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New Zealand: Looking for Gordon Colman MCISAAC and Robina Coulter EADIE



by allycat
on 2008-05-23 06:42:15
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Trying to find where Robina Coulter EADIE (known as Ruby) is buried. She was born 8 Feb 1909 Scotland to parents: Andrew EADIE and Mary Jane COULTER who had emigrated to NZ in 1926.

Robina Coulter EADIE married 1928 Folio #10165 New Zealand to groom: Gordon Colman MCISAAC.

NB I read on an old GenForum posting from 2002 that five McIsaac brothers sailed to N.Z, from Nova Scotia on the boat "Ellen Lewis" in around 1840-1850, the boat landed in Waipu, in the North Island. From there the brothers split and 3 travelled to the South Island and 2 remained in the North. I don't think MCISAAC is a common surname in New Zealand and it is possible that there is connection here.

My mother in law's notes say that her Aunt Ruby (Robina Coulter MCISAAC nee EADIE) died in 1984 NZ.

Regards,
Alison
EADIE researcher.

MCISAAC BURIALS:

Robina Coulter McISAAC cremated Purewa 1987
Gordon Colman McISAAC cremated Purewa 1972
Eliza Carlisle McISAAC buried Purewa 1959
George Harold McISAAC buried Purewa 1966
Keith Robert McISAAC cremated Purewa 1974
Leila Mavis McISAAC cremated Purewa 1962
Marjorie Dulcie Robertina McISAAC cremated Purewa 1986
Richard Harold McISAAC cremated Purewa aged 66 yrs

Surnames: COULTER EADIE MCISAAC
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by Bond on 2008-09-25 23:29:24

Hi my family desenants also sailed over from Nova Scotia on the Ellen Lewis (but i thousht is ws more around 1859?)i was told that 3 brothers went to the south island (our family is made up from one of the ones that stayed in the North!) My Nana's Mother left a casette tape explaing all this. My Nana knows much about our history...but of course has never used a computer! I will ask her and see if i can help, i know for sure that there are many documents with her.

by allycat on 2008-09-26 00:00:59

Delighted to know more information and happy to help if I can. Regards, Alison.

by karcol on 2008-10-06 21:49:15

There have been four different lots of McIsaac's arrived New Zealand that I am aware of:

1. The family of Alexander McIsaac who came over on the "Ellen Lewis" with his nephew Angus and his 10 children arriving in Auckland May 14th 1860. They were from Broad Cove, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Most of the family settled in Thames.

2. Another McIsaac came to New Zealand on 27 March 1886 on board the ship RMS Rimutaka, arriving in Lyttleton, there is an Angus McIsaac b. 1811 linked but I am not sre if he was the one who emigrated.

3. Richard McIsaac, born 19th March 1831 in Lanark, Glasgow, Scotland and Jean Scott, with his parents and siblings emigrated from London onboard the "Clifford" in Dec 1841, arriving 1842 in Nelson, NZ. They settled in Renwick, South Island.

4.Bruno George McIsaac arrived with his sister Theresa May McIsaac in 1883, coming from Prince Edward Island. Bruno married Ruth Powellin in 1886. After living in Melbourne and Kaipara, Ruth McIsaac and her family settled in Auckland.

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