John ISAAC (1827

John ISAAC (1827 - 1895)

draper

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Mary Christian (Molly) ISAAC (1854 - 1940) Elizabeth (Lizzie) King ISAAC (1855 - 1922) John Douglas ISAAC (1858 - 1901) Margaret Letetia (Lettie) ISAAC (1861 - ) Sarah Mona Jane ISAAC (1861 - 1940) William Ramsey H ISAAC (1863 - 1900) Leah Christian ISAAC (1865 - 1930)	John ISAAC (1827 - 1895) + Elizabeth (Lizzie) KING (1821 - 1905)	John (William) ISAAC



		Letitia WEBB

b. abt 1827 at Godalming, Surrey, England

m. 02 Mar 1853 Elizabeth (Lizzie) KING (1821 - 1905) at Braddan, Isle of Man, UK

d. 21 Nov 1895 at Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia aged 68

Near Relatives of John ISAAC (1827 - 1895)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William KING	18 Dec 1785	Isle of Man, UK
Mother in Law	Jane QUILLIAM	bef 15 Aug 1792	Douglas, Isle of Man, UK

Father	John (William) ISAAC
Mother	Letitia WEBB

Self	John ISAAC	abt 1827	Godalming, Surrey, England	21 Nov 1895	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	68

Wife	Elizabeth (Lizzie) KING	1821	Isle of Man, UK	16 May 1905	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	84

Daughter	Mary Christian (Molly) ISAAC	14 Feb 1854	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	29 Jul 1940	Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia	86
Daughter	Elizabeth (Lizzie) King ISAAC	18 Nov 1855	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	02 Jun 1922	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	66
Son	John Douglas ISAAC	01 Oct 1858	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	24 Dec 1901	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	43
Daughter	Margaret Letetia (Lettie) ISAAC	23 Jan 1861	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Sarah Mona Jane ISAAC	23 Jan 1861	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	20 Apr 1940	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	79
Son	William Ramsey H ISAAC	1863	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	06 Apr 1900	Mt Margaret, Western Australia, Australia	37
Daughter	Leah Christian ISAAC	15 Aug 1865	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	03 Feb 1930	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	64

Sister	Mary Letetia ISAAC	bef 23 Jul 1821	Godalming, Surrey, England
Sister	Sarah ISAAC	bef 14 Oct 1821	Godalming, Surrey, England
Brother	Thomas Webb ISAAC	bef 19 Oct 1823	Godalming, Surrey, England
Sister	Charlotte Ann ISAAC	bef 28 Jun 1835	Godalming, Surrey, England
Brother	William Steadman ISAAC	bef 28 Jun 1835	Godalming, Surrey, England

Son in Law	Donald McLennan C MURCHISON	1843	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	17 Apr 1874	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	31
Son in Law	Thomas George LINDLEY	1857	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	15 Jul 1891	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	34
Daughter in Law	Betsy LUFF	1867	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1940	Bulli, New South Wales, Australia	73
Son in Law	Jonathon (Jonty) Bertmoore SHANNON	1866	Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Son in Law	William Henry CARR	1859	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	10 Sep 1947	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	88
Son in Law	Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY	18 Jan 1866	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	19 May 1935	Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia	69

Grandson	Donald John MURCHISON	1873	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	1873	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Florence May LINDLEY	1880	Queensland, Australia
Grandson	Thomas George LINDLEY	1882	Queensland, Australia	28 Feb 1949	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	67
Grandson	John Robert King LINDLEY	1884
Grandson	Arthur Elliott LINDLEY	18 Nov 1886	Queensland, Australia	10 Dec 1959	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	73
Granddaughter	Mary Elizabeth LINDLEY	1889
Granddaughter	Leah Christian ISAAC	18 Sep 1887	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1964		77
Granddaughter	Annie Florence ISAAC	1889	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary Jane ISAAC	1892	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	John (Jack) Douglas ISAAC	03 Oct 1893	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Robert Luff ISAAC	1896	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	29 Sep 1915	Gallipoli Peninsula	19
Grandson	Jonathon Bertmoore SHANNON	1889	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1972		83
Granddaughter	Margaret (Madge) Florence SHANNON	04 Nov 1891	Queensland, Australia	17 Feb 1923		31
Granddaughter	Mona SHANNON	1894	Queensland, Australia	22 May 1953	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	59
Granddaughter	Kate (Kitty) SHANNON	1897	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1989	Woollongong, New South Wales, Australia	92
Grandson	William Suttor SHANNON	1901	Queensland, Australia	1968		67
Grandson	Alan Douglas SHANNON	1904	Queensland, Australia	1978		74
Grandson	William Henry CARR	04 Jan 1886	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jan 1886	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Lizzie King CARR	27 Feb 1887	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	05 Oct 1965	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	78
Granddaughter	Mona Letitia CARR	Jul 1889	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1963	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	74
Granddaughter	Mary Ann "Mollie" CARR	1891	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1892	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1
Grandson	William Douglas CARR	1893	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	20 Sep 1917	Belgium	24
Grandson	John James CARR	1896	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia	1987	Taree, New South Wales, Australia	91
Grandson	George CARR	1899	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia		Sarina, Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Bessie Gordon CARR	1902	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1980	The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia	78
Granddaughter	Ella Jean CARR	1908	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	1982	Gosford, New South Wales, Australia	74
Grandson	William Henry CARR	1911	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Frederick Arthur ELWORTHY	31 Jan 1891	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	23 Jan 1967	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia	75
Granddaughter	Eileen Christian ELWORTHY	19 Oct 1892	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	10 Sep 1956	Canberra, ACT, Australia	63
Grandson	James Baker ELWORTHY	07 Jul 1894	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	01 May 1965	Balmain, New South Wales, Australia	70
Granddaughter	Doris Henrietta (Dobbie) ELWORTHY	17 May 1896	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	21 Nov 1975	Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia	79
Grandson	John Douglas ELWORTHY	15 Jun 1898	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	01 Mar 1942	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	43

Nephew	Henry DAVIS	1849
Nephew	William DAVIS	1851
Niece	Lizzy DAVIS	1858
Niece	Edith DAVIS	1859

Sister in Law	Margaret Christian KING	bef 1816	Isle of Man, UK
Brother in Law	Robert KING	1818	Isle of Man, UK	1877		59
Brother in Law	William Daniel KING	1819	Isle of Man, UK	Feb 1829	Isle of Man, UK	10
Sister in Law	Jane KING	1825	Isle of Man, UK	15 Sep 1843	Isle of Man, UK	18

Events in John ISAAC (1827 - 1895)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1827		John ISAAC was born	Godalming, Surrey, England
28 Jun 1835	8	Baptism	Guildford, Surrey, England
02 Mar 1853	26	Married Elizabeth (Lizzie) KING (aged 32)	Braddan, Isle of Man, UK
14 Feb 1854	27	Birth of daughter Mary Christian (Molly) ISAAC	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	v18543937 40/1854
18 Nov 1855	28	Birth of daughter Elizabeth (Lizzie) King ISAAC	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
01 Oct 1858	31	Birth of son John Douglas ISAAC	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	7513/1858
23 Jan 1861	34	Birth of daughter Margaret Letetia (Lettie) ISAAC	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	13481/1861
23 Jan 1861	34	Birth of daughter Sarah Mona Jane ISAAC	Adelong, New South Wales, Australia	13480/1861
1863	36	Birth of son William Ramsey H ISAAC	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	8236/1863
15 Aug 1865	38	Birth of daughter Leah Christian ISAAC	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	9411/1865
21 Nov 1895	68	John ISAAC died	Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia	12603/1895

Personal Notes:

John Isaac proved quite difficult to trace though his baptism wasn't a problem. Three older siblings were baptised at Harts Lane Independent Chapel, Godalming in Surrey - Mary Letitia on 23 Ju11821, Sarah 14 Oct 1821 and Thomas Webb Isaac 19 Oct 1823. The mother of the children was Letitia nee WEBB who used her Christian and maiden names as second names for her eldest son and daughter.
What is strange is that John Isaac Senior was a clergyman so one would think he'd make sure to have his children baptised after birth. In actual fact, a period of 12 years elapsed before the next three children Charlotte Ann, John and William Steadman Isaac were baptised 28 June 1835 at Guildford New Chapel in Surrey. It is unlikely they were triplets so actual ages will only be approximate. If they were triplets, what a shock for poor Letitia, the mother of three teenagers!
Nothing came to light about John Isaac Jnr until he wed Elizabeth KING at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man, on 02 Mar 1853. The marriage certificate said he was a draper whose place of residence was Liverpool.

The official Record Book shows that on 08 Dec 1857 John Isaac took over the license of the Murrumbidgee Ferry Inn at South Gundagai from Frederick Gasse. This was renewed on 20 ApI 1858. John was active in town affairs and was reported at the end of 1858 as pressing for the appointment of a postmaster at Gundagai preferably someone unconnected with business who could devote all his time to such an important job.
John was a partner (albeit a silent one) in the Adelong Mining Journal and was its Gundagai agent in 1859, empowered to receive monies, advertisements, etc on its behalf. He reported the affairs of Gundagai Court and was most likely the official correspondent for the district news.

Struggling back from the disastrous flood of 1852 which virtually wiped out the township, Gundagai was developing quite rapidly, helped enormously by reports of discoveries of gold in 1858 and again in 1859.
The Gundagai correspondent for the Wynyard Times wrote in December 1859 that considerable excitement was aroused in the normally peaceful town by discovery of gold in a creek - but it was not until 1861 that large nuggets were found and Gundagai was officially declared a goldfield.
Twins, Mona Jane and Margaret Letitia were born at Tumut on 23 Jan 1861 and in November John sold his interest in J.B. Elworthy & Co's Tumut based paper, the Wynyard Times and went back to South Gundagai. The Bench Book for Oct 1862 noted John Isaac had taken over the Flour Mill. William Ramsey arrived in 1863 and Leah Christian in 1865.
Although described on Leah's birth certificate as a writing clerk, Johnseems to have been proficient in many areas. As an accountant, he was aware of the excellent opportunities in the fast growing town. Frequently he chaired public meetings and was involved in many town activities, particularly those relating to South Gundagai. His financial expertise was well regarded. A proposal to make the Murrumbidgee navigable between Gundagai and Wagga had John's total support - and he showed that this could be done at very little expense.
At a function for the mining interests of the district, John said that in the absence of more orthodox 'knights of the pick and shovel' he had been elected to respond to the toast. Although not a practical miner, he had been mixed up in mining matters and if he didn't know how to work a claim, he certainly knew how much it cost to work it!
The following year John was Secretary (and the Bank of NSW Treasurer) of a committee pressing for a bridge at Brungle. The government promised to double any local collection and in a short time the neighbourhood raised 171 pounds (although the estimated cost was 1400-1500 pounds! Undaunted, John headed a subscription committee to collect the rest of the money.
He was extremely interested in politics. At a meeting to consider proposed changes to the Amended Representation Bill, he had all the relevant facts and figures at his fingertips and obviously had researched the subject thoroughly. This Bill proposed increasing the number of MsL.A. from 72 to 80 by dividing the eight largest constituencies. A proposal that the meeting should " ... express its decided opposition to the ministerial plan of uniting the Gundagai police district with the electorate of Bland" was seconded by J.B. Elworthy.
John's outspoken opinions riled one parliamentary candidate who said 'an attempt had been made by individuals to rend the veil from his private life' and 'a gentleman of Israelitish name had dared to traduce him'. He was not going to let this person get away with repealing ad valorem duties and substituting a property tax. He believed many acres of the best land in the district would be absorbed by squatters instead of passing into the hands of selectors.
Such a merry meeting! John tried to reply to 'gratuitous insults'; was cheered by the audience; was ruled out of order by the chairman as he wasn't a candidate and therefore had no right to address the meeting - and was accused by the candidate of being a paid agitator for his rival! John then proposed that the candidate was not 'a fit and proper person to represent the Tumut electorate'. Apparently the meeting agreed with him as, ultimately, the rival was elected.
Among other things John was a commission agent, Secretary of the Hospital and later ran the booking office for Cobb & Co coaches when they began operating through the town in 187l.
Over a period of years John had suffered a series of mild strokes and died at his South Gundagai home on 21 Nov 1895. His obituary gave the cause of death as 'general breakdown of the system' and said in part:
"Mr Isaac was one of the oldest residents of Gundagai. A remarkably well informed man and a first-class accountant, he held many positions of trust in the town. In early days he was associated with nearly every public movement and was popular with all classes."
John was buried the next day at South Gundagai Cemetery. The age shown on the death certificate was 68, making his year of birth 1827 - eight years prior to his baptism!

Source References:

2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997

- Reference = 83-86 (Name, Notes)

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