IWFHS Church Burials Index

Church Burials / Monumental Inscriptions Index

The Burial Registers for the Churches of the Isle of Wight are, for the most part, held by the County Record Office (see www.iwight.com/library/record_office/default.asp )

Many of these Registers for the period 1901 to 2000 have been transcribed by Dave Gladdis, one of our members, and he has generously allowed us to present these as a searchable database. The records are searchable by Surname within a date range, for any church, or for a particular church. You can also search for all burials registered at a particular church.

Note that an entry in a Church Burial Register does not always mean that the person was buried in the Churchyard. Conversely, a burial in a particular churchyard or burial ground may not be recorded in the expected Burial Register.

As with all such records there may be errors in transcription so it is best to check with the original registers if possible.

We have also started to transcribe the monumental inscriptions for these Churches, from records also held by the Record Office. These give only those inscriptions which were visible (and legible) at the time of the recording in 1986/7, so there are many burials which do not appear in this database, especially for the pre 1900 events. We would be pleased to receive any corrections, monumental inscriptions, or photographs to add to the database - please contact :- the Webmaster - Geoff Allan

We would also like to acknowledge the technical assistance given by Gwynn White, another member, in creating the database, the search functions, and the resultant display screens.

For an explanation of the conventions used in the allocation of section / plot numbers in the plans drawn up in 1986/87 click on this image -->

indicates that some entries have photographs of headstones or additional information for people in this Church's Register

The Indexes cover the following churches and periods :

Location	Church	Dates covered 1	Dates covered 2	Dates covered 3	Churchyard Plans	Notes
Arreton	St George's Church		1901-1971
Barton	St Paul's Church		1901-1979
Bembridge	Holy Trinity Church		1901-1990
Binstead	Holy Cross Church		1901-1908
Bonchurch	St Boniface Church		1901-1939
Brading	Congregational Church		1901-1974
Brading	St Mary's Church	1567-1900	1901-2009		Churchyard plans (1986/7) (opens in new window)	note 5.
Brighstone	St Mary's Church	1696-1900	1901-1987	1988-2009	Churchyard plans (1986/7) (opens in new window)	note 9.
Brook	St Mary's Church	1727-1900	1901-1978		Churchyard plans (1986/7) (opens in new window)	note 13.
Calbourne	All Saints' Church	1700-1900	1901-1975			note 15.
Carisbrooke	St John's Church		1901-1940
Chale	St Andrew's Church		1901-1987
Cowes	Holy Trinity Church	1831-1900	1901-1927 (and some later)			note 11.
Cowes	St Faith's Church		1927-1985			note 2.
Cowes	St Mary's Church		1901-1966
East Cowes	Congregational Church		1901-1939
East Cowes	St James's Church		1901-1966			includes some burials in Kingston Rd Cemetery
Freshwater	All Saints Church	1670-1900	1901-1987		Churchyard plans (1986/7) (opens in new window)	note 10.
Gatcombe	St Olave's Church	1644-1900	1901-1987		Churchyard plans (1986/7) (opens in new window)	note 7.
Godshill	All Saints Church		1901-1986
Gurnard	All Saints Church		1901-1994
Havenstreet	St Peter's Church		1901-1991
Kingston	St James's Church		1901-1985
Mottistone	SS Peter's & Paul's Church	1695- 1900	1901-1971		Churchyard plans (1986/7) (opens in new window)	note 12.
Newchurch	All Saints Church
Newport	St Thomas's Church		1901-1956			note 1.
Newport	Unitarian Church		1905-1980
Newport	Parkhurst Garrison Church		1901-1956
Newtown	Church of the Holy Spirit		1901-2000
Niton	Baptist Church		1901-1965
Niton	St John's Church		1901-1971
Northwood	St John's Church	1697-1900	1901-1987		Churchyard plans (links to Northwood Village website)	note 16. See also Northwood Village website Burials database
Porchfield	Congregational Church		1901-1978
Ryde	Holy Trinity Church		1920-1949
Ryde	St John's Church		1901-1985
Sandown	Christ Church	1847-1900	1901-1988		Churchyard plans (1989) (opens in new window)	note 8.
Sandown	St John's Church		1969-1988
Shalfleet	St Michael and All Angels' Church		1901-1987
Shanklin	St Blasius' Church		1901-1940
Shorwell	St Peter's Church
St Helens	St Helen's Church		1901-2005
St Lawrence	St Lawrence's Church		1903-1986
Thorley	St Swithin's Church	1631-1897			Churchyard plan (jpeg)	note 17.
Totland Bay	Christ Church	1883-1900	1901-2011			note 14.
Ventnor	St Catherine's Church		1905-1978
Whippingham	St Mildred's Church		1901-1940
Whitwell	St Mary with St Rhadagund's Church		1901-1912
Wootton	St Edmund's Church	1767-1900	1901-1954			note 6.
Wootton Bridge	St Michael's Church	1894-1905				note 6.
Wootton Bridge	St Mark's Church		1905-1994			note 6.
Yarmouth	St James's Church		1901-2004

Notes

1.	Newport : St Thomas's Church does not have a burial ground; burials registered here indicate that the burials took place elsewhere, most likely Fairlee Cemetery, Newport
2.	Cowes : St Faith's Church does not have a burial ground; burials registered here indicate that the burials took place elsewhere, most likely at Northwood Cemetery
3.	March 2010 : Brighstone : St Mary's Church : entries for 1988-2009 have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard extension, and many photographs have been added for the Churchyard extension
4.	March 2010 : Sandown : Christ Church : entries for 1847-1900 have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard, and many plot locations, dates of death and relationships have been added from Monumental Inscriptions for the majority of the entries. (Thanks to Tina Lambert for retyping original transcriptions)
5.	July 2010 : Brading : St Mary's Church : entries for 1567-1900 and 1988-2009 have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard, and many plot locations, dates of death and relationships have been added from Monumental Inscriptions for the majority of the entries. Note that there seems to be 2 varieties of section / plot numbering for these. Work in process : adding photographs of many of the headstones in the churchyard (currently about 800 have been added). (Thanks to Tina Lambert for retyping original transcriptions)
6.	July 2010 : Wootton churches : entries for 1767-1900 have been made using transcriptions from the Burial Registers as published by the Parish Church Archive (with acknowledgements)
7.	December 2010 : Gatcombe : St Olave's Church : entries for 1644-1900 have been made using transcriptions from the Monumental Inscriptions recorded in 1986/7 (Thanks to Di Hayter for retyping original transcriptions)
8.	January 2011 : Sandown : Christ Church : added the Churchyard plans originally prepared by Barry Hall in 1989
9.	February 2011 : Brighstone : St Mary's Church : entries for 1696-1900 have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard, with plot locations using transcriptions from the Monumental Inscriptions recorded in 1986/7 (Thanks to Di Hayter for retyping original transcriptions)
10.	February 2011 : Freshwater : All Saints Church : entries for 1670-1900 have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard, with plot locations using transcriptions from the Monumental Inscriptions recorded in 1986/7 (Thanks to Tina Lambert for retyping original transcriptions)
11.	February 2011 : Cowes : Holy Trinity Church : entries for 1831 - 1900 (and some later) have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard, from photographs taken in 2010 by Geoff Allan. The majority of burials registered here will have been made at other locations, particularly at Northwood Cemetery
12.	February 2011 : Mottistone : SS Peter & Paul's Church : entries for 1695-1900 have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard, with plot locations using transcriptions from the Monumental Inscriptions recorded in 1986/7 (Thanks to Di Hayter for retyping original transcriptions)
13.	April 2011 : Brook : St Mary's Church : entries for 1727-1900 have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard, with plot locations using transcriptions from the Monumental Inscriptions recorded in 1986/7 (Thanks to Di Hayter for retyping original transcriptions)
14.	April 2011 : Totland : Christ Church : entries for 1883-1900 and 1969-2011 have been added using the Burial Registers. (thanks to Robin Gosden for research and transcriptions)
15.	November 2011 : Calbourne : All Saints' Church : entries for 1700-1975 have been added using the transcriptions of the visible headstones. Note that no dates of burial have been recorded, only dates of death. (thanks to Di Hayter for research and transcriptions)
16.	January 2012 : Northwood : St John's Church : entries for 1697 - 1900 have been added using the data from the Northwood Village website. You may notice some discrepancies between this presentation and that on the Northwood Village website as some entries for illegible headstones have been removed, and some data corrections have been made. (thanks to Alan Welfoot for the download of the Northwood Village database).
17.	January 2012 : Thorley : St Swithin's Church : entries for 1631 - 1897 have been added using the transcriptions of the visible headstones. Note that no dates of burial have been recorded, only dates of death. (These refer to the old burial ground, not the churchyard of the present Church). (thanks to Tina Lambert for transcriptions)

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