[Index]
Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
David ISBISTER (1888 - 1962)
Alice ISBISTER (1890 - 1974)
Eliza ISBISTER (1892 - 1981)
May ISBISTER (1893 - 1972)
Annie ISBISTER (1895 - 1953)
George ISBISTER (1897 - 1981)
James ISBISTER (1903 - 1903)
Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946)

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James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942)
James MUNRO











Eliza CRAIGIE












b. 1861
m. 12 May 1887 James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942) at Queensland, Australia
d. 23 Jul 1946 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 85
Near Relatives of Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law David ISBISTER 19 Mar 1831 Feith, Orkney, Scotland 29 Jan 1907 Harray, Orkney, Scotland 75
Mother in Law Betsey KIRKNESS abt 1831 Harray, Orkney, Scotland 02 Dec 1907 Harray, Orkney, Scotland 76

Father James MUNRO
Mother Eliza CRAIGIE

Self Isabella MUNRO 1861 23 Jul 1946 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 85

Husband James Smith ISBISTER 23 Oct 1864 Upperhouse, Harray, Orkney, Scotland 29 Sep 1942 Queensland, Australia 77

Son David ISBISTER 01 Apr 1888 Queensland, Australia 1962 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 74
Daughter Alice ISBISTER 19 Mar 1890 Tiaro, Queensland, Australia 23 Oct 1974 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 84
Daughter Eliza ISBISTER 28 Dec 1892 Queensland, Australia 11 Nov 1981 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 88
Daughter May ISBISTER 03 May 1893 Queensland, Australia 14 Sep 1972 Cairns, Queensland, Australia 79
Daughter Annie ISBISTER 13 Jun 1895 Queensland, Australia 15 Jul 1953 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 58
Son George ISBISTER 25 Sep 1897 Mount Bopple, Queensland, Australia 15 Jul 1981 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 83
Son James ISBISTER 14 Apr 1903 Queensland, Australia 31 Aug 1903 Mossman, Queensland, Australia 0

Daughter in Law Cathleen Mary BUCKLEY 1887 Queensland, Australia 03 Nov 1915 Queensland, Australia 28
Daughter in Law Elizabeth ARMSTRONG 1894 Queensland, Australia
Son in Law Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES
Son in Law Thomas AASKOV
Son in Law James Mossman PRINGLE
Daughter in Law Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN

Granddaughter Elizabeth Maud ISBISTER 1914 Queensland, Australia 29 Dec 1988 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 74
Granddaughter Mavis Dawn ISBISTER 1920 1987 67
Granddaughter June Armstrong ISBISTER 19 Jun 1926 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 31 Jan 2002 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 75
Granddaughter Edna Elanor CREES 1911 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Norma May CREES 05 Feb 1915 Townsville, Queensland, Australia 28 Oct 2008 Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia 93

Sister in Law Jessie ISBISTER abt 1862 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Brother in Law David ISBISTER abt 1864 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Brother in Law John ISBISTER abt 1864 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Sister in Law Helen ISBISTER abt 1867 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Brother in Law William ISBISTER abt 1867 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Brother in Law Thomas ISBISTER abt 1869 Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Events in Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1861 Isabella MUNRO was born Note 1
12 May 1887 26 Married James Smith ISBISTER (aged 22) Queensland, Australia Reg No 1887/667 52
01 Apr 1888 27 Birth of son David ISBISTER Queensland, Australia Note 2 52
19 Mar 1890 29 Birth of daughter Alice ISBISTER Tiaro, Queensland, Australia Note 3 52
28 Dec 1892 31 Birth of daughter Eliza ISBISTER Queensland, Australia Reg No 1892/11145 52
03 May 1893 32 Birth of daughter May ISBISTER Queensland, Australia Reg No 1893/10743 52
13 Jun 1895 34 Birth of daughter Annie ISBISTER Queensland, Australia Reg No 1895/11158 52
25 Sep 1897 36 Birth of son George ISBISTER Mount Bopple, Queensland, Australia Note 4 52
14 Apr 1903 42 Birth of son James ISBISTER Queensland, Australia Reg No 1903/1708 52
31 Aug 1903 42 Death of son James ISBISTER Mossman, Queensland, Australia Note 5 52
1919 58 Residence Pleystowe, Mackay, Queensland Note 6 37
1930 69 Residence Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia Note 7 37
29 Sep 1942 81 Death of husband James Smith ISBISTER (aged 77) Queensland, Australia Note 8 52, 60
23 Jul 1946 85 Isabella MUNRO died Mackay, Queensland, Australia Note 9 52
Note 1: Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry
Melvin family tree - 23 April 1860, Orkney
Note 2: Reg No 1888/7354
Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry 1 April 1890, Mackay, Qld
Note 3: Reg No 1890/11557
place/date - Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 4: Reg No 1897/10577

Mount Bopple - military records
Note 5: Reg No 1903/994
place - Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry
Note 6: ISBISTER Annie - hd; George - engineer's apprentice; Isabella - hd; James Smith - engineer
Note 7: ISBISTER Annie - hd; George - engine fitter; Isabella - hd; James Smith - aerated water manufacturer
Note 8: 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 9: 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.
Source References:
37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government
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- Reference = (Residence)
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Reference = (Death)