Isabella MacFarlane^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1844 - 1934  (90 years)

• Name	Isabella MacFarlane  [2, 4]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1844	Ireland
  Birth	2 Feb 1844	Stranorlar, Co. Donegal, Ireland   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Aug 1934	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [4]
  Person ID	I282740898929	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	John MacFarlane, in Bushmills,   b. Abt. 1808, Ireland d. 7 Nov 1896, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Anne McNeale,   b. Abt. 1809, Ireland d. 23 Apr 1890, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander Proctor,   b. 4 Apr 1850, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland d. 20 Jun 1933, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1871	Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Children	1. Isabella Margaret Annie Maitland Proctor,   b. 30 Oct 1871, Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand d. 29 Jun 1938, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 66 years)   2. John Macfarlane Proctor,   b. 17 Oct 1872, Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand d. 25 Nov 1952, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Age 80 years)   3. Margaret (Daisy) Proctor,   b. 3 Apr 1875, Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand d. Sep 1966, Tokanui, Catlins, Southland, New Zealand (Age 91 years)   4. Daisy Proctor,   b. 3 Apr 1875   5. Gertude Mary Proctor,   b. 29 Sep 1877, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia d. 21 Jul 1962, Gordon, Sydney, Australia (Age 84 years)   6. Winifred Proctor,   b. 5 Aug 1879, New Zealand   7. Annie Farquharson Proctor,   b. 14 Dec 1880, New Zealand d. 1961, Chatswood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Age 80 years)   8. Constance Proctor,   b. 28 Jul 1882   d. 22 Jan 1929, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 46 years)   9. Alexander McNeil Proctor,   b. 1 Aug 1885
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  From notes left by Primrose, that also indicated she married an Alexander Proctor and had 8 children. From the Timaru Herald, 1871: January 22, at the residence of Mr S.W. Goldsmith, Waimate, by the Rev. Rainsford Bavin, Isabella, sixth daughter of Mr John Macfarlane, Stranorlar, County Donegal, Ireland, to Alexander Proctor, Postmaster, Waimate Isabella Macfarlane married Alexander Proctor in 1871 (NZ Marriage 1871/722) A Gertrude Mary Proctor was born in Hobart 29 Sep 1877 to Alexander Proctor and Isabella Macfarlane (International Genealogical Index / SP/Batch C310446). Isabella MACFARLANE married Alexander PROCTOR, son of Farquharson PROCTOR and Margaret Davidson MAITLAND, on 22 Jan 1871 in Waimate,South Canterbury,New Zealand. (Alexander PROCTOR was born on 4 Apr 1850 in St. Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeenshire,Scotland.) Alexander's occupation was Watchmaker Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database: Surname: PROCTOR First name(s): ISABELLA Date of death: Thursday, 30 August 1934 Age: 90 (so born about 1844) Cemetery: Sydenham Cemetery Date of burial: Saturday, 1 September 19 Block number: 42A Plot number: 72 Address: 27 WADE AVENUE Occupation: WIDOW Place of birth: ENGLAND Years in New Zealand: 70 (see also notes on Alexander Proctor)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1027704383] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree. [S1027704605] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Historical Marriage Index, 1840-1901, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1840-1901. [S1027704059] Donald Featherston Macfarlane, Donald Featherston Macfarlane NZ, (Gedcom recieved as e-mail attachment 5 November 2009). [S1027704077] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch One World Tree (OWT), ((http://www.familysearch.org)).