Isabella Preston

ID # 6196, (1853-1903)
FatherThomas Preston (1820-1899)
MotherMargaret Aikman (1812-1899)
BirthIsabella Preston was born on 24 April 1853 at Beverly Township, Wentworth Co.. 
MarriageShe married William McClure, son of Peter McClure and Helen McMicking, on 31 March 1875 at Kirkwall, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co..
Mrge reg. 010062-75 Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co.
William McClure, 22, bachelor, farmer, Presbyterian. Born Scotland, residing Beverly. Parents Peter and Helen.
Isabella Preston, 22, spinster, Presbyterian. Born and residing Beverly. Parents Thomas and Margaret.
Witnesses Henry Blake and Helen McClure, both of Beverly.
On March 31, 1875, at Kirkwall, Beverly Township, by Rev. John Porteous.
 
DeathShe died on 18 August 1903 at Galt, Waterloo Co., Ontario, at age 50. 
BurialShe was buried at Kirkwall Cemetery, Beverly Township, Ontario. 
NoteShe Death reg. 027159-03 Galt, Waterloo Co.
Mrs. William McLure died on August 18, 1903. Age 56. Married. Born Canada. Presbyterian. Physician and informant Dr. J. S. Wardlaw.

Isabella's date of death agrees with a transcription of her gravestone in Kirkwall Cemetery, Beverly Township, as done by the Hamilton branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society.

Isabella died in Galt. Little information, by way of the death registration form, is provided. Certainly, Isabella's doctor, J. S. Wardlaw, was a Galt resident. William's parents were resident in Galt at the time of the 1901 census, but William and Isabella were living in Beverly. William was living in Galt by the time of the 1911 census and a retired farmer. It may be that Isabella was ill and living in Galt to be nearer to medical assistance. There is a space on the death registration for a place of residence but none is given. 
Last Edited4 Apr 2018