Isabella MUNRO (1861

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) + James Smith ISBISTER (1864 - 1942)	James MUNRO



		Eliza CRAIGIE

Pic P1. In Loving Memory of
JAMES SMITH ISBISTER
Died Sept 29th 1942
Age 77 years 11 months

ISABELLA ISBISTER
Died July 23 Jul 1946
Age 86 years and 3 months

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of
JAMES SMITH ISBISTER
Died Sept 29th 1942
Age 77 years 11 months

ISABELLA ISBISTER
Died July 23 Jul 1946
Age 86 years and 3 months

Pic 1. In Loving Memory of
JAMES SMITH ISBISTER
Died Sept 29th 1942
Age 77 years 11 months

ISABELLA ISBISTER
Died July 23 Jul 1946
Age 86 years and 3 months

b. 1861 at Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	23 Jul 1946	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	85

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

Son	David ISBISTER	01 Apr 1888	Bauple, 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	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	11 Nov 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	88
Daughter	May ISBISTER	03 May 1893	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1972	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	79
Daughter	Annie ISBISTER	13 Jun 1895	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	15 Jul 1953	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	58
Son	George ISBISTER	25 Sep 1897	Mount Bauple, 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	1973	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	79
Son in Law	Hubert Spiller Douglas CREES	1883		1966		83
Son in Law	Thomas AASKOV
Son in Law	James Mossman PRINGLE
Daughter in Law	Mary Ann Harris MCLEAN	1902	Gympie, Queensland, Australia	1984	Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia	82

Granddaughter	Elizabeth Maud ISBISTER	1914	Queensland, Australia	29 Dec 1988	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	74
Granddaughter	Mavis Dawn ISBISTER	1920		1987	Queensland, Australia	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	Anne ISBISTER	1858	Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	13
Brother in Law	William ISBISTER	1860	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1911	Missoula, Montana, USA	51
Sister in Law	Jessie ISBISTER	abt 1862	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1912	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	50
Brother in Law	John ISBISTER	1863	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1953	Vancouver, BC, Canada	90
Sister in Law	Helen Isabella Spence ISBISTER	1866	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1954	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	88
Brother in Law	Thomas Harray ISBISTER	1868	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1891	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia	23
Brother in Law	David Wood ISBISTER	1869	Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Sister in Law	Mary Ann (Joan) ISBISTER	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Brother in Law	Robert Harvey ISBISTER	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1953	Wiarton, Ontario, Canada	82
Brother in Law	George G ISBISTER	1875	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1952	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	77

Events in Isabella MUNRO (1861 - 1946)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1861		Isabella MUNRO was born	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	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	Bauple, 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	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1892/11145	52
03 May 1893	32	Birth of daughter May ISBISTER	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1893/10743	52
13 Jun 1895	34	Birth of daughter Annie ISBISTER	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	Reg No 1895/11158	52
25 Sep 1897	36	Birth of son George ISBISTER	Mount Bauple, 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)	Mackay, 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

See burial info

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

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 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

- Reference = (Residence)

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

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Reference = (Death)

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