I am sorry Judy, I can see that what I said was misleading ....i.e Rosetta was the daughter of Henry Isaacs of Oxford who had links with the Ansells of the Ipswich area ....as did *my* Isaacs ......what I meant to say was that my Isaacs also were in the Ipswich area at some point [ c. 1656 -1800 ] etc: etc: This was suggested by an article from the JC as there having been at that time an Isaacs' Clan' . This turned out to be somewhat misleading, but in fact the history books do support this conclusion to some extent ,given the presence of many Isaacs names at that time in that general East Anglian area. I have been researching a link with Henry Isaacs of Oxford ....as I have with Israel , ancestor of Rufus Isaacs. It just struck me from Anne Joseph's e-mail re: Rosetta Isaacs ,that the Windsor area was being significant for both my Isaacs & Rosetta's , in that Rosetta had links as did my GHD to both Ipswich & Windsor ; that perhaps this might explain the seemingly shocking[ to me] & random event of my 14 yr: old Rosina marrying 27 yr old GHD....in that the families might have had prior experience of each other, as suggested by the random juxstaposition of these facts ....[ Re: Rufus - above-GHD told my Grandfather David James that he was 3rd Cousin to Rufus Isaacs].... It is interesting in itself, that Henry Isaacs was Hirsch b. Moses Englander.....which should have made him Henry Englander.....as A.M Hyamson implies in his book A History of The Jews in England 'The Expulsion' was far more fluid than we currently imagine. A friend Brian Gomes da Costa & I are working on a theory[ as time allows] that would link each of these early Isaacs to each other & to this event. A major problem however, recognized by historian Todd Endelman[ to whom we have written of the above] is that there has been very little research .. due to the difficulty in locating primary sources for the interim period... as much of this interaction was probably clandestine. Great site Cherry ' Thank you ' ....no I have'nt seen it ....interestingly I notice that it doesn't even give Windsor as a Brushmaker location....the plot thickens ...again....isn't F/H fun!! Best wishes to all, Catherine

Catherine Glad you enjoyed the brushmakers site. Not sure if it applied to all brushmakers but one of my relatives was a brushmaker and he did not stay in one place. He was a journeyman who travelled around the country working and did not live permanently at home which was in Gloucester. Perhaps your man did the same - at such a young age maybe he travelled with an older person? Regards Cherry Surrey UK