Church Burials Index

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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, but not by individual 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 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. The Indexes cover the following churches and periods: indicates that a few entries have photographs of headstones or additional information for people in this Church's Register Arreton : St George's Church 1901-1971 Cowes : St Faith's Church 1927-1985 Newport : Unitarian Church 1905-1980 Shalfleet : St Michael and All Angels' Church 1901-1987 Barton : St Paul's Church 1901-1979 Cowes : St Mary's Church 1901-1966 Newport : Parkhurst Garrison Church    1901-1956 Shanklin : St Blasius' Church 1901-1940 Bembridge : Holy Trinity Church 1901-1990 East Cowes : Congregational Church 1901-1939 Newtown : Church of the Holy Spirit 1901-2000 St Helens : St Helen's Church 1901-2005 Binstead : Holy Cross Church 1901-1908 East Cowes : St James's Church 1901-1966 includes some burials in Kingston Rd Cemetery Niton : Baptist Church 1901-1965 St Lawrence : St Lawrence's Church 1903-1986 Bonchurch : St Boniface Church 1901-1939 Freshwater : All Saints Church 1901-1987 Niton : St John's Church 1901-1971 Totland Bay : Christ Church 1901-1968 Brading : Congregational Church    1901-1974 Gatcombe : St Olave's Church 1901-1979 Northwood : St John's Church 1901-1987 Ventnor : St Catherine's Church 1905-1978 Brading : St Mary's Church 1567-1900 & 1901-1987 See also note below Godshill : All Saints Church 1901-1986 Porchfield : Congregational Church 1901-1978 Whippingham : St Mildred's Church 1901-1940 Brighstone : St Mary's Church 1901-1987 &1988-2009 See also note below Gurnard : All Saints Church 1901-1994 Ryde : Holy Trinity Church 1920-1949 Whitwell : St Mary with St Rhadagund's Church 1901-1912 Brook : St Mary's Church 1901-1978 Havenstreet : St Peter's Church 1901-1991 Ryde : St John's Church 1901-1985 Wootton : St Edmund's Church 1767-1900 & 1901-1954 See also note below Carisbrooke : St John's Church 1901-1940 Kingston : St James's Church 1901-1985 Sandown : Christ Church 1847-1900 & 1901-1988 See also note below Wootton Bridge : St Michael's Church 1894 - 1905; then St Mark's Church 1905 - 1994 See also note below Chale : St Andrew's Church 1901-1987 Mottistone : SS Peter's & Paul's Church    1901-1971 Sandown : St John's Church 1969-1988 Yarmouth : St James's Church 1901-2004 Cowes : Holy Trinity Church 1901-1927 Newport : St Thomas's Church 1901-1956 Notes March 2010 : Brighstone : St Mary's : entries for 1988-2009 have been made using transcriptions of the visible headstones in the Churchyard extension, and many photographs are being added for this location 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) July 2010 : Brading : St Mary's Church : entries for 1567-1900 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. 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. (Thanks to Tina Lambert for retyping original transcriptions) 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)