Residents of Nanaïmo, Noonas Bay — Sub-district A, surnames I (1881 Census)
| # | Surname | Given | Sex | Age | Religion | Origin | Birthplace | Occupation | HH |
| 19 | isbister | elizabeth | F | 2 | Methodist | Scottish | British Columbia | No Occupation Listed | 135 |
| 16 | isbister | ellen | F | 35 | Methodist | Aboriginal peoples, n.s | British Columbia | No Occupation Listed | 135 |
| 18 | isbister | james | M | 10 | Methodist | Scottish | British Columbia | No Occupation Listed | 135 |
| 17 | isbister | john | M | 19 | Methodist | Scottish | British Columbia | Miners | 135 |
| 20 | isbister | mary | F | 4 | Methodist | Scottish | British Columbia | No Occupation Listed | 135 |
| 15 | isbister | william | M | 55 | Reformed Presbyterian | Scottish | Scotland | Stone masons | 135 |
| 24 | isom | burton | M | 41 | Methodist | African Origins | United States | Contractors (and builders, U.S.) | 90 |