See also
Name:
George William Isaac
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
1998, Certified Copy of an Entry of Death for George William Isaac
Birth:
29 Sep 1911
His death registration gives his date and place of birth.
Religion:
lapsed Plymouth Brethen then Church of England
He was brought up as a Plymouth Brethren but lapsed. He married in the Church of England and he was buried in a Church of England graveyard.
Occupation:
frm 1927 to 1932 (age 15-21)
electrical apprentice; H.M Dockyard3
Address: Devonport, Devon
He came first in the Dockyard Entrance Examination and the Headmaster of his school wanted him to be photographed by the local paper wearing his school cap but he refused. In the fourth year of his apprenticeship he took the Civil Service Examination and having come either first or second decided to join Customs and Excise.
Occupation:
frm 1932 to 1942 (age 20-31)
It is not known where he trained but it is known that at the time of his marriage he was serving as an Excise Officer in Cardiff. Although he worked for HMCE he was always adamant that he was an Excise Officer and thus was interested in ensuring the collection of excise duty, or more specifically the tax put on certain goods e.g. tobacco and liquor, and later the application of Purchase Tax which was introduced in October 1940.
Military Service:
frm 1942 to 1945 (age 30-34)
In WW2 the army was recruiting from the Customs & Excise and George volunteered telling his wife Glad that he would volunteer before he was conscripted. It is not known exactly when he joined the Army but he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the R.E.M.E. on 1 Dec 1942, promoted to Lieutenant on 1 Jun 1943 and Temporary Captain on 31 Oct 1944. He served in the U.K. on the calibration of anti-aircraft guns guns and also took part in planning the redeployment of anti-aircraft guns from round London to the south coast - presumably in the hope that enemy aircraft would be shot down before they had a chance to reach London.
After George told his wife Gladys, or she learned, that he was taking Mary Spencer-Churchill (Churchill's daughter and later Mary Soames) out to tea she dressed up (her brother Harry said she looked very nice) and went up to London presumably to remind George that he was married! Mary Spenser-Churchill joined the Auxiliary Territorial Service in 1941 and served in London in mixed anti-aircraft batteries, so it is quite possible that George had met her in the course of his duties.
It is not known when he was demobilised but it is assumed that it was sometime in 1945 after the cessation of hostilities.
Parent:
21 Jul 1943 (age 31)
Birth of daughter Susan
Father:
24 Jul 1943 (age 31)
Reported the birth of his daughter Susan
Occupation:
frm 1945 to 1971 (age 33-60)
Excise Officer; Barnstable, Devon9
After demobilisation he returned to HMCE and resumed work as an Excise Officer. From his base in Barnstable he travelled all over North Devon visiting pubs and breweries checking on the correct payment of excise duty on wines, spirits and beers.
Witness:
10 Apr 1971 (age 59)
George witnessed the Marriage of George Alfred Kennard and Susan Isaac10
spouse:
3 Apr 1985 (age 73)
Death of spouse Gladys
Spouse:
11 Apr 1985 (age 73)
Funeral of spouse Gladys
attended:
18 Dec 1987 (age 76)
Attended funeral of Susan Isaac
Guest:
18 Mar 1995 (age 83)
Guest at marriage of Andrew Robert Boyle and Heidi Elisabeth Martin
Death:
12 Nov 1998 (age 87)
Cause: a massive haemorrhage due to communication between the primary aorta and the esophagus. This is avery rare but fatal condition and must have been very frignihtening as he would have been coughing up blood.
Address: Flat 4 Burrough Lane
Daughter: Susan Isaac, 1971, age 27
Spouse:
Children:
Marriage:
3 Jun 1936 (age 24)
Address: Stonehouse, Devon
Leslie Isaac was the groom's brother and Harry and Ellen Luscombe who were the bride's parents. Leslie was almost certainly the best man. Who the other guests were is not known. The groom's parents who were strict Plymouth Brethren they may have stayed away. The bride's siblings Doris and Harry were almost certainly there.
1939 Register (Household):
29 Sep 1939 (age 28)
Ross and Whitfield R.D., Herefordshire16
Address: Juniper Cottage
The household consisted of George, his wife Gladys and their daughter Susan. The entry for Susan has been redacted.
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, George W Isaac, Q4 1911, Devonport, Vol 5b Page 574, General Register Office.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of George William Isaac, (FMP website). Custom Id: Deaths 1998 Q4 Torridge Reg. No. A2D, Entry 003; records Date of Birth as 29 Sep 1911. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
Harry Luscombe as recorded by Jack Ward, Conservation between Harry Luscombe and Jack Ward, (3 Jul 2014). Custom Id: HKL 2014-07-03; George Isaac's apprentiship. Cit. Date: 3 July 2014. Wallace-Boyle Database.
Ibid. George Isaac as an Excise Officer. Cit. Date: 3 July 2014. Wallace-Boyle Database.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of George William Isaac and Gladys May Luscombe, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriage 1936 Q2 East Stonehouse Vol 5b Page 771; at the time of his marriage his occupation was given as an Excise Officer and he was living at 30 Longcross Street, Cardiff. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
Harry Luscombe as recorded by Jack Ward, Conservation between Harry Luscombe and Jack Ward, (3 Jul 2014). Custom Id: HKL 2014-07-03; George Isaac's military service. Cit. Date: 3 July 2014. Wallace-Boyle Database.
John M. Tamblyn, , Certified Copy for an Entry of Birth for Susan Isaac, (Original Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth issue on 24 July 1943). Custom Id: DC 316987; Father's occupation. Cit. Date: 24 July 1943. Robert Kennard. Call Number: Personal papers.
Army, Army List Entry for G. W. Isaac, (January 1946). Page 174. Cit. Date: January 1946. National Archives.
Patricia Ward, Reminiscences, Subject: George Isaac, Recorder: Jack Ward.
The incumbent of St Margaret's Church, Northam, Devon, Certified Copy for an Entry of Marriage for George Alfred Kennard and Susan Isaac, (Original Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage dated 10 Apr 1971). Witness 4. Cit. Date: 10 April 1971. Robert Kennard.
Death certificate of George William Isaac, 12 November 1998, Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Death of George William Isaac, (FMP website). Custom Id: Deaths 1998 Q4 Torridge Reg. No. A2D, Entry 003; Cit. Date: Q4 1998. General Register Office. Call Number: Deaths.
Rev. Percy Philer, Register Entry for Marriage of George William Isaac and Gladys May Luscombe, (West Devon Records Office). Custom Id: Marriages 1936 Page 60 No. 119; Cit. Date: 3 June 1936. Plymouth and West Devon Record Office.
Doris Winifred Wallace (née Luscombe), Note on the Descendents of Daniel Hawkins, (c. 1988). Custom Id: DWL 02; Marriage of George Isaac and Gladys Luscombe. Cit. Date: June 1936. Pat Ward.
General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Marriage of George William Isaac and Gladys May Luscombe, (FreeBMD website). Custom Id: Marriage 1936 Q2 East Stonehouse Vol 5b Page 771; Cit. Date: Q2 1936. General Register Office. Call Number: Marriages.
1939 Register: Georgw W Isaac, 29 September 1939, National Archives, RG101/5169D, Item 2, Line 7.