Name/Title
"Isabel Matheson"Entry/Object ID
Matheson,Isabel1Description
Isabella Russell Matheson
Black and white. Beige tinge. Photo is glued to cardboard.
Photo depicts Isabella standing and facing right. Her hand is resting on a table along with her hat and she is holding an umbrella. She is wearing a dark dress or skirt and a dark jacket. There is a curtain in the background. At the bottom in blue ink Great Aunt Isabelle.
Isabella Russell
born: July 7, 1834, Perth.
died: April 18, 1911, Perth.
buried: Craig Street Cemetery.
· Did not marry; dedicated her life to church (St. James’ Anglican) and charity work.
· Only daughter to act as executor of father’s estate.
· “One of nature’s noblewomen.”