George Isaacs

GEORGE ISAACS

George Isaacs is the son of Joseph Murrell Isaacs and his wife Margaret Sinclair. He was at home in Stromness, with his parents and siblings, when the 1851 census was enumerated. His age was returned as 6 years and this suggests that he was born in 1844, or 1845. He was born in Stromness [Orkney Family History Society: 1851 Census Return for Stromness].

Evidence from the Census Returns

Main Street in Stromness: (1) Joseph M,Isaacs,Head,Mar,M,34,China, Glass & Stoneware Merchant,England, London (2) Margaret M,Isaacs,Wife,,F,29,,Stromness (3) George ,Isaacs,Son,,M,6,Scholar,Stromness (4) Margaret M,Isaacs,Dau,,F,5,Scholar,Stromness (5) Joseph M,Isaacs,Son,,M,4,,Stromness (6) Wilhemina S,Isaacs,Dau,,F,2,,Stromness (7) Eliza,Isaacs,Dau,,F,1,,Stromness (8) Anne,Inkster,Servant,,F,14,House Servant,Stromness [Orkney Family History Society: 1851 Census Return for Stromness]