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Subject William Isbister
Birth 1800
Marriage 1825 Evie & Rendall, Orkney, Scotland.
Death 1875 Redland, Firth, Orkney.
Father Henry Isbister (1777-1822)
Mother Marjory Clouston (1782-?)
Spouse Mary Brown
Birth 1794 Evie & Rendall, Orkney.
Father David Brown (1772-?)
Mother Barbara Rendall (1767-?)
Six Children
1/F Margaret Stewart Isbister
Birth 1826 Firth & Stenness, Orkney.
Marriage 1850 William Moar (1827- )
Daughter: 1863 Hughina Moar; Rendall, Orkney.
Daughter: 1864 Jeanie Moar; Rendall, Orkney.
Daughter: 1866 Ann Moar; Rendall, Orkney.
2/M William (Jnr) Isbister
Birth 1828 Firth & Stenness, Orkney.
3/M David Isbister
Birth 1830 Firth & Stenness, Orkney.
Marriage 1857 Betsy Kirkness (1831-1907), daughter of Magnus Kirkness and Janet Flett; Harray, Orkney.
Daughter: 1858 Anne Isbister; Firth &Stenness, Orkney.
Son: 1860 William Isbister
Daughter: 1861 Jessie Isbister
Son: 1863 John Isbister; Harray.
Son: 1864 James Smith Isbister; Harray, Orkney.
Daughter: 1866 Helen Isabella Spence Isbister; Harray, Orkney.
Son: 1868 Thomas Harry Isbister; Harray, Orkney.
Son: 1869 David Wood Isbister; Harray, Orkney.
Son: 1871 Robert Harvey Isbister; Harray, Orkney.
Daughter: 1871 Mary Ann Isbister; Harray, Orkney.
Son: 1879 George Garson (Doda) Isbister; Harray.
Death 1907 Harray, Orkney.
4/M James Isbister
Birth 1832 Firth & Stenness, Orkney.
Marriage 1862 Mary Isbister (1842- ), daughter of Thomas Isbister and Marjory Towers; Firth & Stenness, Orkney.
Daughter: 1863 Ann Wylie Isbister; Firth, Orkney.
Son: 1864 James William Isbister; Firth, Orkney.
Son: 1866 John Brown Isbister; Firth, Orkney.
Daughter: 1867 Mary Brown Isbister; Firth, Orkney.
Son: 1871 Thomas Isbister; Firth, Orkney.
Son: 1877 William Isbister; Firth, Orkney.
Death after 1891
5/M John Brown Isbister
Birth 1835 Firth & Stenness, Orkney.
Marriage 1867 Grace Boag Duncan (1840- )
Daughter: 1868 Jane McIlwraith Isbister; Grenoch, Renfrew, Scotland.
Son: 1871 John Duncan Isbister; Greenoch, Renfrew, Scotland.
Daughter: cir 1872 Maggie Isbister
Son: 1873 William Isbister; Greenock, Renfrew.
Son: 1875 Charles Stuart Isbister; Greenoch West, Renfrew.
Daughter: 1879 Mary Brown Isbister; Greenoch West, Renfrew.
Death 1893 Died on board his ship burried at sea.
6/M Malcolm Isbister
Birth 1838 Parish of Firth, Orkney, Scotland.
Death 1860 Age 21, Firth & Stenness.