Thomas ISBISTER

1829 -

• Name	Thomas ISBISTER  [1]
  Birth	15 Apr 1829	, Parish of Evie and Rendall, Orkney, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	, Mill House; Parish of Evie, Orkney, Scotland   [4]
  	Enumerated in the household of John Isbister (age 50) were his wife, Catherine Leith (age 48), their children, Margaret (age 25), Thomas (age 21), David (age 20), Christina (age 18), Maria (age 15), Malcolm (age 12), James (age 10) and Adam (age 8). John was a miller and farmer of 12 acres. Thomas and David were fishermen. Role: Son
  Census	1861	, Mill House; Parish of Evie, Orkney, Scotland   [5]
  	Enumerated in the household of John Isbister (age 60) were his wife, Catherine Leith (age 58), their children, Thomas (age 31), Maria (age 25), Malcolm (age 22), and Adam (age 18). John was a miller and farmer of 12 acres. Thomas and Adam were fishermen. The other children worked on the farm. Role: Son
  Census	1871	, Parish of Evie and Rendall, Orkney, Scotland   [6]
  	Enumerated in the household of John Ballantyne (age 63) were his children Mary (age 18), George (age 16), Margaret (age 12) & Jane (age 21), her husband Thomas Isbister (age 40), their daughter Jane (age 4 months). John was a farmer of 20 acres, employing 5 labourers. Role: son-in-law
  Census	1891	, Mill House; Parish of Evie and Rendall, Orkney, Scotland   [7]
  	Enumerated in the household of Thomas Isbister (age 60) were his wife, Jane Ballantyne (age 41), sons John (age 19), William (age 14) & David (age 12). Also enumerated were Thomas's brother Adam (age 48) and James (age 50). Thomas was a farmer and miller, Adam a fisherman and James a mason.
  Person ID	I114405	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John ISBISTER,   b. Abt 1801, , Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
  Mother	Catherine LEITH,   b. Abt 1803, , Stromness, Orkney, Scotland
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F30536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane BALLANTYNE,   b. Abt 1850, , Evie, Orkney, Scotland
  Marriage	23 Feb 1869	, Parish of Evie and Rendall, Orkney, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. Jane ISBISTER,   b. 1871, , Evie, Orkney, Scotland   2. John Wood ISBISTER,   b. 1 Feb 1872, , Parish of Evie and Rendall, Orkney, Scotland   3. William Ballantyne ISBISTER,   b. Abt 1879, , Parish of Evie, Orkney, Scotland   4. David ISBISTER,   b. Abt 1879, , Parish of Evie, York County, Canada
  Family ID	F30535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S16876] Marriage - Jean Ballantyne & Thomas Isbister, 16876. (Reliability: 3). [S16883] Birth Record - Thomas Isbister, 16883. (Reliability: 3). [S16877] 1871 Scotland Census - John Ballantyne, 16877. (Reliability: 2). [S16888] 1851 Scotland Census - John Isbister, 16888. (Reliability: 3). [S16879] 1861 Scotland Census - John Isbister, 16879. (Reliability: 3). [S16877] 1871 Scotland Census - John Ballantyne, 16877. (Reliability: 3). [S16890] 1891 Scotland Census - Thomas Isbister, 16890. (Reliability: 3).