Matilda Stevenson born about 1881 - is father James or Isaac

[Joan Benson]

Hello, I am looking for information on Matilda Stevenson who married Charles McKinney on 1st January 1901 in St Eugenes, Derry. Matilda was working at the City Hotel.
Matilda is on both the 1901 and 1911 censuses with a approximate birth of 1881 in County Donegal.
I have an Irish genealogy record of the marriage that states Matilda’s father is a policeman named James and a newspaper cutting that states his name is Isaac. I’m trying to confirm Matilda’s father’s name and where Matilda was born.
Thank you in advance for any help.

[Kiltaglassan]

Just adding the URL link for the 1911 census in Londonderry.
Osborne Street (Londonderry Urban (1), Londonderry)
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Londonderry/Londonderry_Urban__1_/Osborne_Street/601497/

Married 10 years, five children born, four still living.
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002841528/

At the moment, can't see any Matilda Stevenson's born in Co Donegal.

Added:
Marriage 1 January 1901
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/marriage_returns/marriages_1901/10299/5748857.pdf

[Joan Benson]

Thank you.

I have just noticed that in addition to difference in father’s name, marriage record states Charles McKinney is a labourer and newspaper report states he is a butcher.

I couldn’t find any births or a potential marriage for her parents.

[ColC]

On https://www.irishgenealogy.ie, there are 3 birth registrations for a Matilda Stevenson 1879-1883. None show the fathers name as James or Isaac.

Districts (Civil records)
Belfast (1) Donegal (1) Kilkenny (1)

Colin

[Joan Benson]

Thank you.

Those were the only births I could find too.

I have checked all the main sites, do you know if I pay for a subscription to Roots Ireland etc, am I likely to find more records?

[Kiltaglassan]

I have just noticed that in addition to difference in father’s name, marriage record states Charles McKinney is a labourer and newspaper report states he is a butcher.

On his marriage record he was a labourer. On the 1901 census he was a butcher's assistant and on 1911 a butcher.
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000631110/

[Joan Benson]

Thank you.

I’m totally stuck now which record is correct and I can’t find Matilda before she married or anything convincing on either James or Isaac being her father.

[aghadowey]

Two possibilities for you to consider.
1) My husband's grandmother was Matilda and her relatives were Stevenson except the name was earlier Stephens so that her birth registration and marriage were Stephens but her baptisms (as an infant) was Stevenson.
2) have you considered this birth? The name, age and father's occupation seem to match although the father's Christian name and location don't.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1881/02840/2040903.pdf

[Wexflyer]

Hello, I am looking for information on Matilda Stevenson who married Charles McKinney on 1st January 1901 in St Eugenes, Derry. Matilda was working at the City Hotel.
Matilda is on both the 1901 and 1911 censuses with a approximate birth of 1881 in County Donegal.
I have an Irish genealogy record of the marriage that states Matilda’s father is a policeman named James and a newspaper cutting that states his name is Isaac. I’m trying to confirm Matilda’s father’s name and where Matilda was born.
Thank you in advance for any help.

Are you certain that the newspaper cutting is for the correct family?

Perhaps you could post it here?