Isaac Terris (abt. 1825 - 1886)

Born about 1825 in Little Holland, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Susannah (Middleton) Terris — married 22 Apr 1848 in Brightlingsea, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1886 at about age 61 in At Sea

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Biography

Baptism - I could not locate a baptism record, census records show he was born in Little Holland, Essex.

Marriage banns details: Isaac was a bachelor. Banns were read on 19th and 26th March 1848 and 2nd April 1848. William Le??on was the vicar. Isaac married Susannah Middleton in Brightlingsea on 22 April 1848^[1]

1848 – Living in Brightlingsea.

1850 – Living in Brightlingsea. Working as a mariner.

1851 – Surname is listed as Terrace. Address is Spring Road, Brightlingsea. Susan’s mother, Elizabeth Middleton, is staying with them; she is a nurse. Isaac is listed as a mariner.

1861 – Susan is listed with children, but Isaac is not at home.

1871 – Master mariner on the Lord Nelson. His son Isaac Terris Jnr is listed at ships Mate. The vessel is at Beccles Point, Suffolk. There is a Susan Terris living in Ipswich, with her son Arthur Terris, but date of birth is C1826. Is this a mistake?

1874 – Isaac Jnr marries Fanny Juster in Ipswich.

1881 – Master Seaman on the Phoenix. Isaac Jnr is master of the Amazon. Isaac Jnrs wife Fanny and son Ernest Lawrence Terris are on the boat with him. Susan Terris is staying at 51 Woodhouse Street, Harwich. Her surname is spelt Terriss. Her son Arthur is with her. He is listed as a Boat builder and shipwright. Jemima Hammond and her son Reuben Hammond are also staying with her.

1886 – Susan possibly died (Need certificate)

1886 - A huge gale, which sometimes reached hurricane level, hit the UK coastline in 1886. Isaac was Master of the Matilda. He was sailing from Portsmouth to Harve. His ship capsized in the gale and he drowned. Thomas Gill, Mate, also drowned. Ernest Calpin, Carpenter, survived by swimming to shore.

Burial site - West Ham Cemetery (Newham). Burial date is 21 October 1886. Cause of death was drowning.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937"
   Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
   Ancestry Record 61700 #2470263 (accessed 12 July 2023)
   Isaac Terris (full age) marriage to Susannah Middleton on 22 Apr 1848 in Brightlingsea, All Saints, Essex, England.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1782; Folio: 70; Page: 17; GSU roll: 207430-207431; ED, institution, or vessel: 2a; Household schedule number: 62
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #6278937 (accessed 12 July 2023)
   Isacc Terrace (26) head of household in Brightlingsea in Lexden registration district in Essex, England. Born in Little Holland, Essex, England.
3. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1781; Folio: 82; GSU roll: 830829; ED, institution, or vessel: Lord Nelson; Household schedule number: 1
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #8845014 (accessed 12 July 2023)
   Isaac Terris (46) marster manner in household of John Collison (60) in Beccles Point, Vessels in Mutford registration district in Suffolk, England. Born in Little Holland, Essex, England.

• Parish records
• Census
• The Freemans Journal, Monday, October 18th, 1886, Page 5
• The Leeds Mercury, Monday, October 18th, 1886.
• BT157 registers of seamans death