Isabella Ann (Isabel) Patterson (1866–1950)
Born, Richmond, Victoria. Daughter of David Mitchell, Esq., Master Builder and Grazier, of Melbourne; son of William Mitchell, Forfar, Scotland.
Sister of the late Dame Nellie Melba, G. B. E.
Wife of the late Thomas Alexander Patterson, Esq., Estate Agent and Valuer, of Melbourne; son of the late George Patterson, Esq., of Alvick, Northumberland, England.
Family, four sons, two daughters. One son, Gerald, was a former world’s champion tennis player.
CHARITIES. Vice-president and Member of Committee of Dame Nellie Melba Kindergarten.
HOBBIES. Music, Reading.
ADDRESS. Mayfield Flats, Murphy Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria.
Original Publication
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Mitchell, Isabella Ann (mother)
- Mitchell, David (father)
- Melba, Nellie (sister)
- Box, Anne Fraser (sister)
- Lempriere, Dora Elizabeth (sister)
- Mitchell, Francis David (brother)
- Mitchell, Charles James (brother)
- Mitchell, William Henry Ernest (brother)
- Mitchell, Blanche (sister-in-law)
- Mitchell, Jessie Cameron MacKenzie (sister-in-law)
- Mitchell, Isabela Mathison (sister-in-law)
- Lempriere, Charles Algernon (brother-in-law)
- Dow, Alice (aunt)
- Grice, Annie Mackenzie (niece)
- Letts, Diana Frances (niece)
- Walker, Ruth (niece)
- Lempriere, Helen Dora (niece)
- Macpherson-Smith, Helen Melba (niece)
- Walker, Rowland William (niece by marriage)
- Macpherson-Smith, John (niece by marriage)
- Wood, Keith Augustine (niece by marriage)
Citation details
'Patterson, Isabella Ann (Isabel) (1866–1950)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/patterson-isabella-ann-isabel-19092/text30667, accessed 2 December 2023.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Mitchell, Isabella Ann
Birth
4 September,
1866
Richmond, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
7 November,
1950
(aged 84)
Yarra Glen,
Victoria,
Australia
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