Date of Death on gravestone in Kilrea CofI church.

OAP Census enquiry shows Mary Bellingham aged 16 in 1851.  Gravestone also gives her as 85 when she died in 1920.

Date of Death Source: Gravestone in Kilrea CofI church.

    101205    6    214    16MAR1870    Lislea    William John    M    William    McKay    Lislea    Farmer    Mary    McKay    Bellingham    William McKenna    Present at birth    Kilrea    18APR1870    Joseph Clarke MD    Kilrea

Date of Birth from Al Luce - British Vital Records. (But Al's list of Bell marrs gives his age as 30 in 1908.) 

Date of Death from gravestone in 1st Kilrea.

This is the last Will and Testament of me Thomas McKay of Lislea in
the County of Londonderry, Farmer, made this 27th day of January
One thousand nine hundred and forty-three hereby revoking all former Wills and all testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me. I appoint Frank  Bellingham of Vow, Ballymoney, County Antrim and Thomas Gordon of Lislea aforesaid both Farmers to be the Executors of this my will and I direct them at my decease to pay all my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses.   I bequeath to my said Executors of Frank Bellingham and Thomas Gordon legacies of Ten pounds each.
I bequeath to the select Vestry of Kilrea Parish Church the sum of
ten pounds to be used by them for the benefit of said Church in such manner as the said Select Vestry may in their absolute discretion consider best the Receipt of the Treasurer for the time being of said Church to be a good discharge to my Executors.   I bequeath a legacy of fifty pounds to my Housekeeper Rose McGroggan.   All the real residue and remainder of my estate of every nature and kind both real and personal and wheresoever situate of which I may be possessed at my decease I leave devise and bequeath to my following nephews and nieces (children of my deceased brother William John McKay and sister Margaret Ann Saunderson respectively) namely, Thomas McKay, Charles
McKay, Raymond McKay, John McKay, Mrs. Margaret Nothnagel  (nee McKay), Mrs. Mary Connell (nee McKay), William John Saunderson and Thomas Saunderson In equal shares and proportions absolutely and I direct that in the event of any of my before mentioned nephews or nieces predeceasing me leaving lawful issue that such Issue shall receive and take and if more than one then equally amongst them the share of my said residuary estate which his her or their deceased parent would have taken had he or she survived me and in case any of my said nephews or nieces shall predecease me without leaving lawful issue than I direct that the share of my said residuary estate hereinbefore
bequeathed is such one so dying shall be equally divided amongst the survivors of my said nephews and nieces.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name the day and year aforesaid.            THOMAS McKAY
Signed by the said Testator as and for his last Will and Testament in
presence of us who in his presence at his request and in presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Alex. E. Martin Solicitor Coleraine.
Frank Creelson Law Clark Coleraine

I Thomas McKay do make and publish this as and for a Codicil to my
my last Will and testament dated the 27th January 1943 whereas by my said will I bequeathed to my housekeeper Rose McGroggan the sum of Fifty pounds now in addition to the said legacy I bequeath to the said Rose McGroggan all my household furniture and effects in and about my dwelling house at the date of my death and all the stock on my farm in Lislea aforesaid.  In all other respects I confirm my said will Dated this Tenth day of September 1947.
            THOMAS McKAY
Signed by the said Testator as and for a Codicil to his last Will
And testament dated 27th January 1943 in presence of us who in
his presence at his request and in presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses the words “a codicil to” being first interlined on the first page of the attestation clause.
Alex E. Martin Solicitor Coleraine.
Frank Greelson Law Clerk Coleraine

Source: Gravestone in 1st Kilrea.