Researching Bertha Isaacs
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2580 people with the Isaacs surname? In that year Isaacs was ranked number 1522 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bertha means "Shining" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Bertha Isaacs on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Bertha Isaacs in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bertha Isaacs and the Isaacs Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Isaacs Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Isaacs family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Bertha Isaacs at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bertha Isaacs using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Bertha Isaacs.
Research the Isaacs surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Isaacs Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2894 people with the Isaacs surname in the UK? Isaacs is now ranked number 1858 for popularity in the UK. |
Isaacs Genealogy Databases
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Isaacs Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Isaacs surname in the USA? Isaacs is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Isaacs Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Bertha Isaacs. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bertha Isaacs
Bertha Isaacs
Dame Bertha Isaacs, DBE (18 April 1900 – 1 August 1997) was a Bahamian teacher, tennis player, women's rights activist and politician. After a career as an elementary school teacher, she played on the international tennis circuit, winning both singles and doubles titles in the 1930s. Returning to the Bahamas, she became involved in the women's suffrage movement in the country, helping gain the vote in 1962. She was the second woman to be appointed as a Senator in the Bahamas and the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. An annual trophy awarded at the Commonwealth Caribbean Lawn Tennis Championship bears her name.
Source: Bertha Isaacs, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Isaacs
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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