| [Index] |
| James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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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) |
James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942) + Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946) |
David ISBISTER (1831 - 1907) | ||
| Betsey KIRKNESS (1831 - 1907) | ||||
| b. 23 Oct 1864 at Upperhouse, Harray, Orkney, Scotland |
| m. 12 May 1887 Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946) at Queensland, Australia |
| d. 29 Sep 1942 at Queensland, Australia aged 77 |
| Near Relatives of James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Father in Law | James MUNRO | |||||
| Mother in Law | Eliza CRAIGIE | |||||
| Father | David ISBISTER | 19 Mar 1831 | Feith, Orkney, Scotland | 29 Jan 1907 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | 75 |
| Mother | Betsey KIRKNESS | abt 1831 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | 02 Dec 1907 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | 76 |
| Self | James Smith ISBISTER | 23 Oct 1864 | Upperhouse, Harray, Orkney, Scotland | 29 Sep 1942 | Queensland, Australia | 77 |
| Wife | Isabella MUNRO | 1861 | 23 Jul 1946 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 85 | |
| 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 |
| Sister | Jessie ISBISTER | abt 1862 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | |||
| Brother | David ISBISTER | abt 1864 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | |||
| Brother | John ISBISTER | abt 1864 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | |||
| Sister | Helen ISBISTER | abt 1867 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | |||
| Brother | William ISBISTER | abt 1867 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | |||
| Brother | Thomas ISBISTER | abt 1869 | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | |||
| 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 |
| Events in James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 23 Oct 1864 | James Smith ISBISTER was born | Upperhouse, Harray, Orkney, Scotland | Note 1 | ||
| 1871 | 7 | Census | back Upper Crough, Harray, Orkney, Scotland | Note 2 | 67 |
| 1883 | 19 | Immigration | "Shenir", to Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | Note 3 | |
| 12 May 1887 | 22 | Married Isabella MUNRO (aged 26) | Queensland, Australia | Reg No 1887/667 | 52 |
| 01 Apr 1888 | 23 | Birth of son David ISBISTER | Queensland, Australia | Note 4 | 52 |
| 19 Mar 1890 | 25 | Birth of daughter Alice ISBISTER | Tiaro, Queensland, Australia | Note 5 | 52 |
| 28 Dec 1892 | 28 | Birth of daughter Eliza ISBISTER | Queensland, Australia | Reg No 1892/11145 | 52 |
| 03 May 1893 | 28 | Birth of daughter May ISBISTER | Queensland, Australia | Reg No 1893/10743 | 52 |
| 13 Jun 1895 | 30 | Birth of daughter Annie ISBISTER | Queensland, Australia | Reg No 1895/11158 | 52 |
| 25 Sep 1897 | 32 | Birth of son George ISBISTER | Mount Bopple, Queensland, Australia | Note 6 | 52 |
| 14 Apr 1903 | 38 | Birth of son James ISBISTER | Queensland, Australia | Reg No 1903/1708 | 52 |
| 31 Aug 1903 | 38 | Death of son James ISBISTER | Mossman, Queensland, Australia | Note 7 | 52 |
| 29 Jan 1907 | 42 | Death of father David ISBISTER (aged 75) | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | Note 8 | |
| 02 Dec 1907 | 43 | Death of mother Betsey KIRKNESS (aged 76) | Harray, Orkney, Scotland | Note 9 | |
| 1919 | 55 | Residence | Pleystowe, Mackay, Queensland | Note 10 | 37 |
| 1930 | 66 | Residence | Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia | Note 11 | 37 |
| 29 Sep 1942 | 77 | James Smith ISBISTER died | Queensland, Australia | Note 12 | 52, 60 |
| Personal Notes: |
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Queensland Government Gazette 14th May 1904 (page 1541)
The following appointments of Members of Committees for State Schools are notified, viz: Mossman River James S Isbister and George H Gallwey Queensland Government Gazette 29 April 1905. (page 1468) Department of Public Instruction - Brisbane 27th April 1905 The following appointments of Members of Committees for State Schools are notified, viz: Mossman River Thomas William Crawford Richard Owen Jones George Henry Gallwey George Kearsley James Smith Isbister George Neilson Herbert Ives James Isbister - age 29 (born c 1846) - of Orkney (A B crew) on the 'Alexandra' from Brisbane to Sydney - 2nd Dec 1875 James Isbister - age 17 - (c 1866) - on the 'Shenir' from Glasgow to Maryborough - arr Jan 1883 James Fred Isbister - age 21 - (c 1862) - on the 'Shenir' 1883 Ancestry contact from MayHampton (May 2011) Subject: RE: James Smith Isbister James Smith Isbister arrived in Australia at Maryborough Qld on the Shenir in 1883. However there were two James Isbister's from Orkney came on the same ship. If I remember correctly the shipping records do not give the second name. |
| Source References: |
| 37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government |
| - Reference = (Residence) |
| - Reference = (Residence) |
| 52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record |
| - Reference = (Marriage) |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| 60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| - Notes: 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. |
| 67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au |
| - Reference = 1871 (Census) |
| - Notes: ISBISTER
David (40) - mason & ag lab - b Feith, Orkney Betsy (40) - mason's wife - b Harray, Orkney William (4) - b Harray Jessie (9) - b Harray John (7) - b Harray James (6) - b Harray Helen (4) - b Harray Thomas (2) - b Harray David (7) - b Harray |
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