Name: isbister -- James Isbister Family

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  1. Edward Wadsworth Isbister: Birth: 25 APR 1882 in Boston.

  2. James Spence Isbister: Birth: 23 APR 1883 in Boston.

  3. George Dudley Isbister: Birth: 9 APR 1885 in Boston. Death: 21 JUN 1968 in Tewksbury Mass.

  4. Harry S. Isbister: Birth: 1 APR 1888 in Sommerville Mass.. Death: 1957


Sources
1. Title:   1871 Census
2. Title:   Marriage registration George Isbister/ Katharine McDougall
3. Title:   Death notice George D. Isbister
4. Text:   Family search IGI

Notes
a. Note:   N22 Listed in McApines Saint John City Directory 1874-1875 as painter, boards at 22 King St. (Isbister House)
  1900 Census: (mis-transcribed as “Isbiater”) George D. Isbister, born May 1861, age 39, widower, born in Canada, parents born in Canada, immigrated to U.S. 1880, Painter, lives at 50 Chestnut St., Chelsea, Mass. Also Edward W. Isbister, son, born April 1882, age 18, born in Mass. laborer saw mill. Also James S. Isbister, son, born June 1883, age 16, born in Mass., office boy paint shop. Also George D., son, born May 1885, age 15, born in Mass, at school. Also Harry S., son, born March, 1889, age 12, born in Mass., at school. Also Mary E. Brown, boarder, born Sept 1861, age 38, born in Mass., parents born in Canada, Housekeeper.
  1910 Census: (transcribed, and written as George S. Isabester) age 49, widower, born in Canada, father born in unknown, mother born in Canada, immigrated to U.S. in 1879, house painter, renting at 4 Mount Pleasant Ave., Boston. Also Mary Brown, Housekeeper, age 47, single, born in Mass., parents born in Canada. Note: He is living next door to his brother Frank W. Isbister.
  IN the 1920 Census he is living at the same place but alone, age 53, widower, immigrated in 1880, house painter, born in Canada, father born in Scotland, mother born in Canada.
  In the 1930 census he is written as “Geoge” D. Isbister, age 74. widower, age at first marriage 20, place of birth looks like St. John, then crossed out and over-written, father born Scotland, mother born Canada, occupation difficult to read, could be Painter Building Int. Living with his brother Frank at 277 Dudley St. Boston.
  Death notice: Sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. George Isbister of Maplewood Avenue, in the death of George Isbister Sr., father of Mr Isbister, at the age of 81 years. He died suddenly Wednesday night at the home of his son, with whom he had been living. Funeral services were held this afternoon.
  Note: His date of birth is a moving target:
 1858 in 1871 census; 1861 in 1900 and 1910 census; 1867 in the 1920 census; 1856 in the 1930 census; 1856 in the death notice.

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