George ISBISTER (1897

George ISBISTER (1897 - 1981)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	George ISBISTER (1897 - 1981) + Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN (1902 - 1984)	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 Memory
GEORGE ISBISTER
who passed away
15th July 1981
83 yeras

Pic S1. In Loving Memory
ANNE ISBISTER
who passed away
21st May 1984
82 years

Pic 1. In Loving Memory
GEORGE ISBISTER
who passed away
15th July 1981
83 yeras

b. 25 Sep 1897 at Mount Bauple, Queensland, Australia

m. 1932 Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN (1902 - 1984) at Queensland, Australia

d. 15 Jul 1981 at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia aged 83

Near Relatives of George ISBISTER (1897 - 1981)
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	George ISBISTER	25 Sep 1897	Mount Bauple, Queensland, Australia	15 Jul 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	83

Wife	Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN	1902	Gympie, Queensland, Australia	1984	Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	82

Brother	David ISBISTER	01 Apr 1888	Bauple, 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	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	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
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	1973	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	79
Brother in Law	Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES	1883		1966		83
Brother in Law	Thomas AASKOV
Brother in Law	James Mossman PRINGLE

Events in George ISBISTER (1897 - 1981)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
25 Sep 1897		George ISBISTER was born	Mount Bauple, Queensland, Australia	Note 1	52
1916	19	Military Service		Note 2
1919	22	Residence	Pleystowe, Mackay, Queensland	Note 3	37
1930	33	Residence	Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 4	37
1932	35	Married Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN (aged 30)	Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1932/12460	52
29 Sep 1942	45	Death of father James Smith ISBISTER (aged 77)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52, 60
1943	46	Residence	Elowa, Riverstone Rd, Gordonvale, Queensland	Note 6	37
23 Jul 1946	48	Death of mother Isabella MUNRO (aged 85)	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 7	52
1949	52	Residence	34 Denbeigh St, Cairns, Queensland	Note 8	37
1954	57	Residence	34 Denbeigh St, Cairns, Queensland	Note 9	37
1981	84	Burial	Allambe Memorial Park, Nerang, Queensland	Note 10	90
15 Jul 1981	83	George ISBISTER died	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Note 11

Note 1: Reg No 1897/10577

Mount Bopple - military records

Note 2: George ISBISTER

Regimental number 2588
Place of birth Mount Bopple Queensland
Religion Presbyterian
Occupation Engineer's apprentice
Address Lower Burdekin, Queensland
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Father, James Smith Isbister, Pioneer Estate, Lower Burdekin, Queensland
Enlistment date 19 September 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 41st Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/58/2
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 41st Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal

Woek near Proyart on 11-12 August 1918.
Recommendation date: 18 August 1918

Fate Returned to Australia 25 January 1919
Medals

Military Medal
'On the 11th/12th August, 1918, during operations on the SOMME, near PROYART, this man was Regimental Stretcher Bearer. Although being severely wounded in the head he refused to stop work and continued to go out under heavy machine gun fire at close range, to bring in the wounded. He only ceased work after collapsing from the effects of his wound.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Note 3: ISBISTER Annie - hd; George - engineer's apprentice; Isabella - hd; James Smith - engineer

Note 4: ISBISTER Annie - hd; George - engine fitter; Isabella - hd; James Smith - aerated water manufacturer

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: ISBISTER George - fitter; Mary Ann Harris - hd

Note 7: 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 8: ISBISTER George - fitter; Mary Ann Harris - hd

Note 9: ISBISTER George - fitter; Mary Ann Harris - hd

Note 10: George Isbister

Birth
25 Sep 1897
Bauple, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
15 Jul 1981 (aged 83)
Queensland, Australia
Burial
Allambe Memorial Park
Nerang, Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia

Note 11: 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 = (Marriage)

- Notes: Reg No 1932/12460

- Reference = (Birth)

90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com

- Reference = (Burial)

- Notes: George Isbister

Birth
25 Sep 1897
Bauple, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
15 Jul 1981 (aged 83)
Queensland, Australia
Burial
Allambe Memorial Park
Nerang, Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia

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