Isaac was baptised in Sutton in Ashfield in Nottinghamshire on 1 September 1816; he was the son of Abraham Wass, a Master Mason, and Mary Wass. [1]
He married Mary Wilson at St Martin's church, Alfreton, Derbyshire on 6th October 1840.[2] Isaac was a 24 year old bachelor, and mason and his father was Abraham Wass, mason. Mary was a 21 year old spinster, whose father was William Wilson, carrier.
The couple lived in Sutton in Ashfield and named their first child William. The 1841 census records the young family[3]
Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Isaac Wass | M | 24 | Nottinghamshire | |
Mary Wass | F | 21 | Nottinghamshire | |
Wm Wass | M | 0 | Nottinghamshire |
In the 1861 census Isaac was in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.[4]
Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
Isaac Wass | Head | Married | M | 44 | Master Mason | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
Mary Wass | Wife | Married | F | 41 | Master Masons Wife | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
William Wass | Son | Single | M | 20 | Master Mason | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
Isaac Wass | Son | Single | M | 18 | Master Mason | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
Abraham Wass | Son | M | 16 | Master Mason | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire | |
Samuel Wass | Son | Single | M | 14 | Scholar | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
Mary Wass | Daughter | F | 5 | Scholar | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire | |
Jane Wass | Daughter | F | 3 | Scholar | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire | |
James Wass | Apprentice | Single | M | 16 | Masons App | Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire |
Isaac's death was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1880 in the Mansfield district. He was 64 years old.[5]
No record has been found of the marriage between Isaac and Mary Wilson. The references to the marriage are the census records (wife Mary) and the GRO Birth Index records for their children (Mother's Maiden Name 'Wilson'). See the children's profiles for the sources.
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