Alice ISBISTER (1890

Alice ISBISTER (1890 - 1974)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Edna Elanor CREES (1911 - ) Norma May CREES (1915 - 2008)	Alice ISBISTER (1890 - 1974) + Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES (1883 - 1966)	James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942)	David ISBISTER (1831 - 1907)

			Betsey KIRKNESS (1831 - 1907)

		Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946)	James MUNRO

			Eliza CRAIGIE

Pic P1. In Loving Mempry of
My Dear Husband
H. S. D. (Bert) CREES
Died 13-4-1966
age 83 years
Our Dear Mother
ALICE CREES
Died 23-10-1974
Age 84

Pic S1. In Loving Mempry of
My Dear Husband
H. S. D. (Bert) CREES
Died 13-4-1966
age 83 years
Our Dear Mother
ALICE CREES
Died 23-10-1974
Age 84

Pic 1. In Loving Mempry of
My Dear Husband
H. S. D. (Bert) CREES
Died 13-4-1966
age 83 years
Our Dear Mother
ALICE CREES
Died 23-10-1974
Age 84

b. 19 Mar 1890 at Tiaro, Queensland, Australia

m. 1910 Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES (1883 - 1966) at Queensland, Australia

d. 23 Oct 1974 at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia aged 84

Near Relatives of Alice ISBISTER (1890 - 1974)
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	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	77
Mother	Isabella MUNRO	1861	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	23 Jul 1946	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	85

Self	Alice ISBISTER	19 Mar 1890	Tiaro, Queensland, Australia	23 Oct 1974	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	84

Husband	Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES	1883		1966		83

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

Brother	David ISBISTER	01 Apr 1888	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	1962	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	74
Sister	Eliza ISBISTER	28 Dec 1892	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	11 Nov 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	88
Sister	May ISBISTER	03 May 1893	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1972	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	79
Sister	Annie ISBISTER	13 Jun 1895	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	15 Jul 1953	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	58
Brother	George ISBISTER	25 Sep 1897	Mount Bauple, 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	Anne ISBISTER	1858	Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	13
Uncle	William ISBISTER	1860	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1911	Missoula, Montana, USA	51
Aunt	Jessie ISBISTER	abt 1862	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1912	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	50
Uncle	John ISBISTER	1863	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1953	Vancouver, BC, Canada	90
Aunt	Mary MANSON
Aunt	Helen Isabella Spence ISBISTER	1866	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1954	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	88
Uncle	Thomas Harray ISBISTER	1868	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1891	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia	23
Uncle	David Wood ISBISTER	1869	Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Aunt	Mary Ann (Joan) ISBISTER	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Uncle	Robert Harvey ISBISTER	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1953	Wiarton, Ontario, Canada	82
Aunt	Florence Harriett KNIGHT	abt 1879		1946	Wairton, Ontario, Canada	67
Uncle	George G ISBISTER	1875	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1952	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	77

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

Sister in Law	Cathleen Mary BUCKLEY	1887	Queensland, Australia	03 Nov 1915	Queensland, Australia	28
Sister in Law	Elizabeth ARMSTRONG	1894	Queensland, Australia	1973	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Thomas AASKOV
Brother in Law	James Mossman PRINGLE
Sister in Law	Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN	1902	Gympie, Queensland, Australia	1984	Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	82

Events in Alice ISBISTER (1890 - 1974)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
19 Mar 1890		Alice ISBISTER was born	Tiaro, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1910	20	Married Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES (aged 27)	Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1910/3173	52
1911	21	Birth of daughter Edna Elanor CREES	Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1911/12889	52
1913	23	Residence	Klondyke, Ayr, Queensland	Note 2	37
05 Feb 1915	24	Birth of daughter Norma May CREES	Townsville, Queensland, Australia	Melvin Family Tree - ancestry
1936	46	Residence	Ivanhoe, Ayr, Queensland	Note 3	37
1937	47	Residence	Killymoon, Thuringowa, Queensland	Note 4	37
29 Sep 1942	52	Death of father James Smith ISBISTER (aged 77)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52, 60
23 Jul 1946	56	Death of mother Isabella MUNRO (aged 85)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 6	52
1949	59	Residence	Killymoon, Thuringowa, Queensland	Note 7	37
1954	64	Residence	Happy Valley, Proserpine, Queensland	Note 8	37
1966	76	Death of husband Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES (aged 83)		Burial info
23 Oct 1974	84	Alice ISBISTER died	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	Note 9

Note 1: Reg No 1890/11557
place/date - Schmidke Family Tree - Ancestry

Note 2: CREES Alice - hd; Herbert Spiller Douglas - farmer

Note 3: CREES Alice - hd; Herbert Spiller Douglas - farmer

Note 4: CREES Alice - hd; Herbert Spiller Douglas - farmer

Note 5: REg No 1942/3541

James Smith Isbister
in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: James Smith Isbister
Death Date: 30 Sep 1942
Death Place: Queensland
Registration Date: 1942
Registration Place: Australia
Father: David
Mother: Betsy Kirkness
Registration Number: 003541
Page number: 1140

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 6: 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 7: CREES Alice - hd; Herbert Spiller Douglas - farmer; Hubert George - farm hand; Ronald James - canefarm worker

Note 8: CREES Alice - hd; Hubert George - labourer; Hubert Spiller Douglas - prospector

Note 9: 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)

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