Isaac Churchyard

Born 28th June 1808 Wickham Market Suffolk England, Isaac was the son of Benjamin Churchyard and Ann Beart. Isaac married Margaret Jones. Their marriage record is in the Church at St Martin in the Fields County of Middlesex 1830 Isaac Churchyard Margaret Jones Both of this Parish Were married in this church by banns 9th May 1830, Henry North Officiating Minister This Marriage Solemnized between; I Churchyard & M Jones (both signed) In the presence of : Chas Perks & Margaret Jones Margaret Churchyard died in 1849 Lambeth Surrey London. Isaac and Margaret had nine children, most did not survive childhood. Isaac was convicted twice in the Old Bailey London, in 1847 he was sentenced to be confined for four months, guilty of larceny by a servant. He transgressed again in 1850 also for stealing from an employer and was convicted to be transported for the term of 7 years. Isaac was sent to Millbank Prison, prisoner No 19798. Later he was transferred to Dartmoor from where he was sent to join the ship Pyrenees in 1853 on its way to Western Australia where he served out his sentence. Isaac traveled to Victoria to join his brother John who had married and settled there. Here Isaac was in a relationship with Mary Cozens (born 1842 Paddington London) they had 6 children, only two girls survived to adulthood. Isaac died 11th Dec 1880, St Kilda Melbourne and is buried in St Kilda cemetery. Isaac had many jobs in his lifetime, he is recorded as a porter, shoemaker, warehouseman, milkman & grocer. He is described as 5'5 1/4 tall with dark brown hair hazel eyes full face, florid complexion, stout build on the Pyrenees prisoner record, also in his records it mentions he could both read and write.