ISOBELLA BURNS

ISOBELLA BURNS was the eldest child of the ALEXANDER BURNS and MARGARET SUMMERS family  The eight children were:

1.   Isobella Burns March 5, 1824, married Andrew Trotter 23.7.1843, died Dec 1, 1901

2.   James Burns Aug 19, 1825 - Feb 24, 1827

3.   William Burns Sept 8, 1826 - Sept 12, 1854

4.   Robert Burns b. Apr 24, 1829, married Janet Cooper ?? died Mar 18, 1857

5.   Jane Burns Jul 30, 1833 - Oct 24, 1836

6.   Margaret Burns Oct 22, 1834 - Oct 12, 1836

7.   Alexander Burns Dec 10, 1835 - Apr 12, 1836

8.   James Burns (2) b.May 31, 1839, married Jane Ross on the 16th October 1868, died Jan 23, 1874.

Isobella was born March 05, 1824 in bapt 5/3/1824 Stonehouse Lanark Scotland  GROS 656/0020 0043, and died December 01,1901 in Perth Tasmania.

She married Andrew  Trotter (Son of James Trotter & Minto Whlllans) 0n the 23rd July 1843 in Stonehouse Lanark Scotland.

Andrew and Isobella together with children William, Isabella and Agnes left Plymouth England 29/11/1879 and arrived Auckland New  Zealand 4/3/1880 on the ship "Earl Granville".

Andrew was listed as an Agricultural Labourer.

Andrew 60, Isobella 60, William 20, Isobella 18 and Agnes 11.

Andrew and Isobella together with Agnes arrived in  Hobart 3/1/1882 from  Bluff Harbour,  New Zealand on ship SS Rotomahana, left NZ 30/12/1881.

 

The eleven children of  ISOBELLA BURNS  and ANDREW TROTTER were:

1.   Alexander Trotter b.23.4.1845 m. Annie Davie Martin 4.6.1882  and d.29.7.1920 Warkworth New Zealand. Age 74

2.   Margaret Trotter b.1848  m Alexander Allan 22.7.1870 and died 20.11.1918 Launceston Tasmania. Age 70

3.   Minto Trotter b.1849  m (1) James Hutchinson 31.12.1867 (2) Daniel Bann 29.4.1905 and died 28.6 1942 Launceston Tasmania. Age 86

4.   Andrew Trotter b.1850 d.17.4.1869 age 19 yrs.  Cause of death, Synovitis, suffered 2 years.

5.   James Trotter b.1853 m (1) Ann Graham 15.3.1872 (2) Met Catherine Mary Ware in 1899 and died 2.6.1940  Hadspen Tasmania Age 87

6.   Elizabeth Trotter b.15.8.1855 m.John Craig 29.5.1874 and died 12.8.1926 in New Zealand Age 71

7.   John Trotter b.8.8.1857 m.Isabella Abbot Ross 13.8.1880 and died New Zealand 1.6.1927 Age 70

8.   William Trotter b.6.2.1859.m Rebecca Jane Lucas 9.1.1883 and died 20.6.1912 Perth, Tasmania. Age 53

9.   Isobella Trotter b.16.6.1861 m.Adam Davie Martin (Brother of Annie) on.12.9.1882 and died New Zealand 1937 age 76

10. Jane Trotter b.1863 d.24.12.1868 age 5yrs. Cause of death, Remittent Fever, suffered 2 weeks.

11. Agnes Trotter b.3.6.1868 m.Joseph Steven Bird 1894 And died 5.9.1951 Toosey Hospital Langford Tasmania Age 83

 Above  Isobella before she left for New Zealand

 Right   Andrew & Isobella outside their  Perth  cottage, Tasmania, taken around 1885

 Isabella, Andrew, Andrew's brother, James's Headstone

             Andrew's brother James

                           

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