William Hewetson Mathew 1804-1889

[gaffy]

"The Will of William Hewitson Mathew late of The Square Belturbet County Cavan Ex Sub-Inspector R.I.C. who died 17 June 1889 at same place was proved at Cavan by Charles Leonard Dobbin Maxwell of The Square Belturbet County Cavan Esquire and Archibald Noble of Glassdrummon County Fermanagh Esquire the Executors."

http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014903/005014903_00231.pdf

[gaffy]

... I cannot find any records of their deaths ...

Here's the information you need to order a copy of his death record from Roscommon:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FT4Y-J3X

[gaffy]

... There is a possible sighting of her in the 1901 census as a widow visiting the Roe family ...

I'm assuming this is what you mean, it almost certainly has to be her:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Pottinger/Knock_Church_Road/1220774/

Anyway, here's her death:

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTXW-HW5

Fortunately, GRONI online has it, so you can view the full record for £2, it's registered in the Belfast Registration District, GRONI online has it under the name Anna Matthew, she died on 8 December 1901, reported age 73.

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/

[gaffy]

I'm not allowed to reproduce it here, but if you can get access to the Belfast Newsletter of Tuesday 10 December 1901, it carries a death notice for Anna Sophia Mathew.  Although brief, it ties everything together, with mention of both late husband and father.  Burial detail also provided.

[WHMaxwell]

Dear Keith,

William Hewetson Mathew (born 1808 Queens County) only married once, to Jessie Ann Kidd, daughter of William Lodge Kidd and Sarah (Sally) nee Patton of The Mall, Armagh.

There were two children from the marriage, Elizabeth Wilhelmina and Catherine Maria.

Elizabeth married Thomas Dobbin Maxwell RIC (a son of the Newry born author William Hamilton Maxwell and Armagh born Mary nee Dobbin) and lived at Whitepark Lisnaskea and secondly Hugh Willis Thomson M.D. and lived at Riversdale, Belturbet.

Catherine married Reverend Charles Lendrick Maclean. They emigrated to New Zealand.

[aghadowey]

Reply #9: Will Extract (1889) from William Hewitson Mathew mentions Charles Leonard Dobbin Maxwell-
http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/005014903/005014903_00231.pdf

I'm not allowed to reproduce it here, but if you can get access to the Belfast Newsletter of Tuesday 10 December 1901, it carries a death notice for Anna Sophia Mathew.  Although brief, it ties everything together, with mention of both late husband and father.  Burial detail also provided.

Belfast Newsletter, 10 Dec.1901: MATHEW- December 8, at The Mount, Mountpottinger, Anna Sophia, widow of the late W.H. Mathew, Esq., D.I., R.I.C., and eldest surviving daughter of the late Wm. Dawson, Esq., M.D., Dungannon. Funeral to-morrow (Wednesday) morning, at ten o'clock to Killyman, by the 11.20 from Belfast.

Marriage 1 June 1860 Co. Armagh-
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGXW-B67

[WHMaxwell]

Hi,
Tomorrow I will try to find the announcement you mention, thank you for your reply. If you are correct it is an extraordinary discovery as in all of our family notes/diaries etc., is there mention of a second marriage. In 1859 Mathew was badly injured when someone attempted to murder him and he received a pension for his injuries in 1860. Do you have anything else that ties Anna to William?

[aghadowey]

Please re-read my post.

Tomorrow I will try to find the announcement you mention
I have transcribed the death announcement for you.

You can view the actual marriage record on GRONI's website for a few credits. It may be that names of witnesses, etc. will help.
https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk/

[aghadowey]

Marriage announcement confirms the details in the death announcement-

Belfast Morning News, 6 June 1860: June 1, in Knocknamuckly Church, co. Armagh, by the Rev. A. Dawson, brother of the bride, W. Hewetson Mathew, S.I., Constabulary, Belturbet, to Anna Sophia, eldest surviving daughter of the late Wm. Dawson, Esq., M.D., Dungannon.

Belfast Newsletter, 31 May 1860 (just before the wedding) has an article about bank shareholders which mentions "Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Dawson, Dungannon."