Hi Alan, Thanks kindly for that (I took the subject line from another letter) but you are quite correct, it should be Osborne House. I was using the present tense when talking of the beautiful island (Isle of Wight) as it is presently in the county of Hampshire. I was not talking about its long history as a county unto itself. With appreciation, Edna ~ sunny Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Nelson" <[email protected]> To: "Edna" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [HAM] Osboune House If you insist on giving information COULD YOU PLEASE ENSURE IT IS CORRECT INFORMATION Although there is nothing wrong with being on the Hampshire list, Osborne House (note correct spelling) is geographically on the Isle of Wight. The Island has been administratively a separate county since 1891 (full County status was conferred in the 1970s). Thus most historical records for the Island are maintained at the Isle of Wight Record Office in Newport, though there are some records, such as Bishops Transcripts held at the Hampshire Record Office in Winchester. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edna" <> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [HAM] Osboune House > Yes, it certainly is. IOW is in the county of Hampshire. > > Welcome aboard! > > Edna - Ottawa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eunice Goude" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 7:22 AM > Subject: [HAM] Osboune House > > > Could someone please email me to tell me if this is the right list to be > on > for information on people who worked at Osbourne House on the Isle of > Wight. > Thanks > Eunice - Melbourne, Australia > For FREE online parish register transcriptions visit the Hampshire OPC at > www.knightroots.co.uk > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > For FREE online parish register transcriptions visit the Hampshire OPC at > www.knightroots.co.uk > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > For FREE online parish register transcriptions visit the Hampshire OPC at www.knightroots.co.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message