Isabella Mary South

Recorded conversation between Alec Ashenhurst and his mother Lois (Brown) Ashenhurst, 1975:

ALEX Jr. – What was your father’s brothers and sisters? There was quite a few of them.

LOIS – No, there were only four. My father’s name was Harry, George, Isabel which I didn’t know everyone called aunt Lilla, she died I believe of Typhoid Fever, and aunt Grace was Isabel’s mother…

1881 Census - Welland, Stamford, District #142, Sub-District J, Page: 57, Family No: 275.

Henry Brown -- 58 -- 1823, b.England, Baptist, Store Keeper

Isabel Brown -- 42 -- 1839, b.England, Baptist

Eliza Brown -- 27 -- 1854, b.Ontario, Baptist

Harry Brown -- 12 -- 1869, b.Ontario, Baptist, going to school

George Brown -- 11 -- 1870, b.Ontario, Baptist, going to school

Isabella Brown -- 8 -- 1873, b.Ontario, Baptist, going to school

Grace Brown -- 6 -- 1875, b.Ontario, Baptist

Margaret Davey -- 76 -- 1805, b.England, Church of England, Widow

Emily Maton -- 19 -- 1862, b.England, Baptist

1891 Census -- Welland, Niagara Falls Village, District #124, Family No: 219.

Henry Brown -- 69 -- 1822, b.England, Church of England, Grocer/Merchant

Isabella Brown -- 51 -- 1840, b.England, Baptist

Eliza E Brown -- 38 -- 1853, b.Ontario, Baptist

Harry Brown -- 22 -- 1869, b.Ontario, Baptist, University student

George Brown -- 21 --1870, b.Ontario, Baptist, wage earner

Isabella M Brown -- 18 -- 1873, b.Ontario, Baptist

Grace A M Brown -- 16 --1875, b.Ontario, Baptist

1901 Census – Dwelling 47, District #78 Lambton East, S. District G, Polling sub-division 4, Town of Petrolia.

Harry W. Brown -- 32 - June 2, 1868, Baptist, Teacher H.S., 10 months, earnings $800, English & French speaking

Helen Brown -- 31 - June 30, 1869, Baptist

Helen Brown -- 3 - July 10, 1898, Baptist

George Brown -- 1 - August 3, 1899, Baptist

Isabella Brown (sister) -- 28 - August 7, 1872, Baptist

According to the census sister Isabella was living at the time at her brother Harry's home. Her Birth date is Aug. 7, 1872