Hi Listers We have a query - is anything published or available on the internet about Isle of Wight past Mayors? We think one of our family members may have been a Mayor DAYE of Newtown or Newport circa mid 1500's but obviously such a long way back it is difficult to get beyond our Great Great Great Grandfather JOHN DAY Carrier of Shalfleet also Publican Grocer, Verger and this is early1800's. Is anyone doing DAY/DAYE please? Angela & John Attrill IOW _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000002ukm/direct/01/
I do know that as each Mayor was elected there would be a large - pained - portrait hung in the Committee Rooms of the Town Halls. I would think that someone would have a list of them some where. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "John ATTRILL" <[email protected]> : Hi Listers : : We have a query - is anything published or available on the internet about Isle of Wight past Mayors? We think one of our family members may have been a Mayor DAYE of Newtown or Newport circa mid 1500's but obviously such a long way back it is difficult to get beyond our Great Great Great Grandfather JOHN DAY Carrier of Shalfleet also Publican Grocer, Verger and this is early1800's. : : Is anyone doing DAY/DAYE please? : : Angela & John Attrill IOW :
Newport in Bygone Days by R J Eldridge, published 1952 by the Isle of Wight County Press, contains a list of Mayors of Newport from 1607 - before that date the town was governed by Bailiffs. The book also includes lists of members of the Corporation 1609 - 1659, 1659 - 1717, 1717 - 1763, 1763 - 1823 and 1823 - 1849. Di ----- Original Message ----- From: "John ATTRILL" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:49 AM Subject: [IoW] MAYORS OF NEWTOWN/NEWPORT 1500-1800 era Hi Listers We have a query - is anything published or available on the internet about Isle of Wight past Mayors? We think one of our family members may have been a Mayor DAYE of Newtown or Newport circa mid 1500's but obviously such a long way back it is difficult to get beyond our Great Great Great Grandfather JOHN DAY Carrier of Shalfleet also Publican Grocer, Verger and this is early1800's. Is anyone doing DAY/DAYE please? Angela & John Attrill IOW _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000002ukm/direct/01/