Hi Ros Did you see "Vine Alehouses Licences Between 1766 - 1819 " < http://www.iwight.com/library/record_office/alehouses/detailed.aspx?id=1515&n=VINE > Licence Ref No: NBC6/1/94 Licence Date: 1802 Victualler: William Salter Sureties: James Reynolds ...TO.. Licence Ref No: NBC6/1/110 Licence Date: 1818 Victualler: William Salter Sureties: William Tooley & William Allen I have a copy of a newspaper report, do you have it? Best wishes Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ros Fletcher" <rosfletcher@iprimus.com.au> To: "Ann Ryder" <delann@southbourneway.freeserve.co.uk> Cc: <Isle-of-Wight@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:44 AM Subject: Re: [IoW] Lavinia WILLIAMS > > Thank you Cecilia & Ann, > > I appreciate your help. I think the "godfather" idea is probably the > right one, > > It was also interesting to read about the Vine Inn in those 2 sources > (luckily I do have the CD of the back copies of the journal.) It would > seem that the old building was demolished before 1870 and Thomas > Sa(u)nders transferred the name and licence to 16 Castle St. He couldn't > have been there long as I have his probable death as 1871. Apparently he > was also a builder and is credited with building the Victoria Arcade in > Union St. > > Thank you, also, Roy - I have tried the IGI for Lavinia in the past with > no success and have only recently become aware of the HUMBER connection. > I was able to find the reference to the marriage of Edward WILLIAMS to > Mary HUMBER but I could not find Sarah Humber WILLIAMS' baptism. I'm not > sure where I could have gone wrong? > > Thank you again and a Merry Christmas to all, > > Best wishes ........... Ros. > > On 16/12/2009, at 12:46 AM, Ann Ryder wrote: > >> You will find info on the vine Inn on this link < http:// >> www.insula.vecta.btinternet.co.uk/RP1.html> >> >> And in in back copy iof IOWFH journal Vol 30 pg 32 Vine demolition , I >> dont have a copy >> >> Best wishes Ann >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ros Fletcher" >> <rosfletcher@iprimus.com.au> >> To: "IOW Mailing List" <ISLE-OF-WIGHT@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:20 PM >> Subject: [IoW] Lavinia WILLIAMS >> >> >>> >>> I wonder if SKS would do a look up for me at the Record Office. I >>> would like the baptism and parents for Lavinia WILLIAMS born about >>> 1824 in Newport, I think, and her sister, Sarah (Humber?) WILLIAMS, >>> born about 1809. There's no rush I know everyone's busy at this time >>> of year. >>> >>> Lavinia married Edward Kennet MINTER in 1845 and Sarah had a daughter >>> that year who she named, surprisingly, Rosina Minter SANDERS. I >>> wonder why Sarah would want to give her daughter her brother-in-law's >>> surname? >>> >>> Another item of interest relates to the cover of last month's >>> journal. In 1841 Lavinia's mother, Mary WILLIAMS, was the innkeeper >>> of the Vine Inn then in Pier St. By 1851 Sarah's husband, Thomas >>> SANDERS, had taken over. The 1861 census shows Thomas still the >>> innkeeper and the Vine Inn between Sivier's Hotel & the Royal >>> Victoria Yacht Club so I think that means that the Riviera Hotel was >>> originally the Vine Inn?! Can anyone confirm? >>> >>> Best wishes ............ Ros. >>> >>> ************************************** >>> You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: >>> Isle-of-Wight-Admin@rootsweb.com >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ISLE-OF- >>> WIGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> > > >