Dear Charles Seaview village IW is on the north east coast of the Island, east of Ryde. Freshwater is on the south west coast. It is possible that "Seaview" Freshwater for John SMITH, was the name of his property or house. Information about his burial can be obtained from the records held at the IW Crematorium: Bereavement Services Section Isle of Wight Crematorium Station Lane Whippingham East Cowes Isle of Wight PO32 6NJ   Phone 01983 883010   Contact Name Doreen INNES, Bereavement Services Assistant   Opening Times Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm Saturday 9.00am - 12.00pmand 2.00pm - 4.00pm Sunday 12.00pm - 4.00pm Best Wishes Sally-Ann ________________________________ From: Charles Flawn <cjsflawn@hotmail.co.uk> To: isle-of-wight@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, 9 October, 2009 10:55:22 Subject: Re: [IoW] ISLE-OF-WIGHT Digest, Vol 4, Issue 239 Hello, I'm very interested to see 'Springvale House, Seaview IoW ' mentioned as my grandfather died in 'Seaview, Yarmouth, IOW' in 1886 and I have been trying to trace where he actually died and was buried. His name was John William Smith, he was a miller from Warwickshire who went to IOW for his health, he died of consumption. If this is the same place,Where might I find the records? Best regards Charles Flawn in Buckinghamshire UK From: isle-of-wight-request@rootsweb.com Subject: ISLE-OF-WIGHT Digest, Vol 4, Issue 239 To: isle-of-wight@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 01:00:29 -0600 --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: richvr51@o2.co.uk To: Isle-of-Wight@rootsweb.com Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:08:37 +0100 Subject: [IoW] George Henry SMITH 1880 - 1972 Hello everyone I have just received a copy of the death certificate for my granduncle George Henry and was wondering if an obituary was published. He was a Chief Petty Officer RN and he retired in 1922. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for services rendered during the Gallipoli Landings and the subsequent evacuation (April 1915 - January 1916). He was posted to HMS Triumph in 1912. Triumph was sunk by the German submarine U13 in the Dardenelles on 18 May 1915. He died on 14 December 1972 aged 91 of heart failure at Springvale House Seaview IoW with his niece Lena Dorothy May HALLAM (nee SMITH) in attendance. He was cremated and his ashes interred at St John's Church, Ryde on 20 December 1972 Any information about George Henry or any other members of his family will be very gratefully received. Many thanks. -- Rich in Plymouth Cats humour us because they know their ancestors ate ours.                         _________________________________________________________________ Access your other email accounts and manage all your email from one place. http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/167688463/direct/01/ ************************************** 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

Charles, according to the records, John William SMITH was not buried in a CEMETERY (I have the complete list of cemetery burials on the Island). The only John William SMITH buried in a cemetery (of which there are just 12 on the Island) was buried in 1975. So, Doreen at "the Crem" will not be able to help you (if she can she would!) - she only has cemetery records - and Ryde, East Cowes and Northwood are already on-line anyway. So, it is probable that he was buried in a CHURCHYARD; his Death Certificate will give an address which may help to narrow down your search. The IW FHS has started to index the Churchyard burials but it is very early days and we have only some, from 1900 onwards, on the index thus far (see: www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/church_b.htm Regards, Jon Matthews Vice Chairman Isle of Wight Family History Society