Born at Farringdon, near Barnstaple, Devon, c.1826?.
[PB: there is a Farringdon near Honiton, and a Fremington near Barnstaple.
There is a John Isaac, aged 15, Apprentice Mason, son of John Isaac, Agricultural Labourer, in Fremington in the 1841 Census:
John Isaac, 40.
John Isaac, 15.
Margaret Isaac, 35.
Elizabeth Isaac, 12.
Mary Isaac, 6.
Eliza Isaac, 3.
Though not employed as a Gardener, as stated at enlistment, this could be him.
John Isaac's next of kin when he was in the Crimea was named as his father John. John Isaac and his wife Margaret were still living in Fremington in 1851 and 1861.]
Enlisted at Exeter on the 18th of January 1844.
Age: 18.
Height: 5' 8".
Trade: Gardener.
Sent to Scutari on the 3rd of November and rejoined the regiment on the 14th of December 1854.
Died at Scutari on the 8th of October 1855.
Next of kin: Father, John Isaacs [sic?], living at Farringdon [sic?], Devon.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava and Sebastopol.
Died at Scutari on the 8th of October 1855.
Next of kin: Father, John Isaacs [sic?], living at Farringdon [sic?], Devon.