13 March 1852 Two lads named WILLIAMS and ADAMS, were convicted of playing pitch and toss the previous Sunday, and sent to one month in prison ( bit harsh !) Barnabas BRADING, drunk and disorderly and assaulting his wife bound to keep the peace and fined 4s RYDE James HART and Charles BOARD, two able bodied vagrants charged with begging in the town, committed to Winchester for 21 days hard labour Frederick HOWE & James REYNOLDS, 2 boys, charged with wilfully damaging a fence belonging to Mr WOODROW, fined 5s William TAYLOR, for vagrancy, discharged and reprimanded Henry COOMBES of Brading , an old offender for being drunk and disorderly in Ryde, committed to Bridewell for 6 weeks hard labour ------------ 14 Dec 1852 William BARNET ( better known as Pinnafore Billy) , obtaining money under false pretences, 3 months hard labour and for ill treating his wife ordered to provide a surety and to keep the peace for 12 months ( love to know how he got his alias name ) John HOSKIN, drunk and disorderly , discharged John SPENDER, drunk and disorderly and resisting arrest, fined 5s and 5s costs, paid for by wife George BRADING, boy of 12 convicted for breaking a gap hurdle and stealing wood, fined 1s and 6s in damages. Jane STAY girl of 15, stealing from her master Mr Roach, a pen knife and a cambric handkerchief, fined 15s and in default 14 days in prison Edward BARTON, theft of two fowls, property of Mr Roach, discharged Inquest of a Margaret DAY ( wife of John ) quite a long one if anyone wants a copy. Died from a bowel obstruction but local medical officer also charged with negligence Charles MUSSELL, drunk and disorderly fined 7s or 7 days in prison Charles BUSHELL, theft of turnip greens, fined 1s and allowed 8 days to pay or 8 days in prison Births, Deaths and Marriages for the period ending Dec 31st 1851 Newport 100 Births, 80 deaths Ryde 112 Births, 108 deaths Calbourne 40 births, 37 deaths Cowes 65 births, 44 deaths Godshill 65 births, 44 deaths Showing only 72 more births than deaths, which is much below the average Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

A little girl asked her mother, 'How did the human race appear?' The mother answered, 'God made Adam and Eve and they had children and that's how all mankind was made.' Two days later the girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, 'Many years ago there were monkeys, from which the human race evolved.' The confused girl returned to her mother and said, 'Mom, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said they developed from monkeys?' The mother answered, 'Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his.

11 Oct 1845 A seafaring young man named DORE, of Yarmouth, fined 1/ & 7s 6d in costs for abusing and striking his brothers wife, and in default committed to Bridewell for 28 days 2 boys named CORNEY and LANE , one 11 and the other 13, were charged with obtaining peas and beans from Alfred Warne , watchmaker. Lane discharged, Corney committed to sessions Inquest - James WARNE, carpenter, who having been taken ill whilst digging some potatoes in his garden , had taken to his bed and was soon a corpse. Verdict 'visitation of God' Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

Makes you wonder where the husband was while all this was going on Angela Hannah RANN, a young married woman, and wife of Edward RANN, brewers labourer, of Carisbrooke, was charged with assaulting, ill treating, and neglecting a certain male child, aged 12 years. The son of her husbands former wife named George RANN. The evidence disclosed such a continued and systematic course of cruelty, the poor boy being worn down to a mere skeleton for want of food, his body covered with the marks of blows and bruises, that the Court committed her to take trial at the session. As an instance of her excessive punishment for a trifling offence, it was proved that on the Thursday preceding she kept him naked in a tub of cold water for a considerable time, with the temperature at 24c and until the neighbours released him by force. On the same day, when PC Lawlor paid a visit to his bedroom the poor child had only a wet sack to lie on the floor boards and a small piece of patchwork to cover him, whilst her own child was comfortably provided for, Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

Poor lad 5 Jan 1861 Hampshire Telegraph A fine young fellow of the age of 21 , was unfortunately killed the day before by a companion, named Edward MORRIS, blacksmith residing in the village. It appeared by the evidence that the latter, having some errand to convey to Lake, another village adjoining, the deceased offered to accompany him. Morris having loaded his gun for the purpose of shooting small birds along the road, but meeting with no success in that line, he entered a field on their return home, but seeing no birds within reach he returned to the lane where he had left Matthews, and in making his way through the hurdle, the dock of the gun by some means became entangled therein. The piece went off and the whole of the charge was lodged in the neck and face of the deceased, who fell on the ground and never spoke or moved afterwards, several of the shots having entered the eyes and mouth. Medical aid was in vain, as the poor fellow only survived a half hour . Verdict accidental death Angela in Oz Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

Shalfleet Sources This contains transciptions of Parish Registers (until 1837) and census (1841 - 1901) together with various other historical information about the village. I have recently added copies of items from Newspapers from 1800 (mainly the Hampshire Telegraph) and more will be added in due course. http://www.sources.shalfleet.net/ Customs Cowes The Alphabetical list of Officers serving at Cowes is continually being added to, it includes Excise Officers where I have been able to locate them and Preventive/Coast Guard Officers until 1831 (although this is mainly Officers, there are some lower grades.) Partial transcriptions of Letter Books from Collector to the Board now cover 1749 - 1810 and 1892 - 1925. Items from Newspapers from 1800 (mainly the Hampshire Telegraph) have recently been added. There is also an item about Robert Willis, Boatman at Yarmouth from 1785 - 1823. http://www.customscowes.co.uk/ Steve Holden

I am tracing a link with my family to the DRAYTON name. I understand that Ann DRAYTON has a lot of information on this name. Unfortunately I do not have her e-mail address although I found a [email protected] and I am wondering if this might be her. Can anyone help me? Regards Angela

Thought you may be interested to know that issues of The Times newspaper, 1785-1985, are available on-line and free to search/view for an introductory period at http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/. You just need to register. Angela in Australia

5 Feb 1853 INQUEST in to the deaths of Richard ABRAHAM age 74 and James NEWNHAM age 43, both inmates of the Carisbrooke Lunatic Asylum. Verdict : Natural Causes James COOPER theft of 5 turnips fined 5s Harriet PHILLIPS committed to trial at the assizes charged with stealing 3s the property of Ellen GUTTERIDGE William LAMBERT - cruelty to a horse fines 1/ and 7s costs - paid Henry BLOW - A Ventnor carrier charged with cruelty to a horse fined same as above , paid Wallgrave BURLEIGH - theft of turnip greens committed to prison for 7 day's Henry HADLEY - breaking a fence at Brading fined 5/ & 10s in costs or default Winchester Gaol for 2 months hard labour. Also found guilty with James RASHLEY, of breaking windows belonging to Mr HARDY of Brading, fined 1s and 10d costs. Rashley paid, Edward WEBB assault on James MIDLANE, settled out of court. Richard MATTHEWS summoned to show why he refused to pay the pavement .....(can't read the word) ordered to pay 6 Jan 1855 INQUEST - Matilda HALLETT found dead in her bed, deceased subject to fits and she was found face down. ' died of suffocation' Alfred JOBBIN , a youth , trifling assault on Morris JEFFERY of East Cowes fined 1s Thomas REASON of the ' Brown Jug' - fined for keeping his house open after hours 1s and 5s in costs , paid William BLOW , retailer of beer likewise and fined same and paid William TAYLOR, labourer , disorderly conduct and assaulting police fined 20s and in default 14 days in prison William PRAGNELL, lic beer retailer, fined 2/ and 7s costs for not affording proper accommodation for a recruit who had been billeted to him , paid. John DENTON, theft of 4 fowl and 1 drake committed to stand trial John DAISH , poaching on the estate of Sir John Oglander, fined 5s and 7s costs Angela Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

25 Sep 1847 Application for removal of two paupers named William SQUIBB and his wife Elizabeth, both chargeable to the Guardians of the Poor. It appears that SQUIBB was a native of the Island but had left it many years ago and had obtained a settlement in the parish of St Margaret & St John, by renting a house 18/ a year and working at the same time for many years as a carpenter in the employ of Mr Young builder of Westminster James URRY of Rookly Farm, summoned by a labourer named Jacob for non payment of wages, referred to County Court W CHEVERTON a ' Country Bumpkin' age 17 trespassing in pursuit of game George DENNIS, of the 'Old George', public house, Carisbrook, applied for his certificate which had been previously refused on account of his drinking habits and disorderly character of the house INQUEST - At Freshwater body of John YOUNG , who fell down and died instantly . Verdict Visitation of God. 19 June 1869 Mr HADEN complained to Cowes Local Board of the practise of several people, in leaving their horses unattended in the streets, to the great danger of the public, he instanced the horse of Mr Charles RATSEY, which was left daily in front of his house for three hours, and being a violent brute he was trying to bite everyone and everything. Bankrupts Mark COLE, of West Cowes Tailor Isaac ARNOLD of Porchfield, Builder R WOODNUTT of Weeks's Ryde, Labourer J H GODSELL, of St John's Ryde, late Inn Keeper James LEWIS the younger, New Village near Newport, Dealer Jeremiah JENNINGS of the Marble Arch, Lic Victualler James HUMBER of Northwood, Farmer Angela Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

Hampshire Telegraph 4 July 1846 Peter MEEK & Thomas CORBITT, stealing money from Robert RUSSELL, landlord of ' Black Gang Hotel Tap' to appear . Charles NASH and James BANNISTER ( 2 young lads) gaol for 3 day's for gathering apples the property of Miss Chute of West Cowes Henry JOHNSON fined 10s and in default committed to Bridewell for 8 day's for throwing stones and striking Mary COLLINS Robert JEFFERY and Thomas COX, on the evidence of Henry RASHLEY, for robbing a garden of gooseberries at East Cowes during Divine Service. Gaol for 8 day's and if convicted again to be flogged 26 May 1849 Louisa WHITE , drunk and disorderly at West Cowes, 3 weeks in prison Two tramps named BROWN and MORGAN convicted on begging offences, Brown - one month in gaol . Morgan one fortnight in prison William JUPE, who was sentenced some time since to imprisonment for neglecting to support his children appeared in affiliation case. Christina TAMMAGE charges him with being the father of her illegitimate child, ordered to pay 1s 6d per week and 18s in costs , in default of which, he was sentenced to one months hard labour John SIVELL , required to find sureties himself in 20/ and 2 x 10/ each to keep the peace towards his wife Ruth and all of her Majesty's subjects for one year, in default to be committed to Gaol at Newport. Angela Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

Guess who I found by accident? 5 Feb 1853 Hampshire Telegraph INQUEST An Inquisition was taken at the 'Fountain Tap' West Cowes, on Friday Sep 24th, before F Blake Esq, on the body of Solomon DUNFORD, of Pallance, near Tinker's Lane, age 33, leaving a wife and three children. From the evidence it appeared, that on the previous Saturday night deceased had been drinking at the "Crown' Beer shop, High St, West Cowes; that he had occasion to leave for a purpose of nature, when he was directed to a slip way near 'Fountain Inn', he said he should return, leaving part of his ale, but was never again seen alive. It was stated in evidence that the night was dark and there were no rails on the Fountain Quay, that persons had often accidentally walked over the Quay and fallen in to the sea. William Edmunds found the body of the deceased in the eater ' he had on all his clothes with exception of his hat' Verdict Accidental drowning A subscription purse was taken up for his widow and children. INQUEST 30th Sep Inquest Louisa Elizabeth ARNOLD Age 4 ' clothes caught fire during the temporary absence of her mother' Accidental death Angela Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

Is there anyone on the list who is researching the HEDDEN Surname? If so,would you please contact me...and I will be more precise about what I'm looking for. Thanks. My email address is.. [email protected] Danny Ginnane-Gannon in Charleston,SC

Hi Peter & Angela Most likely the Solomon DUNFORD who was the son of David DUNFORD and Jane LONG, who married Edith GOODALL in 1842. They add four children. Frances Emma 1843, George 1847, William 1850, and Samuel 1853 who was probably born after Solomon death of course this is just my Guess John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter & Angela McMurtry" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 10:05 PM Subject: [IoW] Solomon DUNFORD + ARNOLD > Guess who I found by accident? > > 5 Feb 1853 Hampshire Telegraph > > INQUEST > > An Inquisition was taken at the 'Fountain Tap' West Cowes, on Friday Sep > 24th, before F Blake Esq, on the body of Solomon DUNFORD, of Pallance, > near Tinker's Lane, age 33, leaving a wife and three children.

Hello fellow members I have tried to send an e-mail to Mrs Sally GODDARD about our mutual name interests but the e-mail bounced. I tried to send it to [email protected] but was unsuccessful. Please if Sally picks this up would she please get in touch with me Regards Angela in Gloucestershire

Thelma The surname is Lillycrapp In 1861 they are at Greenway Lane, Staplegrove (Bristol) Somerset where Mary A is shown as being from the "Ile White" [sic] RG9/1619/f62/p5. At least in 1871 she is from the Isle of Wight, though still nothing more specific (RG10/2375/65/15). I suspect this is Mary Ann Hatherly who married Charles Lillycrap in Taunton Reg district in 1844. Jon Baker -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thelma Wigley Sent: 02 May 2008 21:41 To: [email protected] Subject: [IoW] LILLYARAFF? stray in Somerset 1851 HO107/1923 Staple Grove, Som. Page 2/F231 Village Charles LILLYARAFF?, 30, Smith, b. Staplegrove, Som. Mary Ann, 34, b. Isle of Wight Charlotte, 5, b. Staplegrove, Som. Emma, 3, do Joseph, 2, do Mary Ann, 1, do Emily Davis, svt, 20, b.Milverton Mark Lude? svt, 18, Smith, do ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- 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

HO107/1923 Staple Grove, Som. Page 2/F231 Village Charles LILLYARAFF?, 30, Smith, b. Staplegrove, Som. Mary Ann, 34, b. Isle of Wight Charlotte, 5, b. Staplegrove, Som. Emma, 3, do Joseph, 2, do Mary Ann, 1, do Emily Davis, svt, 20, b.Milverton Mark Lude? svt, 18, Smith, do

Hello All and thank you Syd, I am descended from William Etheridge, a brother-in-law of Joshua Spickernell. Ann Etheridge and Joshua were married in 1760. If anyone is interested in the Spickernell family, do get in touch. My interest in the name is limited to around the late 18th century. Regards, Anne Vinnicombe ======================================== Message Received: May 01 2008, 08:41 AM From: "SydHockey" To: [email protected] Cc: Subject: [IoW] FAMILY HISTORY Hello Everybody, I have just purchased at an auction a large number of ORIGINAL documents on the following people from the I-O-W. WILLIAM HENRY WAY (BOWCOMBE) Document dated 1800. HENRY & ROBERT PINHORN (Newport) 1852. ANDREW LEGG (Saint Cross) 1866. ANDREW LEGG & JOHN LOCK (Newport) 1867. Very large document. ELIZA WEBB & CHARLES WEBB 120, HIGH STREET NEWPORT 1895 JAMES JOLLIFFE SPICKERNELL (Newport) 1895. If there is any person interested in these documents would they kindly get in touch. Regards, Syd ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- 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

Evelyn, I have forwarded your email to our local genealogical list - David is on this list. Regards Ann Spiro Perth, Western Australia [email protected] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blacksmiths or http://tinyurl.com/4x6l7a ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ The gene pool could use a little chlorine(Author Unknown) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Evelyn Smith Sent: Friday, 2 May 2008 10:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IoW] Address for David Collyer Perhaps someone on the List could let me know if David Collyer has a new address as I have had a message bounce back. Thank you, Evelyn ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- 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

Perhaps someone on the List could let me know if David Collyer has a new address as I have had a message bounce back. Thank you, Evelyn