Thanks John, I must be missing something in my searches. I had already looked in the IWFHS burials (he's not there) and the Carisbrooke St.Mary Church website where I thought I'd find some reference, before I posted my query. I was prompted by your earlier posting to do this instead of just wondering about it. I was using the wrong wording I realise and it should have been Monumental rather than memorial, perhaps that's why I didn't find it myself. I'd already asked my relatives and none of them had the transcription. I know when he lived and died, I just wanted to know what his headstone says. I cannot see on the NRO website a way of reading the transcription unless I visit in person. I'm not very good at navigating my way around the NRO site I now realise. regards, Eve in Herts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Baker" <baker.jon@sky.com> To: "'Eve Ward'" <eveward7@btinternet.com>; <ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 10:34 AM Subject: RE: [IoW] Memorial inscriptions Carisbrooke church St Mary > Eve > I think you have the answer now, but I refer you to my mail on Wednesday, > the IWFHS web site has details of availability of burial records and > memorial inscriptions, refer to: > http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/mis_bis.htm > > The IW Record Office web site also has details of MIs: > http://www.iwight.com/library/record_office/Types_of_Records/monument.asp > > Regards > > Jon Baker > > > >

Whoops, sorry Jon, didn't mean to misspell your name. That's how my husband does. regards, Eve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Ward" <eveward7@btinternet.com> To: "Jon Baker" <baker.jon@sky.com>; <ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [IoW] Memorial inscriptions Carisbrooke church St Mary orMonumental inscriptions