Tracing Isaac

[vita]

I'm afraid this is another "please don't run away" moment in the search for my

Headland roots. I need to rule out this man as possible contender for 4xg/

grandfather Isaac Headland - Isaac, son of John & Catherine Headland bap

Welbourn, Lincolnshire 14 Aug 1745.John & Catherine seem to have had

another son named Isaac bap 1739 who probably died.

I don't have any subs at the moment so would be most grateful if someone

could see anything relating to Isaac 1745 which would eliminate him.

My Isaac was in London by 1776 when he married Sarah Trenley at

St George, Hanover Square. Thread 'A Stubborn Brick Wall' refers, but I won't

blame you for not going there(!)

I have details of their six children, born around Middx/Herts/Bucks.

In 1792 Isaac was bankrupt & described as a carpenter, chapman & general

dealer of Uxbridge.

In 1800 Sarah's Pauper Settlement Statement says that he had rented a

house in Tottenham Place, London, for four years but had since left it.

(not sure whether that means he had done a runner or just relocated the

family)

Apart from a 1797 appearance as witness at a family wedding at St. Botolph

Aldgate, that is all I know about Isaac - I've no idea where he came from or

what happened to him. Actually that's not quite accurate - I believe he may

have been from Lincs from something my father said many years ago & also

because a lot of Isaac Headlands seem to originate from the

Welbourn/Potterhanworth areas of that county.

I keep coming back to Isaac but never seem to get anywhere, so I think the

time may have come for a little expert guidance.

Thanks in anticipation.