Isle of Wight

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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.

Resources

Primary Reference

• Isle of Wight Record Office

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

• Isle Of Wight Family History Society

Countywide Interest

• Isle of Wight History Centre

• A Miscellany of Genealogical Information for the Isle of Wight

• Isle of Wight Policemen, Mostly 19th Century

• Isle of Wight Brickmaking History

• Isle of Wight Nostalgia

Specific Town and Village Interest

• Ryde Cemetery Records

• Ryde Social Heritage Group

• Shalfleet Parish Records

• Shalfleet Rolls of Honour WW1 & WW2

• Northwood Parish Church Burial Database

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

Records Office

Isle of Wight Register Office
Northwood House
Ward Avenue
Cowes
Isle of Wight
PO31 8AZ

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Record Office Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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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

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