Journal Contents - 2002

Contents of February 2002 Journal

Inside this Issue

Article

Page No.

Editorial

1

My grandmother’s sweet tooth

2

The birth of the Freshwater Fire Brigade

4

Old village shows

8

Parkhurst Prison personnel (1839-1910)

11

Sources for the amateur family historian

12

Commonwealth War Graves

15

The Earls of Yarborough and the IOW

16

No next of kin

20

Island Parishes – Godshill & Kinston

22

A Knight before Christmas

24

Calbourne 1803 – a sketch of a rural parish

26

Enemies of the Church

35

Daily Mail – September 1918

36

IWFHS Heraldry Group

39

Pedigree Index

40

Patent cures of the 1890s

44

Characters from Newtown & Shalfleet from the 1920s & 1930s

46

School Prizes

48

Alarming fire at Bowcombe

49

New in the Society’s Reference Library

51

1881 census persons born on the Isle of Wight

52

Escapees from the Isle of Wight

56

Help wanted

58

New publication

60

New members

61

Renewed member and changes of postal address

63

* * * * * * *

Contents of May 2002 Journal

Inside this Issue

Article

Page No.

Editorial

1

A Sandown family’s French origin & coach tour to France

2

Pit props and Pitfalls

8

The Parish of Whitwell

10

Isle of Wight War Memorials supplement

14

The ATKEY Family History & Genealogy (1500-2000)

20

Back to roots

26

Women and war

28

Escort to the Queen

31

Lessons learned from a jigsaw puzzle – II

32

Isle of Wight Victorian Register Office & Authorised Person Marriage Index (1837-1900

34

Interviewing relatives – a better way

35

George Henry MATTHEWS (1849-1909)

37

The Isle of Wight Journal 1871 – Fashionable Directory – Shanklin

37

Characters of Newtown & Shalfleet from the 1920s & 1930s

40

The facts about John LOVEGOD

42

Sophia MOSES’ parents

44

Island Parishes – Mottistone

50

Joseph CASSELL (1880-1966)

51

IWFHS Heraldry Group

52

Executions at Parkhurst a century ago

53

Help wanted

54

Bookstall

56

Update to members interests

57/63

Heritage digital archives

58

New members

59

Change of postal address

63

Obituary

63

* * * * * * *

Contents of August 2002 Journal

Inside this Issue

Article

Page No.

Editorial

1

The Case of the missing VC

2

MOORE meeting

5

Useful websites

5

It’s been nearly sixty years!

6

One Day Conference and AGM

10

Initial attendance at the IOWFHS

11

Every child a wanted child but many are not

12

The role of the Registry Office

15

A debt of honour

18

Emigrants to Western Australia

22

A history of Wootton Bridge – part 5 –inns and alehouses

23

Coppins Bridges reminiscences of 1950-60

24

Tracing echoes

28

Golf professionals

31

Family memories – Arthur James JEATT

32

Island parishes – Newchurch

35

Who are these people, can you help?

38

IWFHS Heraldry Group

41

Political and religious controversies

42

The original shotgun wedding

44

Some unusual names

44

Bookstall volunteer needed

45

Family history course

45

Please note (refers to duplicate requests for look ups)

45

Help wanted

45/57

Starting out in family history

46

Can anyone identify the speedboat?

47

Memories of the 3rd (Christchurch) Sandown Scouts – circa 1934/5

48

In memory of Kenneth PROUTEN

50

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency

51

The STARKE brothers – a sequel

54

New in the Society’s Reference Library

58

New members

60

Change of postal and email addresses

63

Obituary

63

Update to members’ interest

63

* * * * * * *

Contents of November 2002 Journal

Inside this Issue

Article

Page No.

Editorial

1

Back of the Wight

2

Internet access at the Isle of Wight County Record Office

3

Family memories

4

My Ryde boyhood

6

LOVEGOD or BASTIANI

11

The Isle of Wight Journal – Fashionable Directory 1871 – Shanklin

11/15

Museum of Naval Fire Power

12

No monkeys yet!

15

Coppins Bridge reminiscences of 1950-60

16

Are these in Ventnor or Bonchurch

20

Family History & the Salvation Army

24

Where is this location?

27

The WORSLEY family and the Isle of Wight

28

In memory of Lieutenant Charles Sackville PELHAM

29

Thomas (iv) ATKEY (C1695-1769) – Cordwainer of Shalfleet and Shalfleet village

30

The Constitution of the Isle of Wight Family History Society

38

Computers and data disks

41

Who owned England from the Norman conquest to the 21st century

42

Newchurch memories

45

The Nottingham connection

48

Strays from Norfolk – 1871 census

49

Island parishes – Newport

50

Help wanted

53

Beware of John BURGESS

54

Victoria Cross holders buried on the Isle of Wight

56

IWFHS Heraldry Group

58

Eric Frank TOGOOD 1914-2002 – an obituary

59

Obituary

60

Did your ancestors work for the OGLANDER estate at Nunwell?

60

The Winchester settlement papers

60

New members

61

Changes to postal and email addresses

63

1891 census strays

63

* * * * * * *