Journal Contents - 2006

Contents of February 2006 Journal

Regular Features

Article	Page No.
Editorial	1
Postbag	4
IOWRO Report/Accessions	37
Book Shelf	54
New Members	59
Society News	2
IW Mailing List Report	30
Help Wanted	42
Useful Addresses	64

* * * * * * *

Inside this Issue

Article	Page No.
One Name Studies Report on the talk given by David Gynes	6
The British Infantryman of 1914 Report on talk given by Gareth Sprack	7
Island Trains and Passenger Ships of the 1960s A personal record on film Report of talk given by Graham Peters	11
Pedigree Index update Additional Family Trees added to the Pedigrees held by Don & Wendy Haywood	13
Isle of Wight House of Industry Records of Emigration compiled by Maisie Stratford (cont. M - Y	15
Trafalgar Ancestors An article by Di Harding containing the records compiled by Bill Armstrong of the men and the ships in which they served at the Battle of Trafalgar	20
Closing the Family Circle TUFNELL, BARTON and BULLOCK An article about research into these families by Jill Wright	38
BMD Indexing Project An article by Dina Broughton about the continuing work being done on indexing the births, marriages and deaths from the Registers.	26
Edith Way - A Most Melancholy Accident An article about the death of Edith Way as reported in the Isle of Wight Observerer of 15th April 1865	27
In Memoriam Mike North's Naval Memorials (cont. E - K)	42
Isle of Wight Parishes - Ventnor	45
The Trail to Sulva Bay The story of Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wight Rifles' part II in the Great War	47

Contents of May 2006 Journal

Regular Features

Article	Page No.
Editorial	1
Society News	2
Postbag	4
IW Mailing List Report	30
Help Wanted	43
IOWRO Report/Accessions	33
Heraldry Group Report	49
Book Shelf	47
New Members	57
Useful Addresses	64

* * * * * * *

Inside this Issue

Article	Page No.
BMD Index Report Report on the continuing work of indexing the Births and Deaths on the Island	3
A History of Postboxes Report on talk given by A J Reeder	6
Share your Knowledge - Solve your Problems An report on an Isle of Wight Family History Society meeting when members were invited to bring along their problems to the experts and comprehensive suggestions of how to trace a family history.	9
1871 Census strays Isle of Wight 'strays' found in Portsmouth Angela McMurtry	16
The Trail to Sulva Bay The story of Princess Beatrice's Isle of Wight Rifles'- part III in the Great War	17
Ryde Social Heritage Group - Our Town, Your Histories An article by Sally-Ann Garrett about this new group and the work they are doing.	31
The Search for John Josiah Parkman David Parkman's investigations into his ancestors.	35
In Memoriam Mike North's Naval Memorials (cont. A - D)	38
Another Door Opens John Vallender's interesting use of his retirement and his ventures into writing his own history as well as his family history.	41
Isle of Wight Parishes - Whippingham	50
Did They Go the Way You Think They Did. The changes in the routes of many Island roads and how our ancestors would have travelled them, by Patrick Nott	53
Catching up with the JONESES The puzzling story of the JONES family.	55

Contents of August 2006 Journal

Regular Features

Article	Page No.
Editorial	1
Chairman Janet's Jottings	2
Society News	3
Postbag	5
IOWRO Report/Accessions	36
IW Mailing List Report	41
Help Wanted	45
Heraldry Group Report	50
Book Shelf	52
New Members	57
Useful Addresses	64
Committee	Cover

* * * * * * *

Inside this Issue

Article	Page No.
Coastguards of the Isle of Wight Meeting Report	7
Bible Christians Conference Report	12
18th Century Churches & Music Conference Report.	16
Island Churches and Society Conference Report	18
More Postboxes Summer Outing report	21
At My Grandmother's Knee Some interesting family stories told in an article by Eric Griffin.	22
A Loose Brick Intriguing investigations into BULL, MATTHEWS & JACOB families by Janet Griffins.	25
Southampton Seamen 1871 CD CD from the Southampton Library	31
Meet the Committee Brief autobiographies from each member of the committee.	32
William Hazard's Bible Barbara Skinner's search for a missing Bible in the HAZARD family.	39
How may Frank TAYLORs were there? Some intriguing question asked by Bill Taylor.	40
The Isle of Wight VALLENDERs A family history by John VALLENDER.	42
A Last Minute Will A Last minute attempt of Charles GILCRIST to provide for his illegitimate FRY children.	49
An Obituary An appreciation of the life of Ray Norman.	51
Hampshire Online Parish Chest An account of information of Hamshire now online by Linda & Tony Knight.	51
The Isle of Wight Parish of Whitwell	54

Contents of November 2006 Journal

Regular Features

Article	Page No.
Editorial	1
News from the Society	2
Postbag	4
Heraldry Group Report	13
IOWRO Report/Accessions	39
Book Shelf	54
Help Wanted	56
New Members	58
Useful Addresses	64
Committee	Cover

* * * * * * *

Inside this Issue

Article	Page No.
Heraldry in Inn Signs Meeting Report of talk given by Roy Middlebrook	9
Men of Chale Report of talk given by Derek Sprake	10
My Years at the Public Record Office Report of talk given by Mr Millen.	14
BEVIS - Binstead to Wootton via Havenstreet Article about the movements of the BEVIS family by Tony Beavis.	16
Isle of Wight Bowling History A request for information about Bowling Clubs on the Island.	18
A Ventnor Excursions Article about excursions run by Henry Brown in the late 19th century to places all over the Island.	19
BMD Indexing Project A report on the progress of this project.	22
Talking About Coastguards An article by John Vallender about living in a coastguard cottage.	23
Computer Bits Computer advice from Tony Elgar.	25
Hilda Beatrice Caws Article about an pioneer woman pharmacist by Antony Barton.	27
Henry Groves - a Parkhurst Boy The history of one of the boy prisoners in Parkhurst who was transported to Australia.	29
Robert Hooke - the Island's forgotten Genius. The story of the 18th century rival to Sir Isaac Newton.	33
Pedigree Index Don Haywards report on the Family Trees held by the Society.	41
On the Study of Isle of Wight Surnames. By Silvio Brendon	42
The Atkey Family Tree (1500 - 2006) A report on this well documented family by Fred Atkey	44
The National Monuments Records and Genealogy A report on this relatively little known repository.	45
Brickmaking and Brickmaking Families on the Isle of Wight A Comprhensive report by Jill Reilly	48
'Selina' Ryde Lifeboat Disaster The tragic loss of life of lifeboat men in 1907	52