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Robert Harvey ISBISTER (1871 - 1953)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
	Robert Harvey ISBISTER (1871 - 1953) + Florence Harriett KNIGHT (1879 - 1946)	David ISBISTER (1831 - 1907)
		Betsey KIRKNESS (1831 - 1907)

b. 1871 at Harray, Orkney, Scotland

m. 1909 Florence Harriett KNIGHT (1879 - 1946) at Huron, Ontario, Canada

d. 1953 at Wiarton, Ontario, Canada aged 82

Near Relatives of Robert Harvey ISBISTER (1871 - 1953)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Charles KNIGHT
Mother in Law	Helen REEVE
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	Robert Harvey ISBISTER	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1953	Wiarton, Ontario, Canada	82
Wife	Florence Harriett KNIGHT	abt 1879		1946	Wairton, Ontario, Canada	67
Sister	Anne ISBISTER	1858	Firth and Stenness, Orkney, Scotland	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	13
Brother	William ISBISTER	1860	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1911	Missoula, Montana, USA	51
Sister	Jessie ISBISTER	abt 1862	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1912	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland	50
Brother	John ISBISTER	1863	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1953	Vancouver, BC, Canada	90
Brother	James Smith ISBISTER	23 Oct 1864	Upperhouse, Harray, Orkney, Scotland	29 Sep 1942	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	77
Sister	Helen Isabella Spence ISBISTER	1866	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1954	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	88
Brother	Thomas Harray ISBISTER	1868	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1891	Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia	23
Brother	David Wood ISBISTER	1869	Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Sister	Mary Ann (Joan) ISBISTER	1871	Harray, Orkney, Scotland
Brother	George G ISBISTER	1875	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	1952	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	77
Nephew	David ISBISTER	01 Apr 1888	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	1962	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	74
Niece	Alice ISBISTER	19 Mar 1890	Tiaro, Queensland, Australia	23 Oct 1974	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	84
Niece	Eliza ISBISTER	28 Dec 1892	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	11 Nov 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	88
Niece	May ISBISTER	03 May 1893	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	14 Sep 1972	Cairns, Queensland, Australia	79
Niece	Annie ISBISTER	13 Jun 1895	Bauple, Queensland, Australia	15 Jul 1953	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	58
Nephew	George ISBISTER	25 Sep 1897	Mount Bauple, Queensland, Australia	15 Jul 1981	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	83
Nephew	James ISBISTER	14 Apr 1903	Queensland, Australia	31 Aug 1903	Mossman, Queensland, Australia	0
Sister in Law	Mary MANSON
Sister in Law	Isabella MUNRO	1861	Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland	23 Jul 1946	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	85

Events in Robert Harvey ISBISTER (1871 - 1953)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1871		Robert Harvey ISBISTER was born	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	Note 1
29 Jan 1907	36	Death of father David ISBISTER (aged 75)	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	Note 2
02 Dec 1907	36	Death of mother Betsey KIRKNESS (aged 76)	Harray, Orkney, Scotland	Note 3
1909	38	Married Florence Harriett KNIGHT (aged 30)	Huron, Ontario, Canada	Note 4
1946	75	Death of wife Florence Harriett KNIGHT (aged 67)	Wairton, Ontario, Canada	Note 5
1953	82	Robert Harvey ISBISTER died	Wiarton, Ontario, Canada	Burial info
1953	82	Burial	Bayview Cemetery, Wiarton, Ontario	Note 6	90

Note 1: Marriage record Robert Harvey Isbister in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Name: Robert Harvey Isbister Gender: Male Birth Date: 27 Nov 1871 Birth Place: Harray,Orkney,Scotland Father: David Isbister Mother: Betsy Kirkness

Note 2: Schmidtke Family Tree - Ancestry Melvin Family Tree - ancestry

Note 3: Schmidtke Family Tree - Ancestry Melvin Family Tree - ancestry

Note 4: Harvey Robert Isbister in the Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 Name: Harvey Robert Isbister Age: 37 Birth Year: abt 1872 Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1909 Marriage Place: Huron, Ontario, Canada Father: David Isbister (stone mason) Mother: Elizabeth Kirkness Spouse: Florence Harriett Knight Harvey Robert Isbister , Engineer, Bachelor, 37 years Florence Harriett Knight, spinster, 30 years, father Charles Knight (gentleman), mother Helen Reeve Witnesses: Joshua Knight Essie M Smith

Note 5: Florence Harriett Isbester in the Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948 Name: Florence Harriett Isbester [Florence Harriett Knight] Gender: Female Race: English Age: 69 Birth Date: 31 Mar 1877 Birth Place: Ontario Death Date: 8 Nov 1946 Death Place: Wiarton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Father: Joseph Knight Mother: Florence Harriet Knight Spouse: Robert Isbester Certificate Number: 034885

Note 6: Robert H. Isbester Birth 1871 Death 1953 (aged 81–82) Burial Bayview Cemetery Wiarton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Source References:

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

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- Notes: Robert H. Isbester Birth 1871 Death 1953 (aged 81–82) Burial Bayview Cemetery Wiarton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

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