Isaac Wain (1817-1906)

Isaac Wain (1817-1906) is my 3rd great grandfather

I am descended through:

• his son, Isaac Wain (1850-1932) who married Mary Sigley (1849-1890)
• their son, William Wain (1877-1963) who married Bertha Taylor (1885-1925)
• their son, William Wain (1909-1957) who married Freda Hassall (1909-1974)
• their son, John Stanton Wain who married Sheila Hooley
• Judith Yvonne Wain

Isaac was born in 1817 to Micah and Jane (Plant) Wain. He was baptised on 18 May 1817 at St Paul, Quarnford, Staffordshire.

1831

Death of father Micah Wain – age 49

June 1841 

Living at Moorside, Alstonfield, Staffordshire

• Jane Wain – age 55, born in Staffordshire
• Isaac Wain – age 20, born in Staffordshire
• John Wain – age 20, born in Staffordshire
• Micah Wain – age 15, born in Staffordshire

14 February 1846

Isaac married Hannah Mellor at St Peter, Alstonefield, Staffordshire

Isaac Wain, age 21, bachelor, silk weaver, living in Alstonefield. Father: Michael Wain, farmer

Hannah Mellor, age 21, spinster, living in Alstonefield. Father: William Mellor, labourer

Witnesses: Jed Woods and Joseph Brindley (relationship to the couple not known)

January 1847

Birth of son William Micah (1847-1928)

January 1850

Birth of son Isaac (1850-1932)

March 1851

Living at Moor Side, Leek, Staffordshire.

• Isaac Wain – age 34, silk weaver, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire
• Hannah Wain – age 32, born in Hartington, Derbyshire
• Micah Wain – age 4, born in Hartington, Derbyshire
• Isaac Wain, age 1, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire

1858

Birth of daughter Eliza (1858-1922)

April 1861

By 1861, the family had moved to Heathylee, Staffordshire and Micah was working away from home as an agricultural labourer.

• Isaac Wain – age 43, farmer of 30 acres, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire
• Hannah Wain – age 42, born in Hartington, Derbyshire
• Isaac Wain – age 11, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire
• Eliza Wain – age 2, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire

April 1871

The family remained in Heathylee.

• Isaac Wain – age 54, farmer of 47 acres, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire
• Hannah Wain – age 53, born in Hartington, Derbyshire
• Micah Wain – age 24, farmers son, born in Hartington, Derbyshire
• Isaac Wain – age 21, boot & shoemaker, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire
• Eliza Wain – age 12, farmers daughter, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire

April 1881

Living at New Stone, Heathylee, Staffordshire.

• Isaac Wain - age 64, farmer of 47 acres, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire
• Hannah Wain- age 62, born in Derbyshire
• Solomon Mellor - age 29, collier, born in Leekfrith, Staffordshire
• Eliza Mellor - age 22, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire
• Isaac Mellor - age 3 months, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire

May 1889

Death of wife Hannah (Mellor) Wain - age 70

April 1891

Living at New Stone, Heathylee, Staffordshire

• Isaac Wain - age 74, farmer, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire (widower)
• Eliza Mellor - age 32, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire
• Solomon Mellor - age 38, coal miner, born in Leekfrith, Staffordshire
• Isaac Mellor - age 10, scholar, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire
• Jabez A Mellor - age 3, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire
• William Bradley - age 14, general servant, born in Quarnford, Staffordshire

March 1901

Living at New Stone, Heathylee, Staffordshire

• Isaac Wain - age 84, farmer, born in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire (widower)
• Eliza Mellor - age 42, housekeeper, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire
• Solomon Mellor - age 49, coal miner, born in Leekfrith, Staffordshire
• Isaac Mellor - age 20, farm labourer, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire
• Jabez Arthur Mellor - age 13, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire
• Hannah Mellor - age 7, born in Heathylee, Staffordshire

9 February 1906

Isaac died on 9 February 1906, age 88, he was buried in Flash Church, Staffordshire on 13 February 1906.

Children

• Micah Wain (1847-1928) married:
  
• Sarah Findlow (1852-1881)
• Susannah Sigley (1858-1925)
• Isaac Wain (1850-1932) married:
  
• Lydia Downes (1855-1876)
• Mary Sigley (1849-1890)
• Hannah Hulme (1854-1909)
• Mary Broadhurst (1865-1940)
• Eliza Wain (1858-1922) married:
• Solomon Mellor (1852-1932)