Isabel Thomson Snow

Brief Life History of Isabel Thomson

When Isabel Thomson Snow was born in 1872, in Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia, her father, James Snow, was 41 and her mother, Elizabeth Emily Thomas, was 40. She married Harry McKay on 6 September 1897, in Carlton, Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 3 September 1905, in Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 33, and was buried in Chiltern, Victoria, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Harry McKay
Isabel Thomson Snow
1872–1905
Marriage: 6 September 1897
Clyde Hilton Henry McKay
1898–1898
Ivy May Isabel McKay
1898–
Verner Raymond Claude McKay
1900–1984

Sources (1)

  • Isabel Snow McKay, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (4)

1877

Australia and England play the first-ever cricket Test match in Melbourne.

1892

Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

1901

First Federal election.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).

American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .

Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Wedding - Ovens and Murray Advertiser - 25 Sep 1987

Orange Blossom. — A very pretty wedding was celebrated on Monday the 6th of September at St. Luke's Church, Carlton, by the Rev. A. Stewart, when Mr. Harry McKay, of Rutherglen, was married to Miss Be …

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