| 1. | Isobella Elsie Ashby was born on 28 Feb 1891 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Jul 1965 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- FamilySearch ID: 96VW-6XS
- FindaGrave Memorial ID: 46789909
- Religion-Member: Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; St. Peter's Anglican Church, 11th Line
- Name: Bella
- _UID: C5EF19CCE1264E68934BE6C24F782DC79785
- Census-Household Member: 1891, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1901, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
- Census: 1911, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
- Occupation: 1911, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Domestic: Dressmaker/Seamstress/Tailor
- Census-Household Member: 1 Jun 1911, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
- Occupation: 2 Dec 1914, Lanark Village, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; seamstress
- Religion: 1916, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
- Census-Wife of Head: 1921, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; 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.
Birth:
#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
Religion-Member:
Role: Member
from Evelyn Miller's notes
FamilySearch ID:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/96VW-6XS
FindaGrave Memorial ID:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46789909
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Census:
A domestic (seamstress/dressmaker) in the home of Alfred Poole & Janet Poole
Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member
Occupation:
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
Census-Wife of Head:
Role: Wife of Head
Living on North Street, Perth, ON
Died:
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.
Isobella married John Cumming Mather on 26 Apr 1916 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. John (son of Henry "Harry" Mather and Ellen "Ella" Harvey Baird) was born on 17 May 1888 in Middleville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 May 1979 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Harry Clark Mather
 was born on 24 Feb 1917 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Dec 2012 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- 3. John Harvey Mather was born on 31 Dec 1919 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Apr 1988 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Mary Evelyn "Ev" Mather was born on 9 Sep 1922 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Mar 2010 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 12 Mar 2010 in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- 5. Clarence Everett Mather was born on 26 Aug 1924 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Oct 1924 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 13 Oct 1924 in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- 6. Gordon Robert Mather was born on 13 Nov 1927 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Feb 2018 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada.
- 7. Mather
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1891 - 1965 (74 years)
