Isle of Wight

Osborne House, Isle of Wight submitted by Lady of Leisure

Isle of Wight

The island is the smallest county in England.

Known for its natural beauty, it is home to the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes, which hosts the world famous Cowes Week. It was home to poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and Queen Victoria who stayed at her much loved summer residence and final home Osborne House.

It has a rich maritime history in boat building and sail making, the manufacture of flying boats and the world's first hovercraft. It is also one of the richest fossil locations for dinosaurs, being known as Dinosaur Island.

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

• East of the island: Just Gillian

• South of the island: Just Gillian

• West of the island (would take a bit longer): Just Gillian

• Isle of Wight: Allie island

Links

General

• Isle Of Wight FHS Includes BMDs (ongoing)

• A Miscellany of Genealogical Information for the Isle of Wight

• Alan McGowan's Hampshire and Isle of Wight Family History pages

OPC

Archives

Local History Society

• Isle of Wight History Centre

Family and Social History

• Isle of Wight Record Office Has Online databases of Pauper Lists and Alehouse Licences - on-going - More databases expected in the future

• Isle of Wight Policemen, Mostly 19th Century

• A Directory of Isle of Wight Photographers 1860-1940

• Isle of Wight Brickmaking History

Maps and Photographs

• Isle of Wight Historic Postcards

• Photographs of The Isle of Wight in 1910 Includes some Churches

• Descriptions and Photographs of Towns and Villages in the Isle of Wight

Countywide Interest

Specific Town/Village Interest

• Ryde Cemetery Records

• Shalfleet Parish Records

• Shalfleet Rolls of Honour WW1 & WW2

Link to Hampshire

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