Hi, unfortunately I don't have any other information on Elizabeth other than her death record (23 Jul 1883, Drumaran, Tullylish, Down). I have found six children for Samuel so far, the one you are missing is Samuel James Matchett (between 1847-1850, died 25 Feb 1903, Sandown, Isle of Wight). He married Alice Emma Smith (1860s-19 May 1941, Brighton) of Norfolk and had one child Samuel Benjamin Matchett (c1899, Nottingham - 1906, Sandown, IoW). The connection is confirmed from a newspaper mention of Samuel James' death that states his father was Samuel of Drumaran. The reason for the places being all over England is from Samuel James being a commercial traveller, but appears to have been based in the IoW.
I'm descended from George's daughter Elizabeth (1884-1927), who'd be my great-grandmother. Married 14 Jan 1916, Belfast, to William A. B. Green, of Straid, Ballynure parish, though they afterwards lived in Whitewell, Carnmoney parish.
In regards to George Alexander Matchett and his wife Jane Davison, according to Jane in the 1911 census she had 11 children of which 1 had died. I have civil records for all 11 children and none of them are called Mary. Their first child was born in 1880 but was recorded as Elizabeth, however as they had a second child called Elizabeth in 1884 it would appear the first one is the one that died before 1911.
I have a DNA account on GedMatch if you have a test done, to see what matches can be found?
Below is the information I have on George and his family:
George Alexander (c1842-15 Jul 1909, Belfast) married 8 Mar 1880, Armagh District Registrar's Office, to Jane Davison (c1861, Tullyhugh, Ballymore, Armagh-died 1933)
- Elizabeth (7 Jun 1880, Tullyhugh - died bef. 1884)
- Samuel James (15 Nov 1881, Tullyhugh) married Nellie Campbell, 14 Nov 1910, Bronx, NY, USA
- Elizabeth "Betty" (30 Jan 1884, Tullyhugh - 5 Nov 1927, Belfast) married 14 Jan 1916, Belfast, William A. Green. My great-grandparents.
- Margaret Jane (1 Aug 1886, Tullyhugh)
- William Joseph (12 Dec 1889, Tullyhugh)
- George Thomas (2 Jun 1892, Belfast - 8 Feb 1973, Ontario, Canada) married Dorothy McTeague, 24 May 1932, Niagara, NY, USA
- Robert Alexander (3 Apr 1895, Belfast - 12 May 1963, Los Angeles, CA, USA) married 24 Feb 1925, LA to Ellen Cecilia Davis
- Alice Emma (6 Nov 1897, Belfast) - married Robert Gibson, 6 Nov 1915, Belfast
- Hugh Norman (29 Sep 1900, Belfast), though seems to use Norman as forename
- Albert "Bertie" (13 Feb 1903, Belfast)
- Eileen (18 Jun 1904, Belfast) - married her sister Bessie's widowed husband on 28 Jan 1930
Having said that, that doesn't mean there wasn't a Mary. I have seen children registered as one name but with a different name in later records before and I don't have 1901 or 1911 census information for Margaret. Though I don't see a death record for her from the time of her birth (1886) to 1911, which means she may have gotten married, or she got married and died before 1911 but is recorded under that name, but again I find no applicable marriage records. So there is a mystery to unravel
[UPDATE:] Found the marriage record for your May and the 1911 census does give c1881 for year of birth. I note her sister Bessie, my great-grandmother, is living with her family and was her marriage witness!
