Have sent some info off list. Best wishes Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carole Cumber" <[email protected]> To: "Isle of Wight" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 4:45 PM Subject: [IoW] Francis. Hayden. WILLIAMS > Hi everyone, I am hoping someone will be able to find ir direct me to > further information about this gentleman my ancestor who spent some time > on the Isle of Wight. > Francis Hayden WILLIAMS was a Unitarian Minister and was one of the early > conservationists according to information I have received so far. The > Inquirer,Whitby newspaper memorial notice from January 7th 1911 "quote" > "His first pulpit was at East Cowes, in the Isle of Wight. Whilst he was > there a dispute arose between the ferrymen and the proprietors of the > floating bridge with the regard to the conveyance of passengers across the > river Medina. Mr WILLIAMS espoused the cause of the men, and brought it to > a successful issue". Also of further interest to me is the mention of " > after some years at East Cowes and a visit to the United States" any > information on that voyage would be of great interest also. > Missing are firm dates of the time spent in East Cowes but the 1871 Census > shows Francis and family at Laurel Villa, Whippingham where his occupation > is given as Independent Minister of East Cowes Chapel, but on the 1881 > census he is in Durham serving as a minister of the free Christian Church > in Barnard Castle and Darlington. He became a Unitarian Minister and was > appointed to Flowergate Old Chapel Whitby in 1888. 3 sons and a daughter > were born on the IOW between 1865 and 1873 a daughter Mary was born in > Kent in app;1877 this narrows the time frame of the families time on the > Island. > Any information gratefully accepted, > Carole in Canada IOWFH member 1966. > Carole > > > ************************************** > You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >