Person:Isabella Clouston (2)

Isabella Preston Clouston was baptised on 8th November 1845 in Aberdeen, daughter of Jessie Clouston, formerly Preston, and her husband John Knarston Clouston, a shipwright. She appears in the 1851 census living with her parents and siblings in Aberdeen. The family was still in Aberdeen in 1861, living at 34 York Street, and with Isabella working as an envelope maker.

Isabella was married on 2nd October 1868, aged 22, to John Maitland, who worked as a brass finisher. They had a son born in Aberdeen the following year. In 1870 they had another son, but he died when only ten or fifteen minutes old. After that, Isabella, John and their son left Aberdeen and moved south to England, initially living in Sunderland, where they appear in the 1871 census. For the next few years they moved around various ports and shipbuilding centres along England's north-eastern coast, living at different times in Sunderland, Hull, Tynemouth and Jarrow. Isabella's parents followed her down to England some time between 1871 and 1881, settling in Jarrow. Isabella and John had eight children in total: five boys and three girls, with six children surviving to adulthood.

Isabella's mother died in Jarrow in 1891. The census taken two days later finds Isabella and John living at 28 Lord Street in Jarrow with their children, whilst Isabella's father and some of her siblings were at 45 Clayton Street in Jarrow.

Isabella only outlived her mother by just over a year. She died on 5th August 1892 at 46 Lord Street in Jarrow of heart disease and dropsy. She was 46 years old. Her father outlived her by nearly three years, whilst her husband outlived her by 34 years.

1. ↑ Aberdeen, in Scotland. Old Parish Registers, Births & Baptisms. (Edinburgh, Scotland: ScotlandsPeople (National Records of Scotland))
   168/A 250 164.

   Aberdeen November 1845
   8th
   Clouston / John Clouston, Carpenter, and his Spouse Janet Preston, had a Daughter born and baptized by the Rev[eren]d Alexander Spence by the name of Isabella Preston, in presence of John Leighton, Merchant, & William Cromar, Blacksmith

   This wording is ambiguous as to whether the date quoted is the child's birth or baptism (or both). The same form of wording is used for all the entries on the page. Assumed more likely to be dates of baptism.

2. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   168/A 2/29, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: St Clement, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   John Clouston, head, married, male, 35 [1815/16], Jour[neyman] Ship Wright, b. Orkney
   Jessie Clouston, wife, married, female, 29 [1821/2], b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   William Clouston, son, male, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Isabella Clouston, daughter, female, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   John Clouston, son, male, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Jessie Clouston, daughter, female, 11m [1850], b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

3. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   168/1 60/6, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 34 York Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   2 rooms with windows
   John Clouston, head, married, male, 45 [1815/16], Ship Carpenter, b. Stennis, Orkney
   Jessie Clouston, wife, married, female, 39 [1821/2], b. Aberdeen
   John Clouston, son, male, 17 [1843/4], Ship Carpenter, b. Aberdeen
   Isabella Clouston, daughter, 15 [1845/6], Envelope Maker, b. Aberdeen
   Jessie Clouston, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Aberdeen
   Jean Clouston, daughter, female, 6 [1855/6], Scholar, b. Aberdeen
   Margaret Clouston, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Aberdeen
   Jemima Clouston, daughter, female, 1 [1859/60], b. Aberdeen

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 5001; Folio 63; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 21 Enderby Road, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham
   John Maitland, head, married, male, 28 [1842/3], Brass finisher, b. Scotland
   Isabella Preston Maitland, wife, married, female, 25 [1845/6], b. Scotland
   John Maitland, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Scotland

5. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 5076; Folio 34; Page 62, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 9 Mount Pleasant, North Shields, Chirton, Tynemouth, Northumberland
   John Mainland, head, married, male, 39 [1841/2], Brass Finisher, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   Isabella C. Mainland, wife, married, female, 35 [1845/6], Brass Finisher Wife, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   John Mainland, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   William Mainland, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Sunderland, Durham
   Jessie Mainland, daughter, unmarried, female, 3 [1877/8], b. Hull, Yorkshire
   Elizabeth Mainland, daughter, unmarried, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Jarrow, Durham

6. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 4165; Folio 22; Page 40, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 28 Lord Street, Jarrow, Durham
   3 rooms occupied
   John Maitland, head, married, male, 48 [1842/3], Brass finisher, employed, b. Scotland
   Isabella P.C. Maitland, wife, female, 45 [1845/6], b. Scotland
   William Maitland, son, male, 19 [1871/2], Brass finisher, employed, b. Sunderland, Durham
   Jessie Maitland, daughter, female, 13 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Hull, Yorkshire
   Elizabeth Maitland, daughter, female, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Jarrow, Durham
   Henery Maitland, son, male, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. North Shields, Northumberland
   George Maitland, son, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Jarrow, Durham

7. ↑ Death register, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   1892 Death in the Sub-District of South Shields in the Counties of South Shields and Durham
   No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   438	Fifth August 1892 46 Lord Street, Jarrow, U.S.D.	Isabella Maitland	Female	45 years	Wife of John Maitland a Brass finisher (Journeyman)	Heart disease Dropsy Certified by W.M. Jennings M.R.C.S.	W[illia]m Maitland Son In attendance 46 Lord Street, Jarrow	Fifth August 1892	Tho[ma]s Ramsey, Registrar