MATILDA HUGHES (1 x grandparent - OH's)

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Name - "official" name and what they were known as:
Matilda Hughes

Date and place of birth:
14 April 1874, Ballyclare, Antrim. Baptised 31 May. Witnesses: Bernard McIlvenny and Elizabeth Hughes

Names of parents:
James Hughes, labourer, (possibly grocer) and Susanna McCarten

Family story says that Matilda was orphaned as a child and brought up by an aunt, Bella Morgan, in Belfast

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any - and any divorces:
Married William Keith on 18 May 1904 at St John's Church of Ireland, Laganbank, Belfast. Witnesses: J Cotter and Anne Rankin

William was Protestant - Matilda was a Catholic.

Occupation(s) - if any
Linen mill spinner
Set up her own drapery business

Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on, if applicable:

1901 census Little Patrick Street, Belfast
John Hickey, 28, labourer, married, b Antrim, read & write, RC
Theresa Hickey, 26, housekeeper, b Antrim, read & write, RC
John Hickey, 3, son, b Antrim, RC
Owen F Hickey, under one, son, b Antrim, RC
Matilda Hughes, 25, boarder, spinner, b Antrim, read & write, RC
Victoria Keith, 19, boarder, spinner, b Antrim, read & write, RC

1911 census 22 Tyrone Street
William Keith, 36, jobber builder’s yard, Church of Ireland, read and write
Matilda Keith, 26, Roman Catholic, read and write
Victoria Keith, 28, reller in mill, Roman Catholic, read and write

1918 108 York Road
1927 North Queen Street
Newington Avenue

Date, place and cause of death
1971, Belfast, aged 96

Date and place of burial / cremation:
Milltown Catholic Cemetery, Belfast

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable:

Memorial inscription - if any: