Genealogy Chat

Thanks for looking. You are right about my grandmother Lilian. She was the niece of the Isaacson sisters.

Donald E Innes
mentioned in the record of Isaacson and Donald E Innes
Name
Donald E Innes
Event Type
Marriage Registration
Registration Quarter
Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year
1925
Registration District
Kensington
County
London
Event Place
Kensington, London, England
Spouse Name (available after 1911)
Isaacson
Volume
1A
Page
290
Line Number
75
 
Donald E Innes probably married one of the following people
Name
Lilian G Isaacson

Although of other origin, the surname would appear to be mainly of Jewish origin and the name Isaacs and Isaacson are derivatives so there could be some connection between the parents and "adoptive" ladies

forebears.co.uk/surnames/isaac
Definition: From the Hebrew yishaq, "he laugheth,' the name given to the son of ..... Ultimately it gave rise to the various surnames of Isaacs, Isacke, Isaacson, ...

www.hebrewsurnames.com/ISAACS
ISAACS family genealogy and meaning of the Jewish surname ISAACS.

I'm afraid I've drawn a blank, too!

No marriage of a Donald Isaac(s) (or Innes, or McInnes, or McIsaac, or MacIsaac) to an Ann* Stewart / Stuart, in England, Wales, or Scotland.

Donald Esme's is the earliest Donald Isaac(s) (or Innes) birth showing on FreeBMD or ScotlandsPeople.

Someone else will know the legalities - is it possible that his mother fabricated a husband for the purposes of registering her son's birth?
On the other hand, "Donald Isaacs" probably isn't the first name that would spring to mind if inventing a husband.

Perhaps he was a seaman from some other country, if Anne was in Bristol ?? Wild clutching at straws!

The name Esme presumably had some family significance.

Welcome to the boards, Donald.

I'm posting the 1891 census, for the helpers' reference:

Donald E Isaacs Innes
in the 1891 England Census
Name: Donald E Isaacs Innes
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1889
Relation: Adopted
Gender: Male
Where born: Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
Civil Parish: Cowley
Ecclesiastical parish: Cowley St John
Town: Oxford
County/Island: Oxfordshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Registration district: Headington
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1164
Folio: 14
Page Number: 21
Household Members:
Name Age
Annie E Isaacson 39
Catherine S Isaacson 36
Donald E Isaacs Innes 2
Julia Jones 18


and his birth and baptism:

ISAACS, DONALD ESME mms STEWART
GRO Reference: 1888 D Quarter in BARTON REGIS Volume 06A Page 60


Donald Esme Isaacs
in the Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933
Name: Donald Esme Isaacs
Baptism Date: 19 Dec 1888
Baptism Place: Clifton, St John the Evangelist, Gloucestershire, England
Father: Donald Isaacs
Mother: Anne Isaacs

My grandfather Donald Esme Innes was born in November 1888 in Bristol to Donald Isaacs and Anne Issacs (formerly Stewart). By the 1891 census he had been adopted by two sisters Annie and Catherine Isaacson and was living in Oxford. His surname was now stated as Isaacs-Innes. He changed his surname by deed poll to Innes in 1924.

I can find no further records of Donald or Anne Isaacs and have little to go on to narrow down Anne Stewart. Also I can find no reason why Innes was added to the surname in 1891.

Can anyone help?