Hi Kevin, Besides the Phillimore Hampshire Marriages which can be downloaded free from Genuki (some IOW parishes), the only other source I have found on CD at the Parish Register Transcription Society: http://www.prtsoc.org.uk/ They sell CD's of Transcriptions made by Hackman of the BT's (1780 onwards, but some missing years). You can buy the whole series or part series on CD. Quite useful although you need a bit of care with the missing years and bear in mind this is a transcription of a contempary copy of the parish registers - and they are NOT indexed so have to be searched manually. Regards Sandra Kevin Walker wrote: >Can anyone tell me please if parish records exist for the IOW, other than at >a Records Office? Does anyone know of lists for sale on CD or paper? I'm >looking for a single person at present; a John Oborn(e), born about 1804. > >I thought someone on this might know the score, but can easily join the IOW >list if need be. > >Many thanks >Kevin Walker >France > > >............................................. >Want to contact the local community? >Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >http://hants.parishjottings.org.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 > > > >

Can anyone tell me please if parish records exist for the IOW, other than at a Records Office? Does anyone know of lists for sale on CD or paper? I'm looking for a single person at present; a John Oborn(e), born about 1804. I thought someone on this might know the score, but can easily join the IOW list if need be. Many thanks Kevin Walker France

Hi I am interested in locating people who had relatives that served in the Chinese Maritime Customs (CMC) or had other connections with the service. Whilst the CMC 'Outdoor Service' which included the equivalent of the UK Waterguard recruited principally from sailors and ex services of various nationalities who had found themselves in China, there was a brief attempt around 1913 to recruit from HM Customs. A small number of recruits went out to China but many left the CMC quite quickly as they found themselves over qualified for the what they were asked to do and found better paid jobs locally. Good Huntin' ;-) Trevor Tomasin Primarily researching - BANTON - BULL - COLLIS - LEAVERS - HOPKINS - MOODY - PURCHASE - TOMASIN - VINCENT - but always with an interest in derivatives, spouses and their siblings - and all part of 'The TOMASIN Family History Project' - www.tomasin.org.uk/genealogy Were your ancestors, or are your living relatives even, Customs Officers? Then visit the HM Waterguard web site - www.hm-waterguard.org.uk This e-mail, and any attachments to it, have been automatically checked for 'nasties' by Zone Labs' ZoneAlarm 6.

Hello all Today we have uploaded as follows: Another magnificent effort for New Forest researchers in particular from John Rose (thanks John):- Brockenhurst marriages 1754 to 1776-7 1813-1836 and Banns 1754 Brockenhurst burials 1813-1865 John Rose In addition, there is a new link: St John's, Boldre graves are online: http://www.bsbb.org.uk/graveregister/ You can check on these and all of the other transcriptions FREE online at www.knightroots.co.uk and click on Online Transcriptions. We are always looking for donations of transcriptions or microfiche, village histories and photographs (must be your own copyright)or of course, volunteer transcribers. Contact [email protected] for details. To find an entry, either use the CTRL+Find on an individual parish page - or use the site search engine on the left hand navigation pane. Take care Linda & Tony Hampshire OPC Co-ordinators

Hello all We have been unhappy with the previous search engine on the site and a number of people had contacted us to say that it had failed to pick up names they knew were on the OPC. Having done some research, we are delighted to advise that we have replaced it with our own ad free Google search engine. You will find the search engine button on the left hand navigation bar - go on ..give it a go!! Take care Linda & Tony

Never mind!! Will wave to all of them for you! LOL Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy d'Albert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2007 1:15 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Cruise ships in Southampton OOPS, I was so excited I posted before reading thinking it was the QE 2 but it wasn't.. I see that comes in later! Judy On Apr 21, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Chris & Caroline wrote: > Off topic but may be of interest to anyone in the South of England or > the > Isle of Wight (Not White as Royal Mail would > have us believe!!) LOL > World largest cruise ship to dock at Southampton Tomorrow (sorry today > now!) > http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/latest/ > display.var.1338900.0.shipping_spectacular.php > Mon Tues Wed firework displays and a large number of the worlds biggest > cruise ships > Chris > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.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 > ............................................. Want to contact the local community? Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings http://hants.parishjottings.org.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 --- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000735-1, 04/21/2007 Tested on: 4/22/2007 1:20:03 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

Off topic but may be of interest to anyone in the South of England or the Isle of Wight (Not White as Royal Mail would have us believe!!) LOL World largest cruise ship to dock at Southampton Tomorrow (sorry today now!) http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/latest/display.var.1338900.0.shipping_spectacular.php Mon Tues Wed firework displays and a large number of the worlds biggest cruise ships Chris

OOPS, I was so excited I posted before reading thinking it was the QE 2 but it wasn't.. I see that comes in later! Judy On Apr 21, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Chris & Caroline wrote: > Off topic but may be of interest to anyone in the South of England or > the > Isle of Wight (Not White as Royal Mail would > have us believe!!) LOL > World largest cruise ship to dock at Southampton Tomorrow (sorry today > now!) > http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/latest/ > display.var.1338900.0.shipping_spectacular.php > Mon Tues Wed firework displays and a large number of the worlds biggest > cruise ships > Chris > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.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 >

Hey Chris, Thanks! I have friends on board from Newport Beach, California, who have been sending messages for the last three months on their round the world cruise... perfect weather, calm seas all the way and they were very lucky. They were to board in NYC on Day 1 but changed to LA which is close to where we all live ~ and missed the flu outbreak ~ BUT someone was in their cabin as booked, so they were bumped up to about the highest category ... for free! What a sweet deal! The Southampton welcome will have to be really stellar to beat Sydney and Hong Kong ! I know they go to Windsor for the day tomorrow and then on to NYC. Anyone contemplating this southern route won't be disappointed and as I said, weather has been fabulous! A trip of a lifetime. Judy On Apr 21, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Chris & Caroline wrote: > Off topic but may be of interest to anyone in the South of England or > the > Isle of Wight (Not White as Royal Mail would > have us believe!!) LOL > World largest cruise ship to dock at Southampton Tomorrow (sorry today > now!) > http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/latest/ > display.var.1338900.0.shipping_spectacular.php > Mon Tues Wed firework displays and a large number of the worlds biggest > cruise ships > Chris > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.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 >

I am attempting to find a family ANDERSON who came from St Maurice, Winchester or Hursley in Hampshire 1740-1820 If anyone has any information it would be greatly received. Graham

The following updates and new additions have now been added to our website the SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://southernlife.org.uk UPDATE/ADDITION: HAMPSHIRE Hedge End - old photos of Hedge End carnival and horse drawn caravans http://www.southernlife.org.uk/hedgend.htm We are constantly looking out for photographs (new and old) and articles to add to the villages. Especially to those villages we have not added photographs to. If you have any old or new photographs you would like to share with others please email us BEFORE sending them for security reasons. A credit will be placed with the article/photo acknowledging the sender or photographer. Visit our website to see where your forefathers lived SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://Southernlife.org.uk History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW Villages,Towns and Churches

Hi Listers l would just like to thank everyone who sent me info about ALBERT WILKINS and his father SAMUEL. l can now go further in my search, that is thanks to list members who helped. Thanks again Ann-Leeds

Ann, After checking the 1891 census, Albert appears to have been born in Berkshire, New Hinkey (sic) circa 1875. There is a listing of the birth of Albert Edward Wilkins at Abingdon, Berks Mar Qtr 1875. The Abingdon district includes the areas of North and South Hinksey. I note that when Albert married (Sept Qtr 1895) he married as Albert Edward Wilkins, so it appears to be the same person. If Albert's father (as per his marriage cert) is Samuel, this would appear to confirm the above as Samuel was father of the Albert mentioned above in the 1891 census Philip ----- Original Message ----- From: "talktalk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 8:56 PM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Albert Wilkins > Hi Listers > > Looking for some info on the birth of ALBERT WILKINS. > > l know that he was born 1875 approx: cause he was married in 1895 age 20. > He married LAURA BULL she was the same age, l have her birth as 1875 at > Oxford where both of them seem to be from. > > Any help would be welcome. > > Ann-Leeds > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.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

Hi Listers Looking for some info on the birth of ALBERT WILKINS. l know that he was born 1875 approx: cause he was married in 1895 age 20. He married LAURA BULL she was the same age, l have her birth as 1875 at Oxford where both of them seem to be from. Any help would be welcome. Ann-Leeds

Carole, A few of points you might consider... First the age given in 1841 census was generally rounded down to the nearest five years. So if your Robert was stated as being 30 in the 1841 census - he could have been any age from 30 to 34. Secondly, if in the 1851 census he states he was born in Portsea, then why are you looking for a baptism in the Southampton area? Your first searches should be conducted in the parish registers of Portsea. If Robert was illegitimate, then he could have been a child of Sophia, and he just adopted the surname YELF when his mother married. Hope this helps Sandra Carole Cumber wrote: >Dear Listers . >I am still trying to find a baptism after 1807 but before 1813 for Robert YELF son of Robert and Sophia YELF. His brothers were born on the IOW and baptised there the last one Thomas YELF in 1807.A daughter Mary Ann YELF was bapt Portsea St Mary 1813. > Robert appears living with Robert and Sophia YELF on the 1841 census, born Hants about 1811 and on the 1851 census he is living in Millbrook with his wife and children and says born Portsea. His marriage license gives no fathers name so I am still trying to find out if he was Robert and Sophia YELF's son??? >Is there another way of determining this??? >Should I assume that because he was with Robert and Sophia in 1841 that this is the case??? >If anyone else has ever run into this same problem and has any ideas regarding a possible solution would they please contact me, > >Carole in Canada > > > >............................................. >Want to contact the local community? >Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings >http://hants.parishjottings.org.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 > > > >

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:28:22 -0400 "Carole Cumber" <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Carole, > wife and children and says born Portsea. His marriage license gives > no fathers name so I am still trying to find out if he was Robert and > Sophia YELF's son??? Is there another way of determining this??? If there's no father's name on the marriage certificate, you need to check birth details. Since Robert was born ca 1811, that will be PR's. Specifically, baptismal records. If there's no father there, you might find him listed as base born, natural, or one of many other euphemisms for an illegitimate child. If you're lucky, that might have been a bastardy order against the putative father. > Should I assume that because he was with Robert and Sophia in 1841 > that this is the case??? If anyone else has ever run into this same Certainly not. He /could/ be Robert's father, but equally, he might not be. Remember the old adage; A mother is matter of fact. A father is a matter of faith. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" No guarantee the stimuli must be perceived the same... Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts

Shout Shout Shout!! Yes send them on they sound fascinating! Any photos like that and a bit of infor with them would be great! Cheers for this, we have just been down to Calslhot to cool off by the water looking over to the IOW and watching the ships come in!! Gorgeous day here really hot! they said it would be cooler but then they even get that wrong! Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Gibbins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Village website updates Dear Chris and Caroline, Trust this finds you both well. All well here, could do with some rain mind. Wonderful to see the website back up, brilliant. Dad has given me some old photos to scan in and wondered if a couple of them would be of interest to you. One of what dad says is Hedge End carnival c. 1921 and the of a horse drawn caravan belonging to three unknown ladies from Otterbourne, Granddad, Harry Hatley, was hired to supply the horse to pull it to the New Forest for their holidays c. 1919/1921. Just shout if you would like me to send them on. Best Wishes, Chris -----Original Message----- From: Chris & Caroline [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:21 AM To: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE; ENG-HAMPSHIRE; Isle of Wight Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Village website updates -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/760 - Release Date: 13/04/2007 20:04 ............................................. Want to contact the local community? Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings http://hants.parishjottings.org.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 --- avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 000734-0, 04/16/2007 Tested on: 4/16/2007 5:38:19 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com

In 1875 Burney's Academy at Gosport was providing courses for "young men in the militia cramming for the Militia Competitive examination to enter the regular army". I assume, given Burney's normal student body, that these were officer candidates. I also assume that this examination and consequent possible admission to the regular army was part of the administrative reforms introduced following the Crimean War, which included the abolition of the purchasing of commissions. I've searched the web looking for enlightenment without scoring a hit. Anyone happen to know anything about this examination procedure? Thanks Peter Gawn. Sechelt, B.C., Canada.

Dear Listers . I am still trying to find a baptism after 1807 but before 1813 for Robert YELF son of Robert and Sophia YELF. His brothers were born on the IOW and baptised there the last one Thomas YELF in 1807.A daughter Mary Ann YELF was bapt Portsea St Mary 1813. Robert appears living with Robert and Sophia YELF on the 1841 census, born Hants about 1811 and on the 1851 census he is living in Millbrook with his wife and children and says born Portsea. His marriage license gives no fathers name so I am still trying to find out if he was Robert and Sophia YELF's son??? Is there another way of determining this??? Should I assume that because he was with Robert and Sophia in 1841 that this is the case??? If anyone else has ever run into this same problem and has any ideas regarding a possible solution would they please contact me, Carole in Canada

Dear Chris and Caroline, Trust this finds you both well. All well here, could do with some rain mind. Wonderful to see the website back up, brilliant. Dad has given me some old photos to scan in and wondered if a couple of them would be of interest to you. One of what dad says is Hedge End carnival c. 1921 and the of a horse drawn caravan belonging to three unknown ladies from Otterbourne, Granddad, Harry Hatley, was hired to supply the horse to pull it to the New Forest for their holidays c. 1919/1921. Just shout if you would like me to send them on. Best Wishes, Chris -----Original Message----- From: Chris & Caroline [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:21 AM To: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE; ENG-HAMPSHIRE; Isle of Wight Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Village website updates -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/760 - Release Date: 13/04/2007 20:04