[Index]
David ISBISTER (1888 - 1962)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Elizabeth Maud ISBISTER (1914 - 1988)
Mavis Dawn ISBISTER (1920 - 1987)
June Armstrong ISBISTER (1926 - 2002)
David ISBISTER (1888 - 1962)

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Cathleen Mary BUCKLEY (1887 - 1915)

Elizabeth ARMSTRONG (1894 - )
James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942) David ISBISTER (1831 - 1907)



Betsey KIRKNESS (1831 - 1907)



Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946) James MUNRO



Eliza CRAIGIE




b. 01 Apr 1888 at Queensland, Australia
m. (1) 1914 Cathleen Mary BUCKLEY (1887 - 1915) at Queensland, Australia
m. (2) 1920 Elizabeth ARMSTRONG (1894 - ) at Queensland, Australia
d. 1962 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 74
Near Relatives of David ISBISTER (1888 - 1962)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather David ISBISTER 19 Mar 1831 Feith, Orkney, Scotland 29 Jan 1907 Harray, Orkney, Scotland 75
Grandmother Betsey KIRKNESS abt 1831 Harray, Orkney, Scotland 02 Dec 1907 Harray, Orkney, Scotland 76
Grandfather James MUNRO
Grandmother Eliza CRAIGIE

Father in Law Andrew BUCKLEY
Mother in Law Mary ENGLISH
Father in Law Robert ARMSTRONG Nov 1861 Comragh, Co. Waterford, Ireland 21 Feb 1942 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 80
Mother in Law Elizabeth Sarah Thompson MADILL 1871 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 07 Oct 1929 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 58

Father James Smith ISBISTER 23 Oct 1864 Upperhouse, Harray, Orkney, Scotland 29 Sep 1942 Queensland, Australia 77
Mother Isabella MUNRO 1861 23 Jul 1946 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 85

Self David ISBISTER 01 Apr 1888 Queensland, Australia 1962 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 74

Wife Cathleen Mary BUCKLEY 1887 Queensland, Australia 03 Nov 1915 Queensland, Australia 28
Wife Elizabeth ARMSTRONG 1894 Queensland, Australia

Daughter Elizabeth Maud ISBISTER 1914 Queensland, Australia 29 Dec 1988 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 74
Daughter Mavis Dawn ISBISTER 1920 1987 67
Daughter June Armstrong ISBISTER 19 Jun 1926 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 31 Jan 2002 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 75

Sister Alice ISBISTER 19 Mar 1890 Tiaro, Queensland, Australia 23 Oct 1974 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 84
Sister Eliza ISBISTER 28 Dec 1892 Queensland, Australia 11 Nov 1981 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 88
Sister May ISBISTER 03 May 1893 Queensland, Australia 14 Sep 1972 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 79
Sister Annie ISBISTER 13 Jun 1895 Queensland, Australia 15 Jul 1953 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 58
Brother George ISBISTER 25 Sep 1897 Mount Bopple, Queensland, Australia 15 Jul 1981 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 83
Brother James ISBISTER 14 Apr 1903 Queensland, Australia 31 Aug 1903 Mossman, Queensland, Australia 0

Son in Law Allan Henry WILKIE
Son in Law Living or Recently Deceased

Aunt Jessie ISBISTER abt 1862 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Uncle David ISBISTER abt 1864 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Uncle John ISBISTER abt 1864 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Aunt Helen ISBISTER abt 1867 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Uncle William ISBISTER abt 1867 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Uncle Thomas ISBISTER abt 1869 Harray, Orkney, Scotland

Niece Edna Elanor CREES 1911 Queensland, Australia
Niece Norma May CREES 05 Feb 1915 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 28 Oct 2008 Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia 93

Sister in Law Mary (Marie) BUCKLEY 1888 Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law Patrick BUCKLEY 1891 Queensland, Australia 1973 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 82
Brother in Law Andrew James BUCKLEY 1895 Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law William Henry BUCKLEY 1899 Queensland, Australia 1967 Queensland, Australia 68
Brother in Law Michael Joseph BUCKLEY 1900 Queensland, Australia 1900 Queensland, Australia 0
Brother in Law Thomas Acheson ARMSTRONG 09 Jul 1891 Queensland, Australia 12 Oct 1917 Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium 26
Sister in Law Ann ARMSTRONG 1896 Queensland, Australia 1896 Queensland, Australia 0
Sister in Law Eileen Mary ARMSTRONG 1902 Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Grace May ARMSTRONG 1906 Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES
Brother in Law Thomas AASKOV
Brother in Law James Mossman PRINGLE
Sister in Law Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN
Events in David ISBISTER (1888 - 1962)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
01 Apr 1888 David ISBISTER was born Queensland, Australia Note 1 52
1914 26 Birth of daughter Elizabeth Maud ISBISTER Queensland, Australia Reg No 1914/15401 52
1914 26 Married Cathleen Mary BUCKLEY (aged 27) Queensland, Australia Reg No 1914/3761 52
03 Nov 1915 27 Death of wife Cathleen Mary BUCKLEY (aged 28) Queensland, Australia Note 2 52
1920 32 Birth of daughter Mavis Dawn ISBISTER ancestry tree
1920 32 Married Elizabeth ARMSTRONG (aged 26) Queensland, Australia Note 3 52, 60
1925 37 Residence Boldon, near Mirani, Queensland, Australia Note 4 37
19 Jun 1926 38 Birth of daughter June Armstrong ISBISTER Mackay, Queensland, Australia Note 5
1937 49 Residence Boldon, near Mirani, Queensland, Australia Note 6 37
29 Sep 1942 54 Death of father James Smith ISBISTER (aged 77) Queensland, Australia Note 7 52, 60
23 Jul 1946 58 Death of mother Isabella MUNRO (aged 85) Mackay, Queensland, Australia Note 8 52
1949 61 Residence 11 Milton St, Mackay, Queensland Note 9 37
1954 66 Residence 11 Milton St, Mackay, Queensland Note 10 37
1962 74 David ISBISTER died Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Note 1: Reg No 1888/7354
Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry 1 April 1890, Mackay, Qld
Note 2: REg No 1916/C1579 - parents Andrew Buckley and Mary English
Note 3: Cert No 1920/C464

Daily Mercury (Mackay) 7 Feb 1920
MARRIAGE.
ISBISTER — ARMSTRONG.— At the
residence of the bride's parents,
Boldon, on Wednesday, 4th Febru-
ary, 1920, by the Revd. G. D. Smith,
David Isbister, of Ayr, eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Isbister, of
Pleystowe, to Elizabeth, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Armstrong.
Note 4: ISBISTER David - farmer; Elizabeth - hd
Note 5: Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 6: ISBISTER David - farmer; Elizabeth - hd
Note 7: REg No 1942/3541

Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry - at Mackay

Daily Mercury (Mackay) 3 Oct 1942
OBITUARY
MR. J. S. ISBISTER
Death on Wednesday removed from
a wide circle of friends in Mackay and
Walkerston a very old identity and
one who had taken an important part
in the milling section of the sugar
industry— Mr. J S. Isbister. As an
engineer he was well known through
out Queensland and his professional
services had been available to several
mills in the Mackay district. He had
attained the age of 77 years. His
widow resides at Walkerston. Rev. L.
Anderson officiated at St. Paul's Pres
byterian Church and at the graveside.
The pall-bearers were Messrs. R.Clarke
W.Clarke, A.Wllkie, R. Smith, F. Brick-
hill and J. W. Madlll. The funeral
arrangements were in the hands of
Mr. Alex. Grant.
Note 8: Reg No 1946/3693 - parents James Munro and Eliza Craigie
place - Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry

Daily Mercury (Mackay) 24 July 1946
FUNERAL NOTICE
THE funeral of the late ISABELLA
ISBISTER, of Walkerston, relict
of James Smith Isbister, and dearly
beloved mother of David, George and
Annie Isbister, Mrs. B. Creese, Mrs.
T. Aaskov and Mrs. J. Pringle, will
move from the Presbyterian Church,
Macalister Street, THIS DAY, at 11
a.m., to the Mackay Cemetery. The
funeral service will commence at
10.50 a.m. Friends will please ac-
cept this intimation and invitation.
Note 9: ISBISTER David - cattle dealer; Elizabeth - hd; June Armstrong - clerk
Note 10: ISBISTER David - cattle dealer; Elizabeth - hd; June Armstrong - clerk
Source References:
37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government
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52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Birth)
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Marriage)
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 7 Feb 1920
MARRIAGE.
ISBISTER — ARMSTRONG.— At the
residence of the bride's parents,
Boldon, on Wednesday, 4th Febru-
ary, 1920, by the Revd. G. D. Smith,
David Isbister, of Ayr, eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Isbister, of
Pleystowe, to Elizabeth, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Armstrong.