Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

1973.013.206

Title

Sampler made by Isabella Maddison, later Rowlatt.

Date

[ca. 1886].

Description

Sampler: blue, brown, pink, green, yellow, cream, and burgundy; stitched on two sides to a piece of paper. Includes alphabet in upper and lower-case, numbers from 1-5, verse "Do thy duty that is best leave unto the Lord the rest", and "Isabella Maddison aged 12."

People/Subject

Rowlatt, Isabella (née Maddison)

Isabella Maddison, periodically called Bell, was born on 1 Sep. 1874 to Thomas and Margaret Ann (née Weddle) Maddison in Earsdon, Northumberland, England. The Maddison family lived in Seaton Delavel. Isabella Maddison, then living in Hall's Prairie, married Len Rowlatt on 29 Oct. 1917 in New Westminster, BC. After marrying, the couple lived on Campbell River Road (later 8th Avenue) in Langley, BC. Isabella Rowlatt died in Langley on 31 May 1964.

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