Isabella (Harris) Lister (1792 - 1864)

Born 29 Jan 1792 in Maryport, Cumberland, England

Wife of Joseph Jackson Lister FRS FRMS — married 14 Jul 1818 in Ackworth, York, England

Descendants

Died 1864 at about age 71 in West Ham, Essex, England

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Biography

Isabella Harris was the child of Anthony, a master mariner, and Isabella. She was born on January 29, 1792 in Maryport. ^[1]

In 1814 at aged 22 Isabella was living at Ackworth Quaker school in Yorkshire where her mother was a principal mistress. Isabella junior taught reading to the children.

Isabella Harris married Joseph Jackson Lister on July 14, 1818 in Ackworth, Yorkshire. ^[2]

Their children were;

• Mary b. 1820
• John b. 1822
• Isabella Sophia b. 1823
• Joseph b. 1827
• William Henry b. 1828
• Arthur b. 1830
• Jane b. 1832

In 1861 Isabella and Joseph were in West Ham visiting the Harrison family. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZYMW-FVW2 : Sat Mar 09 14:03:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Isabella Harris and Anthony Harris.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ89-5RK : 12 March 2020), Joseph Jackson Lister, 1818.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M712-YXM : Mon Mar 11 01:42:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Smith Harrison and Jane Harrison, 1861.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ89-5RN : 10 December 2014), Joseph Jackson Lister and Isabella Harris, 14 Jul 1818; citing Ackworth, York, England, reference p50, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 588,414.

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJDZ-9Q6 : 10 December 2014), Joseph Jackson Lister and Isabella Jun. Harris, 14 Jul 1818; citing Ackworth, York, England, reference 65, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 812,044.

• "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW2M-DMN : 11 December 2014), Isabella Harris, 14 Jul 1818, Marriage; citing p. 72, Pontefract, Yorkshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.

• "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VWZM-4SW : 11 December 2014), Isabella Harris, 14 Jul 1818, Marriage; citing p. 98, Yorkshire, record group RG6, Public Record Office, London.

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ2N-3DW : 3 September 2017), Isabella Lister in household of Joseph Lister, West Ham, Essex, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVC-71L : 29 July 2017), Isabella Lister in household of Josh J Lister, West Ham, Essex, England; citing West Ham, Essex, England, p. 5, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M712-YX7 : 28 September 2016), Isabella Lister in household of Smith Harrison, West Ham, Essex, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NGF-HBP : 31 December 2014), Isabella Lister, 1864; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, West Ham, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• UK GRO Deaths Sep Q 1864 West Ham Union 4a 31 LISTER Isabella Age 72.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jackson_Lister
• The Annual Monitor ... Being an Obituary of Members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and Ireland ...: 1909, Volumes 22-24 available on Google Books has an obituary for her mother and write up about her father.
• "England and Wales Census, 1851", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVC-712 : Thu Mar 07 20:09:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Josh J Lister and Isabella Lister, 1851.