-
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Londonderry_Urban__1_/Nicholsons_Square/601360

[aughill]

I have been connecting the dots of the Lamberton side, one line having moved to Fahan, Donegal, and some of them later back to Londonderry.  I think there is a connection and I just made contact with the base family of Donegal, so, I may have the connection to Steen soon...I hope.  Thanks for the census, as you had the middle name, given as L. on the Census, are you of this line?

[aghadowey]

Not related, just friends with some of the Steen families in the area and given their research papers.

[aughill]

Can I ask your location?

[aghadowey]

My username is a big clue