In other peoples experience have you found over time on records that a surname, for example, the one I am looking at is ISAAC, can vary from ISAAC to ISAACS. I have found the same record translated differently from the GS records, spelt differently from the Directories to the Census records. Can I safely look at both, i.e. if I am looking for a David ISAAC family can I assume that some may have been recorded as ISAACS. Silly question I know but research can be an expensive hobby and I don't want to either waste money or miss something either. Thanks Debbie Bozkurt from a Dark Damp wet Outer Hebrides

I've been doing research on the Isaacs name for a number of years and have found a rather interesting phenomena regarding English Isaacs and Isaac in the Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes on Payment websites.. It seems that most Isaacs actually lived in London and seem to be Jewish, while most with the last name Isaac lived in northern England and may not be Jewish. But like all genealogists one thing seems to be certain, with the unusual spellings that show up especially on census lists, it is always good to check both and other forms of those names too. Michele Skehill from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where a small dumping of snow met my eyes agaaaaiiiiin this morning! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Bozkurt" <debbieinscotland@googlemail.com> To: <british-jewry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:51 AM Subject: [BRITISH-JEWRY] Adding S to surnames > In other peoples experience have you found over time on records that a > surname, for example, the one I am looking at is ISAAC, can vary from > ISAAC > to ISAACS. I have found the same record translated differently from the GS > records, spelt differently from the Directories to the Census records. Can > I > safely look at both, i.e. if I am looking for a David ISAAC family can I > assume that some may have been recorded as ISAACS. > > Silly question I know but research can be an expensive hobby and I don't > want to either waste money or miss something either. > > Thanks > > Debbie Bozkurt from a Dark Damp wet Outer Hebrides > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Debbie Have found this with a number of SOLOMON/SOLOMONS families. Keira Lockyer a quiet evening in country Victoria From: "Debbie Bozkurt" <debbieinscotland@googlemail.com> To: <british-jewry@rootsweb.com> > In other peoples experience have you found over time on records that a > surname, for example, the one I am looking at is ISAAC, can vary from > ISAAC > to ISAACS.

Debbie, I too have experienced this with my SAMUEL surname. Only mine changed from SAMUEL to SAMUELS upon their arrival from England to the USA in the 1880's. In England, it was always SAMUEL. In the USA it has always been SAMUELS. Luana Debbie Bozkurt wrote: > In other peoples experience have you found over time on records that a > surname, for example, the one I am looking at is ISAAC, can vary from ISAAC > to ISAACS. I have found the same record translated differently from the GS > records, spelt differently from the Directories to the Census records. Can I > safely look at both, i.e. if I am looking for a David ISAAC family can I > assume that some may have been recorded as ISAACS. > > Silly question I know but research can be an expensive hobby and I don't > want to either waste money or miss something either. > > Thanks > > Debbie Bozkurt from a Dark Damp wet Outer Hebrides > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >