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Trinity House Pilots (in the Solent area), 1808 - 1909 Trinity House Pilots working in the Solent (Cowes, Southampton, Portsmouth) from 1808 - 1909, and Sub commissioners 1808 - 1921. By Tony Bevis, inspired by the Article by Di Harding quoted below.



20th January 2010

Harry Frederick Green 1897 - 1960 A short biography of the First World War Service of Harry Frederick Green, written on behalf of his son John.
(Requires Acrobat Reader : PDF file, 369 KB)



17th March 2009

Island School Sports 1950 A copy of the Programme for the Island School Sports Event on 10th May 1950.



2nd March 2009

Sandown (Christ Church) Year Book 1929 A copy of the Year Book with an Index to the names of the people and businesses names within.



15th February 2009

From the Isle of Wight to Broadway! This article by Angela Sherry tells the story of the showgirl Betty Compton who was born on the Isle of Wight. It appeared in the IoW FHS Journal in May 2008




23rd January 2009

The Human Side of Island War Memorials An edited, illustrated, version of the talk given by Geoff Allan at the IOWFHS Conference on 10th May 2008
(Requires Acrobat Reader : PDF file, 435 KB)



6th August 2008

Rev Charles Isherwood Burland
curate of St George's Church Arreton
and later vicar of St Saviour's Church, Shanklin
A brief profile of the Rev Charles Isherwood Burland (1830 - 1898) and some of his descendants, by his great-grandson, Arthur Burland



6th August 2008

  Cowes Pilots, 1808 A list of pilots working out of Cowes in 1808. By the late Di Harding, originally published in the Journal in 2001



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