Isabella Orr Craig

1913 - 2004  (91 years)

• Name	Isabella Orr Craig  [1]
  Born	3 Jul 1913	Cornhill, Banff, Scotland, United Kingdom   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Embarkation	1930	Tilbury Docks, London, England
  Died	25 Jul 2004	South Grafton Nursing Home, South Grafton, New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Buried	27 Jul 2004	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I3819	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Clarence Earle "Earle" Hamilton,   b. 21 Oct 1910, Duke Street, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 21 Dec 1983, Grafton Base Hospital, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 73 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1933	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  Children	1. Francis William Hamilton,   b. 15 Feb 1937, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 15 Feb 1937, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   2. Ian Lester Hamilton,   b. 21 Apr 1938, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 27 Jan 2006, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 67 years)  [natural]   3. Leslie Hamilton,   b. 20 Jan 1944, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 17 Apr 2019, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (Age 75 years)  [natural]   4. Robin Earle Hamilton   5. Don Phillip Hamilton
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F1137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Isabel was educated to 6th class at Shusburn Scotland, equal to secondyear High School in Australia.She left school at the age of 14 yearsand worked as a "Nanny" to twin boys for 2 1/2 years. The familydecided to move to Australia and Isabel turned 17 yrs during thevoyage from Scotland on board the SS."Orama" and she was very seasick. After arriving with the family in Grafton on 11 August 1930Isabel worked for her sister Nancy milking cows and helping in thehouse. Isabel contacted Rheumatic fever and was unable to work forsome time. When she was well enough Isabel started milking cows forthe Childs family then worked for Mrs Morris for 1.00 pound per weekas a domestic-cow maid. This was a very demanding position so left towork for Mrs. Reardon for 3.00 per month but no milking was involved-she was responsible for looking after two small granddaughters of Mrs.Reardon. Isabel lived with the Reardon family but Mrs. Reardon wasvery hard to live with so left and worked for Mrs. Benson as a tablemaid for 25/- shillings per week. Mr. Benson was the Manager ofYulgilbar homestead, and Isabel was now aged 19 years. Isabel wasintroduced to Earle Hamilton at his Uncle Dick Hamiltons home and theymarried when Isabel was 21 years of age. Baptist religionHamilton-Armstrong Reunion - 10th November 1985 Mummulgum Hall.Address at this date was: 5 Bowtell Avenue Grafton NSW 2460

  
  

• Sources

  [S115] FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch, accessed 2 Oct 2017), entry for Isabella Orr Craig, person ID LDS3-BCS. [S1408] Relationship Chart - Rosemary Kathleen Barraclough and Leslie Hamilton; Relationship Chart, Margaret Hamilton (nee Reichelt), (Name: Received in email 28 Jan 2017;), Records marriage previously known.