Name |
Isobella Elsie Ashby |
Census-Household Member |
1891 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Canada |
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1891 Census Bathurst Lanark John Ashby household
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1891 Census Bathurst Lanark John Ashby
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Birth |
28 Feb 1891 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [2, 3, 4] |
- #22005
Name:?tab? Isabella Elsie Asply
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1891
Birthplace: Elmsley North, Lanark, Ontario
Father's Name: John Asply
Mother's Name: Mary Ann Cla
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Isobella Elsie Ashby birth
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Gender |
Female |
Census-Household Member |
1901 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Canada |
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1901 Census Bathurst Lanark John Ashby household
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Census |
1911 |
Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Canada |
- A domestic (seamstress/dressmaker) in the home of Alfred Poole & Janet Poole
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1911 Census North Elmsley Lanark IsobelAshby in home of Alfred Poole
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Occupation |
1911 |
Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
Domestic: Dressmaker/Seamstress/Tailor |
Census-Household Member |
1 Jun 1911 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Canada |
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1911 Census Bathurst Lanark John Ashby
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Occupation |
2 Dec 1914 |
Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
seamstress |
- Miss Belle Asby, who has been sewing in the vicinity of Fallbrook for the past two weeks has returned to Lanark and is now open for engagements in Lanark.
The Lanark Era
02 Dec 1914, Wed ? Page 1
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Religion |
1916 |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
Methodist |
Census-Wife of Head |
1921 |
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
Canada |
- Role: Wife of Head
Living on North Street, Perth, ON
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FamilySearch ID |
96VW-6XS |
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FindaGrave Memorial ID |
46789909 |
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Religion-Member |
Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
St. Peter's Anglican Church, 11th Line |
- Role: Member
from Evelyn Miller's notes
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Name |
Bella |
_UID |
C5EF19CCE1264E68934BE6C24F782DC79785 |
Death |
22 Jul 1965 |
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
- MATHER Isobel Elsie - At the Great War Memorial Hospital, Perth, Ont., on Thursday, July 22, 1965, Isobel E. Ashby, beloved wife of John C. Mather, dear mother of Harry C. Balderson, John H. of Perth; Gordon R., Rexdale and Evelyn (Mrs Ernest Miller), Glen Tay; in her 75th year. Resting at the Blair and Son Funeral Home, 9 West Gore Street, Perth from 4 pm Saturday, July 24. Funeral service in the chapel Monday, July 26 at 2 pm. Interment Elmwood cemetery. In lieu of flowers kindly give donations to the Heart Fund.
The Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
23 Jul 1965, pg.28
Obituary
Mrs. John C. Mather
Following a brief illnes of two days from cerebral apoplexy, Mrs. John C. Mather, 15 Clyde Street, died in the GWM Hospital, Perth, on July 22nd, at the age of 74 years.
Mrs Mather, the former Isobel Elsie Asby, was born at Fallbrook, Bathurst township, on February 28, 1891, where she received her early education. She was a daughter of the late John Ashby and the late Mary Ann Clark.
She attended St. Paul's United Church and was a member of the various women's organizations of the church.
She was married on April 26th, 1916, in Ashbury Methodist parsonage to John C. Mather and with her husband farmed in Drummond, Braeside and Bathurst until their retirement when they came to Perth to reside.
Together with her husband she is survived by three sons, Reeve Harry C. Mather of Bathurst Township; John H. Mather, Clerk-treasurer of the town of Perth, and Gordon R. Mather, Rexdale; one daugher, Evelyn (Mrs. Ernest Miller), Glen Tay; sister (Sarah) Mrs. Dan Nichols, Carleton Place. She was predeceased by four brothers, Robert Ashby, Russell Ashby, Archie Ashby and William Ashby and one sister Margaret.
The funeral was held from the Blair and Son funeral chapel on Monday afternoon, July 26th, to Elmwood Cemetery. Services were conducted by the Rev. Frank Spain.
The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
Thursday, August 12, 1965, pg 7.
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Isabella Elsie Ashby Death
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Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
Notes |
- Isobella Ashby was a noted tailor/dressmaker/seamstress who worked for a number of families in the Lanark area. She initially trained in Perth. Her diaries provide some insight into life during the years on the Balderson farm when the family was growing up.
- (Research):?u?Notes from interview with Grandpa (John Cumming) Mather.
?/u?Grandma (Bella) had a grade 3 education. When she was 12 she was babysitting for income. Her older sister, Elizabeth Ruth, a twin of Bob, died of black diptheria. Two others in the family also died of Diptheria. They lived on the Jack Anderson place (Mary Scott's Grandparents?) on the edge of Fallbrook, ON. They were Baptists (Lanark Congregation). They are buried in the Playfairville cemetery, attended St. Peter's Anglican Church and the Methodist Church later.
?u?Telephone call with Gordon Mather December 2015
?/u?About 1916 Grandma had a head injury from a hay fork. For the following year they lived with the Mather family on the Cameron farm near Balderson. Her limp was the result of brain damage arising from this accident. In the early 1930's Grandma suffered from blackouts when she would not recognize the children, Gordon and Evelyn(age 9-10). These blackouts led to a month or more in a Kingston hospital for treatment of the head injury.
After she passed away, Grandpa was surprised to learn that she still had money invested from her seamstress/tailor days and there was considerable income tax to pay on the amount. She had used war bonds and later government bonds to accumulate this money.
Grandma had three years of schooling obtained after a 2 mile walk to the nearest school. As the oldest girl in the family she left school to care for younger children. At approx age of 12 she was hired as a mother's helper by another family - a Mrs. Anderson in Falbrook. At approximately age 14 she moved to Perth where she apprenticed with Mrs. Lyons to gain her sewing skills. She worked for a number of families along the Scotch Line near Perth where she moved from household to household with her sewing machine and equipment/supplies. The Poole family was one of these families. She made clothing for men, women and children.
She would piece quilts during the summer and in the winter she would set up a quilt frame in the parlour. She frequently used her 'rag bag' for fabric for these quilts so it is probable that the woolen fabric in the quilts I remember were scraps from her days as a seamstress.
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Person ID |
I4291 |
Lanark County Origins |
Last Modified |
26 Apr 2023 |
Family |
John Cumming Mather, b. 17 May 1888, Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 May 1979, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years) |
Marriage |
26 Apr 1916 |
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
- also noted as 20 Apr, 1916
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John Mather & Isabella Ashby Marriage
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Children |
| 1. Harry Clark Mather, b. 24 Feb 1917, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Dec 2012, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 95 years) |
| 2. John Harvey Mather, b. 31 Dec 1919, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Apr 1988, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) |
| 3. Mary Evelyn "Ev" Mather, b. 9 Sep 1922, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Mar 2010, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| 4. Clarence Everett Mather, b. 26 Aug 1924, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Oct 1924, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years) |
| 5. Gordon Robert Mather, b. 13 Nov 1927, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Feb 2018, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years) |
| 6. Mather |
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Family ID |
F1305 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
27 Nov 2022 |