May ISBISTER (1893

May ISBISTER (1893 - 1972)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	May ISBISTER (1893 - 1972) + James Mossman PRINGLE	James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942)	David ISBISTER (1831 - 1907)

			Betsey KIRKNESS (1831 - 1907)

		Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946)	James MUNRO

			Eliza CRAIGIE

b. 03 May 1893 at Queensland, Australia

m. 1923 James Mossman PRINGLE at Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia

d. 14 Sep 1972 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia aged 79

Near Relatives of May ISBISTER (1893 - 1972)
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	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	May ISBISTER	03 May 1893	Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1972	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	79

Husband	James Mossman PRINGLE

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

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	Elizabeth Maud ISBISTER	1914	Queensland, Australia	29 Dec 1988	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	74
Niece	Mavis Dawn ISBISTER	1920		1987		67
Niece	June Armstrong ISBISTER	19 Jun 1926	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	31 Jan 2002	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	75
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	Cathleen Mary BUCKLEY	1887	Queensland, Australia	03 Nov 1915	Queensland, Australia	28
Sister in Law	Elizabeth ARMSTRONG	1894	Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law	Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES
Brother in Law	Thomas AASKOV
Sister in Law	Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN

Events in May ISBISTER (1893 - 1972)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
03 May 1893		May ISBISTER was born	Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1893/10743	52
1923	30	Married James Mossman PRINGLE	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52, 60
1925	32	Residence	McDesme, Ayr, Queensland	Note 2	37
1930	37	Residence	Mossman, Queensland, Australia	Note 3	37
29 Sep 1942	49	Death of father James Smith ISBISTER (aged 77)	Queensland, Australia	Note 4	52, 60
23 Jul 1946	53	Death of mother Isabella MUNRO (aged 85)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1954	61	Residence	Mossman, Queensland, Australia	Note 6	37
14 Sep 1972	79	May ISBISTER died	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	Note 7

Note 1: Reg No 1923/433

Daily Mercury (Mackay) 19 Jan 1923
PRINGLE— ISBISTER.— On 10th. Janu-
ary, at Walkerston Presbyterian
Church, by Rev. J. Elphinstone Mof-
fatt, James Mossman, second son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Pringle,
Mossman, N.Q., to May, third daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Isbister,
Pleystowe.

Note 2: PRINGLE James Mossman - farmer; May - hd

Note 3: PRINGLE James Mossman - cane farmer; May - hd

Note 4: 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 5: 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 6: PRINGLE James Mossman - cane farmer; May - hd

Note 7: details - Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry

Source References:

37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government

- Reference = (Residence)

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Reference = (Marriage)

60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 19 Jan 1923
PRINGLE— ISBISTER.— On 10th. Janu-
ary, at Walkerston Presbyterian
Church, by Rev. J. Elphinstone Mof-
fatt, James Mossman, second son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Pringle,
Mossman, N.Q., to May, third daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Isbister,
Pleystowe.

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