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The Burial Card Index records for the Churches (and the House of Industry) of the Isle of Wight are held by the Isle of Wight Record Office (IWRO) and have been based on the Registers compiled, for the most part, by Parish officers. (see www.iwight.com/library/record_office/default.asp )

You will need to enter the user name (iowfhs) and the password from your membership card, in order to search these indexes.

The Burial Cards Index entries for the period 1537 - 1858 are being transcribed by IWFHS Volunteers, and we now can present these as a searchable database. The cutoff date of 1858 has been chosen as this was the year when Municipal Cemeteries came into being, and in theory, Churchyards were closed to new burials. The records are searchable by Surname within a date range, for any church, or for a particular church. You can also search for all events registered at a particular church.

Note that an entry in a Church Register does not always mean that the person was buried in the Churchyard. Many Churches do not have burials; the person may have been buried in a municipal cemetery; later records may refer to services held where the person was subsequently cremated. Conversely, a burial in a particular churchyard or burial ground may not be recorded in the expected Church Register.

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

Current Status : as at 25th March 2013, the Indexes cover surnames in the range A'COURT to KYMES. (A total of 46,018 entries).

We expect the project to take until mid-2014 at the earliest.

For more information see Project Notes

The Indexes cover the following churches, (and the House of Industry), and periods :

LocationChurchDates covered
ArretonSt George's Church1653 - 1858
BartonSt Paul's Church1844 - 1858
BembridgeHoly Trinity Church1827 - 1858
BinsteadHoly Cross Church1710 - 1858
BonchurchSt Boniface Church1764 - 1858
BradingCongregational Church
BradingSt Mary's Church 1547 - 1858
BrighstoneSt Mary's Church1644 - 1858
BrookSt Mary's Church1653 - 1858
CalbourneAll Saints' Church1560 - 1858
Carisbrooke
(later Newport)		St John's Church1837 - 1858
CarisbrookeSt Mary's Church1572 - 1858
ChaleSt Andrew's Church1679 - 1858
ColwellBaptist Church1838
CowesCongregational Church : Sun Hill1821
CowesHoly Trinity Church1834 - 1858
CowesNorthwood Cemetery1856 - 1858
CowesSt Mary's Church1679 - 1858
CowesSt Thomas of Canterbury RC Church1849
East CowesSt James's Church1836 - 1858
FreshwaterAll Saints Church1576 - 1858
GatcombeSt Olave's Church1561 - 1858
GodshillAll Saints Church1678 - 1858
HavenstreetSt Peter's Church1652 - 1858
KingstonSt James's Church1649 - 1858
MottistoneSS Peter's & Paul's Church1680 - 1858
NewchurchAll Saints Church1690 - 1858
NewportBaptist Church : Pyle Street1856 - 1857
NewportCongregational Church : Nodehill1838 - 1842
NewportSt Thomas's Church1541 - 1858
NewportSt Thomas of Canterbury RC Church1839 - 1858
NewportHouse of Industry
NewportParkhurst Garrison Church
NitonSt John's Church1559 - 1858
NorthwoodSt John's Church1538 - 1858
PorchfieldCongregational Church1850 - 1858
RydeCongregational Church1850 - 1858
RydeHoly Trinity Church1846 - 1858
RydeSt John's Church1848 - 1856
RydeSt Mary's RC Church1848
RydeSt Thomas's Church1719 - 1864
SandownChrist Church1847 - 1858
ShalfleetSt Michael and All Angels' Church1621 - 1858
ShanklinSt Blasius' Church1766 - 1858
ShorwellSt Peter's Church1676 - 1858
Society of Friends (Quakers)  1721 - 1855
St HelensSt Helen's Church1679 - 1858
St LawrenceSt Lawrence's Church1746 - 1858
ThorleySt Swithin's Church1614 - 1858
VentnorSt Catherine's Church1838 - 1858
WhippinghamSt Mildred's Church1727 - 1858
WhitwellSt Mary with St Rhadagund's Church1678 - 1858
WoottonSt Edmund's Church1783 - 1858
YarmouthSt James's Church1614 - 1858


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