William John McCarthy & Margaret Jane Wray

 William John McCarthy
William was born in 1857 in Derry and his baptism took place there in November 1857.²   He died before 1884.³ 

• Death Notes
  • 
    Note: a William John Mccarthy died on an Irish ship in 1876, but aged 15. A son from a previous marriage?

 Margaret Jane Wray
Margaret was born in July 1843 in Raphoe and her baptism took place there on July 16th, 1843.^4 5 

• Birth Notes
  • death cert. implies born between 1-mar-1846 and 28-feb-1847
    Marriage cert. to James Henry implies born between 22-Nov-1850 and 21-Nov-1851
    41 in 1891 census implying born between 6-apr-1849 and 6-apr-1850
    57 in 1901 census, implying born between 1-apr-1843 and  1-apr-1844
    61 in 1911 census implying born 3-apr-1849 and 3-apr-1850

She died due to natural causes or old age, degeneration, changes accompanying old age, at the age of 83 on February 28th, 1927 in Port Glasgow.  She was buried in Port Glasgow.^6 7 8 

• Death Notes
  • 
    Cause of death: degenerative changes caused by old age
    
    Reported death of mother (as Margaret Wray) - but did not know the name of Rebecca's mother.