INDEXES PUBLISHED BY BARRY HALL

BOOKS

1851 CENSUS
ISLE OF WIGHT SURNAME INDEX
This covers all the 10,500 surnames, or their variation, found in Volumes 53-59 of the 1851 Hampshire Genealogical Society Index, but these are alphabetically indexed in one Volume.
No more looking through 46 Parishes for the name you want.
If it's not in the Surname Index then look no further.
If it is then instantly go to the right Volumes and Parish(es) in the HGS Index first time.

A5 Booklet Price £2.50 plus p&p 50p in Europe

FICHE

ISLE OF WIGHT EDWARDIAN BAPTISM INDEX
1st January 1901 to 31st December 1910
This has been compiled with the help of Richard Smout, the IW County Archivist and Barry's colleague, Joyce Morrison. The index follows on from the Cardex found in the IW County Record Office, which lists every known baptism up to 31st December 1900. It comprises 12,500 baptisms from all the Anglican Registers (except St.Paul's Shanklin), all the Roman Catholic Registers (except for Newport) and a large number of Non-Conformist Registers from various denominations. The index is published in a set of 4 fiches.
The headings under which the information is entered are:-
Full name, Parents names, Church, Date of Baptism, sometimes Date of Birth, sometimes Occupation of Father.
Remember that not all those born on the Island were baptised here or at all and that not all those baptised on the Island were born here, many being baptised as adults. Cowes St. Mary Register is full of ship building families from elsewhere, whilst the Garrison towns of Newport, Sandown and Freshwater had regular changes of military families. Add to this the changes in Coastguards, Police, Prison Services and other uniformed staff and it can be seen that over the 10 year span covered by the Baptism Index reflects mini census, not only of Island families but also of new families who came voluntarily or otherwise, to work and maybe settle on the Island.
Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the information in the Index is correct, you are advised (as always) to check the original sources. To help in this, photocopies of the Registers are on display at the IW record Office. The only information not included, because of lack of space in the index are the addresses, which vary from very sparse to quite detailed, but you can see these in the display copies.
Set of 4 fiches price £4.00 + 50p p&p Europe, £1.50 Airmail anywhere.

ISLE OF WIGHT EDWARDIAN MARRIAGE INDEX
This covers the Period from 1st January 1901 to 31st December 1910 for all the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches on the Isle of Wight. It lists, in alphabetically sorted form, all the grooms and brides, together with their fathers, a total of about 3,500 marriages.

Set of 2 fiches price £2.50 + 50p p&p Europe, £1.50 anywhere.

CD ROM

ISLE OF WIGHT VICTORIAN MARRIAGES 1837 - 31st December 1900
This contains the following:-
1) Two lists of 17,500 Anglican and Roman Catholic Marriages, for Grooms and for Brides, each alphabetically Island wide continuously sorted.
2) The original transcripts of the Parish Registers. Each Marriage contains the full names of the Grooms and Brides, together with the Age, Marital status, the full names of fathers, date and venue of marriage, virtually every thing you will find on the Marriage Register, with the exception of the names of the witnesses.
3) Two lists of 9,200 Register Office and Authorised Persons Marriages, for Grooms and for Brides, each alphabetically continuously sorted. Information released by the Registrar is limited to Surname and first Christian name of groom and bride
4) List of brides' former names.
5) List of variations of spelling of names.
Any part of any list can be printed out in hard copy.
The CD contains ALL the Marriages on the Isle of Wight over a 63 year period.
It replaces the fiche originally containing all the Anglican & Roman Catholic Marriages and the Register Office & Authorised Persons Marriages. A few copies are still in stock.

Photocopies of all the Anglican & Roman Catholic Marriage Registers used in this Index are on display at the IW Record Office.

See the article in the IWFHS Journal No 78, August 2005.

CD ROM price £12.00 + £1.00 p&p Europe, £1.70 Airmail anywhere.

Isle of Wight 1841 Census
This has now been fully transcribed in the order of the PRO Films and a hard copy of the transcription of 41,303 names can be seen at the IW Record Office, Hillside, Newport.
The full transcription is available on CD ROM, together with the Alphabetical name sort and the Occupation sort.

Price £12.00 + £1 p&p Europe, £1.70 elsewhere. c 2006
Cash or Cheques with order in sterling please, payable to
Barry Hall (IWFHS Member 128), Woodmoor, 1a Hungerberry Close, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England PO37 6LX. Tel/fax 01983 865243. Email Barry Hall