Isabella Preston Mitchell

1887 - 1978  (91 years)

• Name	Isabella Preston Mitchell
  Born	1 Mar 1887	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Isabella Preston Gourlay
  Residence	Stanley St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73164P
  Died	22 Nov 1978	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	24 Nov 1978	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I73164	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Mitchell,   b. CALC 21 Oct 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1919, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Christina Brown,   b. 22 Mar 1858, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1949, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1883	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F19073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peter Lewis Gourlay,   b. 19 Apr 1876, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1914	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F15307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Peter Gourlay Passes - Mrs. Peter Gourlay of Ayr passed away at Hilltop Manor, Galt on Wednesday, November 22nd. She was in her 92nd year. The former Isabella Preston Mitchell, she was the eldest daughter of the late George Mitchell and Christina Brown. She was a lifelong resident of the Ayr district. Survived by two sisters, Miss Margaret Mitchell and Mrs. Alvin (Hilda) Page, both of Ayr and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband; brothers Hardie and David; and sisters Mary and Edna. Funeral service was held Friday from the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Paris. Rev, Wayne Smith of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Galt, officiated. Interment was in Ayr Cemetery. Pallbearers were R. G. Brown, Ross Chapman, Jack Page, Robert and William Mitchell and James Gourlay. The Ayr News Nov 29 1978 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 8. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Gourlay/ In LovIng memory of/ Peter Louis Gourlay/ Apr. 19, 1876 - June 24, 1965/ his wife/ Isabella Preston Mitchell/ Mar. 1, 1887 - Nov. 22, 1978 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: George Mitchell Age: 24 Birth Date: abt 1859 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1883 Marriage County or District: Oxford Father: John Mitchell Mother: Joan Renwick Spouse: Christina Brown Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1861 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim, Ontario Spouse Father: David Brown Spouse Mother: Isabella Lillias [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Peter Lewis Gourlay Age: 37 Birth Date: abt 1877 Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1914 Marriage County or District: Oxford Father: Andrew Gourlay Mother: Jane Armstrong Spouse: Isabella Preston Mitchell Spouse's Age: 27 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1887 Spouse Father: George Mitchell Spouse Mother: Christina Brown

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Mar 1887 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Stanley St., Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Apr 1914 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Nov 1978 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 24 Nov 1978 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth