Matilda Stevenson born about 1881 - is father James or Isaac

[Wexflyer]

Matthew Stephenson died in 1874.
https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1874/020652/7246598.pdf

[Wexflyer]

Matthew and Mary had a daughter, Christian name not specified, in Raymoghy in 1870.
(Note, address abbreviated as "Ray" which appears on other records).

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1870/03347/2227161.pdf

This line of thought doesn't seem to work - baptized as Annie in October. Oh well.

[mckha489]

The Rev Hugh Stevenson features in papers at Manorcunningham a lot. He had a brother Isaac, but he, Isaac, Married Florence McCaw in 1888 in Kensington, and died well after 1901.
They were both sons of another Hugh.
And they had a sister Elizabeth, who was informant for her brother Hugh’s death. He died Londonderry, Collan House,  8 Dec 1904, notice in paper, but it wasn’t registered until the following April! So is in the 1905 deaths, age 55.
In 1906 there is a Mrs David Stevenson at Collan House, don’t know who David is.
Fairly sure these are all Presbyterian.

[Kiltaglassan]

And they had a sister Elizabeth, who was informant for her brother Hugh’s death.

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1905/05594/4572199.pdf

Another brother John Stevenson who was a bread & biscuit maker in the 1901 census.
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Londonderry_Urban_No__1/Northland_Avenue__part_of_/1535414/
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000630489/

[mckha489]

Death of the father Hugh. Son Isaac was the informant.

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1883/06345/4819963.pdf

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-share/ef1b0090-a680-4809-bb8c-9fe5aa24a03d

Obit.

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-share/601b0f90-6bbf-4c58-91c3-bca2cec71fcb

All very interesting but no closer to establishing the correct father.

And just to complete - almost a whole column describing the funeral. Sons (Hugh, William, John, Isaac & David) and a son in law (Rev James Maconaghie of Omagh) named


https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-share/601b0f90-6bbf-4c58-91c3-bca2cec71fcb

[aghadowey]

Posted on a Facebook forum also where someone has replied "Matilda is interred in Derry City Cemetery, it states she was born Burt, Co. Donegal."
In the cemetery records parents listed as Robert and Jane Stephenson. She died 15 Feb.1940 and age is given as 55 (c1885).

[shanreagh]

On the 1911 census Charles and Matilda McKinney state that they have had 5 children and 4 are living.

Here is the link to the child, William McKinney, who died on 24/12/1901 aged 2 months  having had a debility from birth

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/deaths_returns/deaths_1902/05703/4608363.pdf

and his birth

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1901/01933/1747921.pdf

[shanreagh]

This is getting odd or else I'm weird and going round in circles, probably the latter! It came up when I searched for Matilda Stephenson following Aghadowey's post ex Facebook tip.

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1883/02749/2009878.pdf
This is of a birth of a Matilda Stevenson in Drummeny born to George and Matilda Hammond Stevenson on 1/3/1883

But I've found another child for Charles and Matilda Stevenson born 31/3/1912 and named Matilda Veronica which is a pretty combination of names, I think. 

https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/files/civil/birth_returns/births_1912/01492/1606589.pdf

ETA and here is a Robert and a James Stevenson in Drummeny (see above)
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Tullynaught/Drummeny_Lower/1169571/

This Robert says he is single.

[mckha489]

Think George’s daughter is this one, unmarried for 1901 census

https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Tullynaught/Drummeny_Lower/1169573/