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Isabella MacDonald

F, #8143, b. circa 1882

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Pedigree

Last Edited: 24 Aug 2024

Birth*: Isabella MacDonald was born circa 1882 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, .¹
(Bride) Marriage*: She married David Adamson Christie, son of David Kidd Christie and Mary Ann Adamson, circa 1903 at Penninghame, Wigtownshire, Scotland, ; from David birth record.²

Occupation*: Circa 1900 Isabella was an actress.³
Married Name: As of circa 1903, her married name was Christie.
(Spouse) Death: Her spouse David Adamson Christie died on 11 August 1946 at 30 Carlton Terrace Lane, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, ; 1946 deaths in the district of Canongate & Portobello in the city of Edinburgh, ref 437; David Adamson Christie music teacher retired married to Isabella MacDonald; 1946 August eleventh about 5h am 30 Carlton Terrace Lane Edinburgh; male 62 years; David Kidd Christie weaver (overseer) (dec) Mary Ann Christie ms Adamson (dec); cerebral haemorrhage seen after death by Douglas Kerr MD; David Christie son 29 Allan Street Blairgowrie; registered 1949 August 12th at Edinburgh A A King assist Registrar, initialled WDA.⁴

Census & Directory Entries

Spouse

2 April 1911

She was listed in the household of David Adamson Christie in the 1911 census at 5 Pitkerro Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland,

. David Christie, head, 27, mar, music teacher, working at home, b Dundee; Isabel, wife, 29, married 8 years, 3 children born alive, 2 still living, b Edinburgh, Midlothian; 2 rooms with windows, 5 people in the household. Mary Macdonald Christie were also listed in the household.¹

Family:

David Adamson Christie b. 11 Feb 1884, d. 11 Aug 1946

Child:

Mary Macdonald Christie+ b. 1904, d. 1987

Citations

[S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1911 282/04 033/00 018 [Apr 2011].
[S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS St Andrew Dundee 1911 ref 282/04 0332 [Jan 2014].
[S6] CD [Jan 2014].
[S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), image held; statutory deaths 685/03 0437 [Jul 2008].

Charts:

A Lord Provost of Dundee and the first Musical Director of Dundee Operatic Society - descendant chart