Hello Francis This is further to your email to the Digest on 22/9/09 with your subject FUQUET and part of the message was re your 6 g-gf's brother married at Milford -on-Sea - well now over to my question. I have suspicion that my 3 times g grandfather (Henry PAGE) was born at Milford-on-Sea in approximately 1788 then possibly moved to IOW (just across the way) and married there etc etc. How can I get access to any BDM's to this parish? Can anyone help on this inquiry? Kind regards, Denise B Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - denise@lighthouseelectrical.com

Hi Daphne Your message today has reminded me that I didn't respond to this, and this will also give you a copy of the original, so kills two birds with one stone. Hi Denise My RANNs appear to have done the same as your PAGEs. William RAN was born in Milford on Sea in c1746, then made the leap across the water to marry Mary CHIVERTON in Freshwater, 17th April 1776. Nearly all the RANNs on the island descend from this pair - there's a good few of them :-) I wonder how many other young men moved to the island to find a bride. I'd love to know how easy it was to pop over to the island in those days. Would he have just gone the once and never come back? I think the only way of accessing the MoS records is in person at the Hampshire RO. Luckily my cousin went and checked them out and found William's parents, but I'd love to trace them further back because there are other RAN(N)s in the Beaulieu area who I'm sure must connect up at some stage. If I can, then all the RANNs on the island will finally be linked up. Kate in Devon -----Original Message----- From: isle-of-wight-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:isle-of-wight-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Denise Brown Sent: 29 September 2009 09:06 To: ISLE-OF-WIGHT@rootsweb.com Subject: [IoW] Milford on Sea I have suspicion that my 3 times g grandfather (Henry PAGE) was born at Milford-on-Sea in approximately 1788 then possibly moved to IOW (just across the way) and married there etc etc. How can I get access to any BDM's to this parish? Can anyone help on this inquiry? Kind regards, Denise B Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - denise@lighthouseelectrical.com

Hello Denise, Milford on Sea Parish Records are held at the Hampshire Record Office: Hampshire Record Office Sussex Street, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 8TH tel 01962 846154, fax 01962 878681 Contact Archives and Local Studies see there website for a full on-line catalogue at http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives.htm Copies are also held at Lymington Library and New Milton Library. I hope this helps. Vanessa Dorset ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Brown" <denise@lighthouseelectrical.com> To: <ISLE-OF-WIGHT@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:05 AM Subject: [IoW] Milford on Sea > Hello Francis > > This is further to your email to the Digest on 22/9/09 with your > subject FUQUET and part of the message was re your 6 g-gf's brother > married at Milford -on-Sea - well now over to my question. > > I have suspicion that my 3 times g grandfather (Henry PAGE) was born > at Milford-on-Sea in approximately 1788 then possibly moved to IOW > (just across the way) and married there etc etc. How can I get > access to any BDM's to this parish? Can anyone help on this inquiry? > > Kind regards, > Denise B > Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - denise@lighthouseelectrical.com