15 Nov 2018
WW I Centenary : War related deaths : No Island people died on this day in 1918
WW II 75th Anniversary : War related deaths : 1 Island person died on this day in 1943
Click this link WW II deaths on this day for details

The Isle of Wight Family History Society is for all those who want to research their ancestors.

Members include people with island ancestry who live on the UK mainland or elsewhere in the world as well as those who live on the Isle of Wight but whose families came from elsewhere.
The experience and knowledge of our members range from those just starting their researches to those who have over 30 or 40 years experience - one of the aims of the Society is to share the experience to help those just starting.
If you are just starting your researches - see this Message from Jon Matthews on how to get going.
Whether you are an experienced researcher or just browsing this site, we hope that you will find something to interest you - the 'Family Name' search below will show those records we hold on this site, some accessible without membership.

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* Database Quick Search gives an at a glance view of the number of records we hold for a particular surname, and then links to a list of those records.

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This search facility will return entries on the static pages of the website. Entries in the searchable databases will not be searched. A search results screen will then be displayed in a new tab or window with links to the web pages meeting the search criteria.

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The IWFHS Facebook Group is open to all and members of the group freely exchange their knowledge and try to help one another.

News

15 Nov 2018 : the current (No 131, Nov 2018) Journal is now available to members as a PDF from the website, and printed copies are being despatched.
Members can download Journals as a PDF from the link on the Journal Archive page :-

Journal Archive

Next Meeting(s)

3 Dec 2018
7 pm for 7.30 pm
Hunnyhill Room, Riverside Centre, Newport, PO30 2QR
The Royal Navy and the Royal Marines on the Isle of Wight
Speaker : Mike North
4 Dec 2018
10.30 am
Carisbrooke Castle
A guided tour of the Museum and parts of the Castle not normally accessible to visitors.
Speaker : Carisbrooke Castle Museum / John Sole
Please contact Hazel Pullen to express your interest in this visit. There will a charge of £6 towards the Museum's funds. Numbers will be limited.

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More news : 12 Oct 2018
We have added Indexes to Patients being treated at the National Hospital for Diseases of the Chest, (NHDC) at Ventnor, in the late 19th to early 20th century. Thanks to the County Record Office for permission to extract data from these records. (currently a work in progress by our volunteer, Shani Watts)
Searchable Index Database of Patient records
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